Abbreviations for US Navy Enlisted Personnel M-Y

- M -

M - Metalsmith

M(SRB) - Metalsmith (Ship Repair) (Blacksmith)

M(SRC) - Metalsmith (Ship Repair) (Coppersmith)

M(SRF) - Metalsmith (Ship Repair) (Forgers - Anglesmiths)

M(SRS) - Metalsmith (Ship Repair) (Sheet Metal Workers)

MA - Machine Accountant

MaM - Mailman

Matt - Mess Attendant

ME - Metalsmith

MEB - Metalsmith (Blacksmith)

MEG - Metalsmith (Shipboard)

MES - Metalsmith (Sheet Metal Worker)

MEW - Metalsmith (Welder)

ML or Ml - Molder

ML(SRC) - Molder (Ship Repair) (Cupola Tenders)

ML(SRF) - Molder (Ship Repair) (Foundryman)

ML(SRM) - Molder (Ship Repair) (Molder)

Mldr(A) - Molder (Aviation)

MM - Machinist's Mate

MM(A) - Machinist's Mate (Aviation)

MM(A)(GE) - Machinist's Mate (A) (Bombing)

MM(A)(H) - Machinist's Mate (A) (Hydrogen)

MM(A)(P) - Machinist's Mate (A) (Photographic)

MM(CBE) - Machinist's Mate (Construction Battalion) (Equipment Operator)

MM(MB) - Machinist's Mate (Motor Boat)

MM(O) - Machinist's Mate (Optician)

MM(SRE) - Machinist's Mate (Ship Repair) (Engine Operator)

MM(SRI) - Machinist's Mate (Ship Repair) (Instrument Maker)

MM(SRO) - Machinist's Mate (Ship Repair) (Outside Machinist)

MM(SRS) - Machinist's Mate (Ship Repair) (Inside Machinist)

MM(W) - Machinist's Mate (Watchmaker)

MME - Machinist's Mate (Engineman)

MMG - Machinist's Mate (Industrial Gas Generating)

MML - Machinist's Mate (General)

MMR - Machinist's Mate (Refrigeration Mechanic)

MMS - Machinist's Mate (Shop Mechanic)

MN - Mineman

MoMM - Motor Machinist's Mate

MoMM(SRD) - Motor Machinist's Mate (Ship Repair) (Diesel Engine Mechanic)

MoMM(SRG) - Motor Machinist's Mate (Ship Repair) (Gasoline Engine Mechanic)

MR - Machinery Repairman

MT - Missle Technician

MU - Musician (after 1948)

Mus - Musician (until 1948)

- N -

NW - Nuclear Weaponsman

- O -

OM - Opticalman

OS - Operations Specialist

OT - Ocean Systems Technician

- P -

PC - Postal Clerk

PH - Photographer's Mate

PHG - Photographer's Mate (Cameraman)

PHL - Photographer's Mate (Laboratory Technician)

PHM - Photographer's Mate (Microfilm Photographer)

PhM - Pharmacist's Mate

PhM(DP) - Pharmacist's Mate (Dental Prosthetic Technician)

PhoM - Photographer's Mate

PhoM(AC) - Photographer's Mate (Combat Aircrewman)

PHR - Photographer's Mate (Camera Repairman)

PI - Printer

PICM - Master Chief Precision Instrumentman

PM - Patternmaker

PM (SRP) - Patternmaker (Ship Repair) Patternmaker)

PN - Personnelman

PNA - Personnelman (Records Clerk)

PNI - Personnelman (Classification Interviewer)

PNR - Personnelman (Recruiter)

PNS - Personnelman (Personal Supervisor)(Women's Reserve)

PNT - Personnelman (Training Assistant)

PNW - Personnelman (Chaplain's Assistant)

PR - Parachute Rigger (until 1966)

PR - Aircrew Survival Equipmentman (after 1965)

PrTr - Printer

PrTr(A) - Printer (Aviation)

PrTrL - Printer (Lithographer)

PrTrM - Printer (Multilith)

PT - Photographic Intelligenceman

Ptr - Painter

PtrV - Painter (Aircraft)

- Q -

QM - Quartermaster

QM(D) - Quartermaster (Dirigible)

QM(L) - Quartermaster (Listening)

QM(N) - Quartermaster (Navigation)

QM(P) - Quartermaster (Pigeon)

QMQ - Quartermaster (Quartermaster)

QMS - Quartermaster (Signal)

- R -

RD - Radarman

RdM - Radarman

RM - Radioman

RMN - Radioman (Radioman)

RMT - Radioman (Telegrapher)

RT - Radio Technician

RT(SR) - Radio Technician (Ship Repair)

- S -

S - Seaman

S(SRC) - Shipfitter (Ship Repair) (Chippers - Caulkers)

S(SRD) - Shipfitter (Ship Repair) (Divers)

S(SRF) - Shipfitter (Ship Repair) (Steelworkers - Anglesmiths)

S(SRL) - Shipfitter (Ship Repair) (Drillers - Reamers)

S(U) - Seaman (Utility)

SA - Special Artificer (before 1948)

SA - Seaman Apprentice (after 1948)

SAD - Special Artificer (Special Devices)

SAD(MG) - Special Artificer (Special Devices) (Machine Gun Trainer)

SAI - Special Artificer (Instrument)

SAI(TR) - Special Artificer (Typewriter and Office Equipment)

SAI(WR) - Special Artificer (Watch Repairman)

SAO - Special Artificer (Optical)

SC - Ship's Cook

SC(B) - Ship's Cook (Butcher)

SD - Steward

SDG - Steward (Cook)

SDS - Steward (Stateroom)

Sea(A) - Seaman (Aviation)

Sea(R) - Seaman (Radio)

SF - Shipfitter

SF(A) - Shipfitter (Aviation)

SF(CBB) - Shipfitter (Construction Battalion) (Blacksmith)

SF(CBM) - Shipfitter (Construction Battalion) (Mechanical Draftsman)

SF(CBP) - Shipfitter (Construction Battalion) (Pipefitter and Plumber)

SF(CBR) - Shipfitter (Construction Battalion) (Rigger)

SF(CBS) - Shipfitter (Construction Battalion) (Steelworker)

SF(CBW) - Shipfitter (Construction Battalion) (Welder)

SF(SRP) - Shipfitter (Ship Repair) (Pipefitter and Plumber)

SF(SRR) - Shipfitter (Ship Repair) (Riveters)

SF(SRS) - Shipfitter (Ship Repair) (Shipfitter)

SF(SRW) - Shipfitter (Ship Repair) (Welder)

SFM - Shipfitter (Metal)

SFP - Shipfitter (Pipefitter)

SH - Ship's Serviceman

SK - Storekeeper

SK(CBS) - Storekeeper (Construction Battalion)(Stevedore)

SKD - Sorekeeper (Disbursing)

SK(E) - Storekeeper (Engineer)

SKG - Storekeeper (General)

SKT - Storekeeper (Technical)

SKV - Storekeeper (Aviation)

SM - Signalman

SN - Seaman

SO - Sonarman

SOG - Sonarman (Sonar)

SOH - Sonarman (Harbor Defense)

SoM - Sonarman (was Soundman)

SOMH - Sonarman (Harbor Defense)

Sp(A) - Specialist (Physical Training Instructor)

Sp(C) - Specialist (Classification Interviewer)

Sp(E)(PS) - Specialist (Motion Picture Service)(Booker)

Sp(E)(RW) - Specialist (Recreation and Welfare Assistant)

SpF - Specialist (Fire Fighter)

Sp(G) - Specialist (Aviation Free Gunnery Instructor)

Sp(G)(N) - Specialist (Anti-Aircraft Gunnery Instructor)

Sp(I) - Specialist (Punch Card Accounting Machine Operator)

Sp(M) - Specialist (Mailman)

Sp(O) - Specialist (Inspector of Naval Material)

Sp(O)(AV) - Specialist (Inspector of Aviation Material)

Sp(O)(EN) - Specialist (Engineering Inspectors)

Sp(O)(OR) - Specialist (Ordnance Inspectors)

Sp(O)(PE) - Specialist (Petroleum Technicians)

Sp(P) - Specialist (Photographic)

Sp(P)(LB) - Specialist (Laboratory)

Sp(P)(MP) - Specialist (Motion Picture Production)

Sp(P)(PG) - Specialist (Photogrammetry)

Sp(P)(VM) - Specialist (V-Mail)

Sp(Q)(CR) - Specialist (Cryptographer)

Sp(Q)(IN) - Specialist (Radio Intelligence)

Sp(Q)(RP) - Registered Publications Clerk)

Sp(Q)(TE) - Specialist (Technician)

Sp(R) - Specialist (Recruiter)

Sp(S) - Specialist (Shore Patrol & Security)

Sp(S)(PS) - Specialist (Personnel Supervisor V-10) (Waves)

Sp(T) - Specialist (Teacher)

Sp(T)(LT) - Specialist (Link Trainer Instructor)

Sp(V) - Specialist (Transport Airman)

Sp(W) - Specialist (Chaplain's Assistant)

Sp(X) - Specialist (not elsewhere classified)

Sp(X)(AC) - Specialist (Archivist)

Sp(X)(AR) - Specialist (Artist)

Sp(X)(BL) - Specialist (Ballistic)

Sp(X)(CC) - Specialist (Cable Censor)

Sp(X)(CG) - Specialist (Crystal Grinder)

Sp(X)(CT) - Specialist (Cartographer)

Sp(X)(DI) - Specialist (Discharge Interviewer)

Sp(X)(ED) - Specialist (Engineering Draftsman)

Sp(X)(FP) - Specialist (Fingerprint Expert)

Sp(X)(GU) - Specialist (Gauge Specialist)

Sp(X)(ID) - Specialist (Intelligence Duty)

Sp(X)(IR) - Specialist (Interpreter)

Sp(X)(JO) - Specialist (Journalist)

Sp(X)(KP) - Specialist (Key Punch Operator and Supervisor)

Sp(X)(NC) - Specialist (Naval Correspondent)

Sp(X)(OP) - Specialist (Special Projects)

Sp(X)(PC) - Specialist (Position Classifier)

Sp(X)(PI) - Specialist (Pigeon Trainer)

Sp(X)(PL) - Specialist (Plastics Expert)

Sp(X)(PR) - Specialist (Public Information)

Sp(X)(QM) - Specialist (Operations - Plotting and Chart Work)

Sp(X)(RL) - Specialist (Research Laboratory)

Sp(X)(RS) - Specialist (Armed Forces Radio Services and Special Navy Radio Units)

Sp(X)(RT) - Specialist (Passenger Transportation)

Sp(X)(SB) - Specialist (Telephone Switchboard Operator and Supervisor)

Sp(X)(ST) - Specialist (Strategic Service)

Sp(X)(TD) - Specialist (Topographic Draftsman)

Sp(X)(TS) - Specialist (Air Station Operations Desk)(Time Shack)

Sp(X)(VA) - Specialist (Visual Training Aids)

Sp(U) - Specialist (Utility)

Sp(Y) - Specialist (Control Tower Operator)

SPCM - Master Chief Steam Propulsionman

SR - Seaman Recruit

SSMB - Ship's Service Man (Barber)

SSMC - Ship's Service Man (Cobbler)

SSML - Ship's Service Man (Laundryman)

SSMT - Ship's Service Man (Tailor)

ST - Sonar Technician (after 1948)

St - Steward (before 1948)

STG - Sonar Technician (Surface)

StM - Steward's Mate

STS - Sonar Technician (Submarine)

SV - Surveyor

SW - Steelworker

SWE - Steelworker (Erector)

SWF - Steelworker (Fabricator)

SWR - Steelworker (Construction Rigger)

SWS - Steelworker (Structural)

- T -

T - Telegrapher

TA - Steward Apprentice

TC - Turret Captain

TD - Tradevman

TDI - Tradevman (Instructor) (Non-Aviation)

TDR - Tradevman (Repairman) (Non-Aviation)

TDU - Tradevman (Instructor) (Aviation)

TDV - Tradevman (Repairman) (Aviation)

TE - Teleman

TEL - Teleman (Communications Clerk)

TEM - Teleman (Mailman)

TEP - Teleman (Registered Publications Clerk)

TEQ - Teleman (Cryptographer)

TET - Teleman (Teletypist)

TM - Torpedoman's Mate

TME - Torpedoman's Mate (Electrical)

TMS - Torpedoman's Mate (Special Torpedoes)

TMT - Torpedoman's Mate (Electrical)

TMV - Torpedoman's Mate (Aviation)

TN - Stewardsman

TR - Steward Recruit

- U -

UM - Underwater Mechanic

UT - Utilitiesman

UTA - Utilitiesman (Air Conditioning)

UTB - Utilitiesman (Boilerman)

UTP - Utilitiesman (Plumber)

UTW - Utilitiesman (Water and Sanitation)

- W -

WT - Water Tender

WT(CB) - Water Tender (Construction Battalion)

- Y -

Y - Yeoman

YN - Yeoman

YNS - Yeoman (Stenographer)

YNT - Yeoman (Typist)

wat exactly is PCSing ?

Can someone help me with PMF?

PCS..... permanent change in station..

PCS... thank you!!! No luck with PMF?? Maybe I'm making that one up, but I could've sworn that Ryan said something about PMF too me...

dunno about PMF , sorry lol he just said " IDK why?"

thanks i could not figure it out

lol so since it seems none of us could figure it out I googled it lol
PMF Parameter Management Frame
PMF Pardon My French
PMF PATRIOT Missile Facility
PMF Payer Master File
PMF Performance Management Form
PMF Performance Monitor Function
PMF Perimeter Moment Frame
PMF Pitch Modelling by Linear-Filtering
PMF Platelet Membrane Fluidity
PMF Polarization Maintain Fiber (fiber optics)
PMF Polymethoxylated Flavone
PMF Portable Maintenance Facility
PMF Positive Matrix Factorization
PMF Potential of Mean Force
PMF Preguntas Más Frecuentes (Frequently Asked Questions)
PMF Presidential Management Fellow
PMF Preventive Medicine Fellowship
PMF Principal Management Facility
PMF Prirodoslovno-Matematicki Fakultet (Zagreb, Hrvtska)
PMF Private Military Firm
PMF Probability Mass Function
PMF Probable Maximum Flood
PMF Progressive Massive Fibrosis
PMF Propellant Mass Fraction
PMF Proton Motive Force
PMF Provisioning Master File
PMF Pull My Finger
PMF Performance Measurement Framework
PMF Performance Monitor File



I guess pick whichever best fits :D

LOL :)

pardon my french... that fits best right now lol

LOL :lol:

haha yah i like pardon my french

haha I'm diggin this one PMF Potential of Mean Force

but what do you bet most of the guys would be laughing over this one

PMF Pull My Finger :lol!:

yah im gonna say pull my finger would definitely be a hit with the guys

PULL MY FINGER!!! LOL HAHAHA :lol: I love it!!

I was thinking Pull My Finger... :lol!:

LOL glad I could bring everyone a little giggle, but I know my hubby would choose Pull my finger

i think that is a good one for pmf lol cant wait to se what dh says lol :lol: