U.S. NAVY CWO ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN SOFT EPAULETS

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The Engineering Technician Chief Warrant Officer’s insignia—a three-bladed propeller—is a giveaway to its relation to the former CWO Machinist grade; the same insignia is used for Sailors in the Machinist’s Mate (MM) rating. But enlisted personnel who are selected to become Engineering Technicians are drawn from many other ratings than Machinist’s Mate.

But the Machinist’s Mate rating and its service ratings—Non-Nuclear Submarine Auxiliary (MMA), Nuclear Power (MMN), and Non-Nuclear Submarine Weapons (MMW)—make up a full third of the source ratings for Engineering Technicians. Other ratings from Engineering Technicians are drawn include Electrician’s Mate (EM), Damage Controlman (DC), two Gas Turbine System service ratings (GSE and GSM), Hull Maintenance Technician (HT), Machinery Repairman (MR), Engineman (EN), and Interior Communications Electrician (IC).

Until last year (2015), Sailors who had achieved the rate of Chief Petty Officer (E7) in three of those rating—Hull Maintenance Technician, Damage Controlman, Machinery Repairman—could also set their sights on a CWO position as a Repair Technician. But in the spring of that year, the Navy drastically reduced the number of CWO designators, and as of this writing (August 2016) Engineering Technician is the only CWO career path for Sailors serving in those ratings.

And getting there is quite an honor. In February, 2016, the Navy announced the selection of just five enlisted Sailors for promotion to CWO2 Engineering Technician, and a mere two to be promoted to CWO3.

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