seaman apprentice

noun

U.S. Navy and Coast Guard.

1. a noncommissioned enlisted person ranking above seaman recruit and below seaman. SA

Example Sentences

Does holding a commission necessarily mean a candidate is better suited to elective office than one who was a noncommissioned officer or a PFC or Seaman Apprentice?

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The punishments against the sailors are separate from criminal proceedings against Navy Seaman Apprentice Ryan Sawyer Mays, who was charged with arson in the disaster.

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And Khrzielle Vargas, a 21-year-old seaman apprentice from Fremont, Calif., was strolling through Times Square on Thursday afternoon in her white trousers, white jumper top and white sailor hat.

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Mays, 20, was a seaman apprentice at the time and has since been promoted to seaman.

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Seaman Apprentice Mays, a Bonhomme Richard crewmember, denied any involvement and said he helped battle the blaze.

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