Term
| What are the three major subsystems of the Navy enlisted occupational classification system? |
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Definition
(1) The enlisted rating structure
(2) The Navy enlisted classification [NEC] structure
(3) Speciual qualifications. |
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Term
| What constitutes the enlisted rating structure? |
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Definition
| Rates and ratings that are the framework for enlisted careeer development. (it is also an administrative tool used to identify the primary qualifications of each enlisted person in the Navy) |
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Term
| How does the NEC supplement the enlisted rating structure? |
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Definition
| By identiftying special skills within a single rating. |
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Term
| What do special qualifications identify? |
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Definition
| Several highly specialized occupations, which are composed of several Navy ratings. |
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Term
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Definition
| Identifications assigned to personnel at paygrades E-1, E-2, and E-3 to indicate eligibility for entryt into various ratings. |
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Term
| What are the six general rates identified at the E-3 level? |
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Definition
(1) Airman
(2) Constructionman
(3) Dentalman
(4) Fireman
(5) Hospitalman
(6) Seaman |
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Term
| How is the E-1 level indentified? |
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Definition
| By using the word recruit with the general rate. |
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Term
| How is the E-2 level identified |
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Definition
| By using the word apprentice with the general rate. |
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Term
| When is the striker identification authorized for personnel in paygrades E-2 and E-3? |
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Definition
(1) When Class A school is successfully completed
(2) By demonstratining significant qualifiucations for a specific rating
(3) By passing the exam for advancement to petty officer third class, but not being advanced because of an insufficient final multiple. |
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Term
| What are the general ratings? |
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Definition
| Broad enlisted career fields that include similiar duties and functions. |
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Term
| What do the general ratings provide? |
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Definition
| The primary means of identifying billet requirements and personnel qualifications. |
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