Some sailors are concerned that rank tabs will be in short supply as the Oct. 1 deadline approaches for wearing the insignia on their uniforms. The black rank insignia, normally associated with the ...
Sailors across the service had to make a small but noticeable uniform change on Oct. 1: They had to swap out the loops of cloth with their rank insignia from the matching digital green camouflage to ...
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US Navy enlisted ranks (WW2)

Discover the intricate world of the U.S. Navy during World War II, where enlisted ranks blended duty and specialty into a unique system of chevrons, eagles, and specialty marks. From apprentice seamen ...
This article by Alison Buckholtz originally appeared on the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) website. Lauren Hope is a self-described "military history nerd" who never imagined that she ...
Military artifact collectors search for cannon balls, bayonets and helmets. William Devlin has his own niche of memorabilia, some scavenged from the Kittitas Valley when he was little boy. He saves ...