Intelligence Specialist (United States Navy Ratings)
Intelligence Specialist (IS) is a US Navy enlisted rating or job specialty. The Intelligence Specialist rating was established in 1975 by combining the Photo Intelligenceman (PT) rating (had been established 1957) and parts of the Yeoman (YN) rating. As of June 2005, there are a few more than 2000 enlisted Intelligence Specialists in the US Navy.
The United States Navy classifies its enlisted personnel with a system of rating (job speciality) and rate (military rank). For example, an Intelligence Specialist First Class would be IS1; the IS indicates the rating (Intelligence Specialist) while the 1 indicates the rate (First Class Petty Officer). Naval Enlisted Sailors are referred to casually by their rating. For example, Intelligence Specialist First Class John Smith would casually be referred to as IS1 (said: "I, S, one"). U.S. Navy officers do not have ratings.
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