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{{Short description|Naval military rank}}
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'''Ordinary seaman''' is a [[military rank]] used in naval forces.
== United Kingdom ==
In the [[Royal Navy]] in the middle of the 18th century, the term ''ordinary seaman'' was used to refer to a [[Seaman (rank)|seaman]] with between one and two years' experience at sea, who showed enough [[seamanship]] to be so [[Naval rating|rated]] by their captain.<ref name=Lavery129>Lavery 1989, p. 129</ref> A seaman with less than a year's experience was referred to as a [[
Later, the term was formalized as a rating for the lowest normal grade of [[Seaman (rank)|seaman]]. They are not trained in any special task. They are required to work at physically hard tasks of great variety. One needs an [[Ordinary Seaman Certificate]] to obtain work. One can become an able seaman as a promotion from this position.
In the modern Royal Navy the rank of Able Seaman is achieved by all recruits on completion of basic training ([[HMS Raleigh (shore establishment)|HMS ''Raleigh'']]) and subsequent intensive training in the specialisation of choice. Thus the rank of Ordinary Seaman is obsolete. This is in line with increasing technical specialisation and ability of RN personnel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/Careers/Pay-Benefits-and-Learning/Pay-Details|title = Royal Navy Pay | Salaries & Benefits of Joining the Royal Navy}}</ref>
== United States ==
Ordinary seaman was the second-lowest rank of the 19th century [[United States Navy]], ranking above [[
The rank existed from 1797 to 1917, when it was renamed "seaman second class". Seaman second class was later changed to the modern-day rank of [[seaman apprentice]]. The related ranks of ordinary seaman second class and ordinary seaman, engineer's force, existed in 1876–1885 and 1871–1883, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |last=Malin |first=Charles A. |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq78-3.htm |title=Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprenticeships, U.S. Navy, 1775 to 1969 |publisher=Naval Historical Center |date=19 May 1999 |
== Other countries ==
The term ''ordinary seaman'' is currently used in the
In the [[Royal Canadian Navy]], the rank of sailor third class (previously ordinary seaman until August 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/royal-canadian-navy-to-replace-term-seaman-with-gender-neutral-sailor-1.5081892|title=Royal Canadian Navy to replace term 'seaman' with gender-neutral 'sailor'|date=27 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/from-seaman-to-sailor-the-royal-canadian-navy-adopts-gender-neutral-titles-1.24193502 |title=From 'seaman' to 'sailor': the Royal Canadian Navy adopts gender-neutral titles {{!}} Kamloops This Week |website=www.kamloopsthisweek.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027084857/https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/from-seaman-to-sailor-the-royal-canadian-navy-adopts-gender-neutral-titles-1.24193502 |archive-date=2020-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/royal-canadian-navy-seaman-sailor-1.5702842| title = From 'seaman' to 'sailor': Royal Canadian Navy adopts gender-neutral titles {{!}} CBC News}}</ref> may be further qualified by the suffix "(B)" or "(R)." The "(R)" indicates a recruit undergoing basic training, and is dropped on successful graduation from [[Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School|CFLRS Saint-Jean]], the Canadian military's all-services recruit training centre. The "(B)" suffix is then appended while the sailor undergoes seamanship training, initial trade training and onboard qualification. Once fully qualified to stand watches, the "(B)" is struck from the rank abbreviation.
==References==
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|last=Lavery|first=Brian|date=1989|title=Nelson's Navy: The Ships, Men and Organisation, 1793-1815|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|isbn=0851775217}}
* N.A.M. Roger. ''The Wooden World: An Anatomy of the Georgian Navy.'' W.W. Norton and Company, 1986.
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