A person in the Navy is called a sailor.
A Seaman is the correct informal term for a Navy officer. Informal term for a sailor in the US Navy is "bluejacket".
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"Rate" refers to a non commissioned member of the US Navy.
McHale's Navy - 1962 Send Us a Hero 1-14 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:G
The generic term for individuals in the Navy is sailor. As of the end of August, 2007, the approximate total of Navy personnel (officer and enlisted) was around 338,000.
If a US Sailor believes that Kamikaze's were not effective during WWII, then the odd's are good, that that sailor was never aboard a US Warship, when it was hit by a "Kamakazi." The US Navy has already stated on record; that the kamakazi's were the greatest threat to the US Navy during WWII.
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Bluejackets refer to the sailors in the US Navy. The name comes from the blue wool coats that are part of the cold weather uniform. The Bluejackets Manual is still published and is full of good information for a sailor.
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