Gunner's mate

Gunner's Mate
Gunner's Mate
	Rating insignia
Issued by	United States Navy, United States Coast Guard
Type	Enlisted rating (Seamen)
Abbreviation	GM "Non Solis Radios Sed Iouis Fulmina Mitto." (I bring not the rays of the sun but the thunderbolts of Jupiter)
Specialty	Small Arms, Torpedoes, Vertical Launching Systems (VLS), Ordnance, Gun Mount Systems, 5" Gun Systems, and Magazine Sprinkler Systems

The

ASVAB

scores are high enough and there are open slots for the rate.

The Gunner's Mate "A" school is held at

computer-based training (CBT). Training focuses on the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of naval guns, missile launchers and torpedoes as well as a strong emphasis on basic explosives

, guidance and tracking systems, small arms, Naval ammunition classification, and safety. Upon completion of this basic training, enlisted members often continue on to a specialized "C" school, where they learn a particular weapons system.

A GM will specialize in a multitude of weapons varieties; arms such as,

shooting ranges, armories, and the storage and maintenance of arms

.

On February 26, 2007, the Chief of Naval Operations approved the merger of the gunner's mate (GM) and torpedoman's mate (TM) ratings into the GM rating. The move was made to leverage the strengths, knowledge, skills and abilities found in the two ratings to meet current and future strategic mission needs.

“The training sailors receive after basic training for their ratings on an apprentice level has been the same for both gunner's and torpedomen's mates,” said Senior Chief Torpedoman's Mate, Sherry Secrease of the Navy Personnel Command. “This makes the merger easier to accomplish.”^[1]

The Gunner's Mate rating is primarily

Quartermasters (QM), Master-at-Arms (MA), and Yeoman (YN). The rating is also among the top five source ratings for enlisted Naval Special Warfare

candidates.

Notes

^ Torpedoman's Mate and Gunner's Mate Ratings Merge, at navy.mil.
^ "The Naval Act of 1794". George Washington's Mount Vernon. Retrieved 2017-01-20.

External links

[TM_&_GM_merge-1] Torpedoman's Mate and Gunner's Mate Ratings Merge, at navy.mil.

[2] "The Naval Act of 1794". George Washington's Mount Vernon. Retrieved 2017-01-20.

[1]