What is on the Seabee Combat Warfare pin?
The insignia features an armed Seabee, superimposed over a crossed sword and rifle (a Springfield M1903) atop oak leaves. On the officer’s insignia the rifle is crossed with an officer’s saber, while the enlisted insignia is crossed with a cutlass. The bee is also the insignia for the Navy Seabees as a whole.
What makes up a SCW pin?
The SCW insignia pin features an armed Seabee over a crossed sword and rifle atop oak leaves. The silver insignia is for enlisted personnel and gold is for officers. To qualify to become a Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist is no easy task.
How do I get a Scws pin?
To earn the pin, service members must complete Personal Qualification Standards (PQS) which include Seabee Combat Warfare volume I and II, Naval Construction Force 1&C, and Navy Safety Supervisor from the Navy’s Non-Resident Training Course (NRTC) website.
How do you get a Navy warfare pin?
Warfare and Other Qualification insignia are awarded for completing qualifications in various fields within the Navy. They are worn on the left side of the uniform in the primary position (for one insignia), or the primary and secondary position (for two insignia).
What is an ESWS pin in the Navy?
The enlisted surface warfare specialist insignia also known as the ESWS pin, is authorized for wear by any enlisted member of the United States Navy who is permanently stationed aboard a navy afloat command and completes the enlisted surface warfare qualification program and personal qualification standards (PQS).
What are the Seabee rates?
The seven original “official” rates of the Navy Seabees established in 1948 are still in use today:
- Builder (BU)
- Construction Electrician (CE)
- Construction Mechanic (CM)
- Engineering Aide (EA)
- Equipment Operator (EO)
- Steelworker (SW)
- Utilitiesman (UT)
Is ESWS mandatory?
The new instruction will do away with the requirement for all first-tour Sailors to walk away from their first sea-duty command with their ESWS qualification. Sailors will not be required to enroll in a command’s ESWS program until they reach a journeyman or master-level (E-5 – E-9).
What is the Seabees motto?
The Seabee Motto is “Construimus, Batuimus.” The Latin phrase, which means “We build, We fight,” was the brainchild of Rear Adm. Ben Moreell, who is considered the father of the Seabees.