Ratings

Ratings are a series of enlisted military specialties used in navies worldwide, including that of the Sol Defense Corps. Ratings used here are a streamlined variation of national counterparts. As a result, civilian-oriented ratings such as construction ratings are omitted.

Use in Titles

Ratings should be used with the two-letter abbreviation followed by the corresponding rank.

• Shipman Recruits and Shipman Apprentices append their rating with R or A, respectively, such as ENR (Engineer's Mate Recruit).
• Shipmen do not have a suffix at all, instead only using the rating title, such as Engineer's Mate (EN).
• Petty Officers (3rd through 1st class) use their class number as the suffix, such as EN2. The 2 is read out as "X Class" (Engineer's Mate Second Class).
• Chief, Senior Chief, and Master Chief Petty Officers have "Chief", "Senior Chief" or "Master Chief" prefixed to their titles, such as Master Chief Engineer's Mate. "C", "CS" or "CM" respectively for the suffix in the abbreviation, with the aforementioned rating having the abbreviation of ENCM.

Commissioned officers do not use the enlisted rating system; following instead the system of Line (Unrestricted/Restricted), Staff Corps, or Limited Duty officers. Their own rating is dependent on their assigned profession.

Enlisted Ratings

Position	Rating	Abbrev.	Min. rank	Occupation
Administrative	Boatswain's Mate	BM	PO3	Train, supervise and oversee deck and drill maintenance.
	Logistics Specialist	LS	PO3	Manage inventories and issuance of repair parts/general supplies and specialized supplies.
	Yeoman	YN	PO3	Perform administrative and clerical work.
	Legalman	LM	PO3	Assist in the proper management of law, including courts-martial and non-judicial punishment.
Technical	Intelligence Specialist	IS	PO3	Collection, decryption and encryption of intelligence.
	Quartermaster	QM	PO3	Assist in navigation, steering and sensors. Also command small craft.
	Information System Technician	IT	PO3	Design, install, operate and maintain information and computing systems and information technology.
	Electronics Technician	ET	SN	Handle electronic equipment such as communications, sensory, and target detection systems.
Gunnery	Torpedo Technician	TP	SA	Load, unload and store torpedoes.
	Missile Technician	MT	SN	Operate and maintain missile systems and missiles ordnance.
	Gunner	GN	SA	Operate and maintain gunnery equipment and turrets.
	Fire Control Technician	FT	SA	Maintain weapons targeting and fire control systems on vessels.
Engineer	Engineer's Mate	EN	SA	Operate, control and maintain engineering and mechanical equipment.
	Damage Control Technician	DC	SA	Perform damage control, firefighting, and ship stability work and prevention.
	Electrician	EL	SA	Operate electrical equipment such as circuits, motors and reactors.
Medic	Hospital Corpsman	HCM	SA	Provide healthcare and act as paramedics, nurse aides or battlefield medics.
Steward	Culinary Specialist	CS	SA	Prepare menus, cook food and order food items.
	Steward	SW	SA	Maintain, clean and upkeep a vessel's interior.
Security	Master-at-Arms	MAA	PO3	Uphold law, order, and maintain discipline. Protect life and property.
	Explosive Ordnance Disposal	EOD	PO3	Locate, identify, render safe and dispose of all forms of explosives.
	Forensic Technician	FRT	PO3	Investigate and determine forensic activities such as investigations.
Explorer	Explorer	XPL	PO3	Chart, explore and document foreign territory.
Spec Ops	Special Warfare Operator	SO	PO3	Conduct unconventional and special warfare.
Senior Enlisted Advisor	Command Senior Chief Petty Officer	CMD	CMDCS	Serve as the Senior Enlisted Advisor.
	Command Master Chief Petty Officer		CMDCM
	Fleet/Force/Navy Master Chief Petty Officer	FLT/FOR	FLTCM