Mineman

{{Infobox Military rating |name= Mineman |image=125px |caption= Rating insignia |issued_by= United States Navy |type= Enlisted rating |abbreviation= MN |specialty= Weapons }} '''Mineman''' (abbreviated as '''MN''') is a United States Navy occupational rating.

==Duties== * Perform organizational and intermediate level maintenance on underwater mines and associated equipment, guns, gun mounts, handling equipment, small arms, surface sonar and mine countermeasures equipment. * Assemble, test, stow, and transport underwater mines. * Operate, maintain, and perform authorized modifications on material handling equipment, assembly‑level items, and test equipment. * Perform safety criteria testing on material handling equipment. * Participate in fleet mining and exercise training programs. * Train, direct, and supervise personnel in ship's maintenance duties in all activities relating to marlinespike, deck, boat seamanship, painting, maintenance, upkeep of ship's external structure, rigging, deck equipment, and boats. * Perform seamanship tasks; test and inspect gun ammunition. * Inspect and repair magazine sprinkler systems. * Supervise personnel in handling and stowage of gun ammunition. * Direct crews in operation of guns, gun mounts, ammunition hoists, and handling rooms. * Function as Plotters and Radiotelephone talkers. * Maintain Combat Information Center (CIC) displays of strategic and tactical information. * Operate surveillance radar, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Systems, and associated equipment * Interpret radar presentations, evaluate tactical situations, and make recommendations to superiors during watch conditions. * Apply current doctrine and procedures to CIC operations as necessary for radar navigation. * Provide technical information and assistance related to Mine Warfare and search and rescue operations. * Provide technical information and advice on capabilities, limitations, reliability, and operational readiness. * Advise staffs and commands on matters of operations and personnel. * Operate (manipulate, control, evaluate, and interpret data) surface sonar and other oceanographic systems.<ref name="HIST">{{cite web |title=Navy enlisted manpower and personnel classifications |work=Bureau of Naval Personnel |publisher=US Navy |url=http://buperscd.technology.navy.mil/bup_updt/508/OccStandards/OccStd_Menu.htm |accessdate=2007-01-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202205901/http://buperscd.technology.navy.mil/bup_updt/508/OccStandards/OccStd_Menu.htm |archivedate=2007-02-02 }}</ref>

==Requirements== ASVAB Score Requirement: VE + AR + MK + MC = 210 or VE + AR + MK + AS = 210

Security Clearance Requirement: Secret

Must have normal color perception and be a U.S. citizen<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://usmilitary.about.com/od/enlistedjob1/a/mn.htm|title = What Does It Take to be a Navy Mineman?}}</ref>

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Category:United States Navy ratings