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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Darkwing: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Spike: [qb] AFAIK Able Seaman is the Royal Navy equivalent of a USN Crewman. Other navies (Canada, Ireland, Australia) also use this rank. So, I don't think your criticism is justified. [/qb][/QUOTE]first, just a minor point. The term crewman is only used in Trek, AFAIK. I have never heard it in the real world. next, yes, the RN uses able and ordinary ratings, but Roddenberry based the rank structure on the US Navy, not the RN. It's kinda shoddy to use one for enlisted and the other for the Os. Oh, and the Aussie and Brit sailors I've met didn't use the "able" or "ordinary" qualifiers, instead identifying themselves by rate and rank, such as Boatswain's Mate seaman (BMSN) or just seaman, rather than saying Ablebodied or Ordinary Seaman Smythe. Last, that still doesn't address the created ranks of "ensign 1st class" or "MCPO 2nd class". [/QB][/QUOTE]
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