Sailor first class
Sailor first class (French: Matelot de 1re classe) is a rank used in the navies of many countries.
Canada[edit]
As of August 2020, the Royal Canadian Navy replaced the term seaman with the gender-neutral term sailor. Leading seamen are now referred to as "sailor first class" (often abbreviated as "S1").[1][2][3]
NATO code[edit]
While the rank is used in a number of NATO countries, it is ranked differently depending on the country.
| NATO code | Country[4] | English equivalent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | ||
| OR-3 | Canada, Portugal | — | Seaman |
| OR-2 | Belgium, Netherlands, Spain | Able seaman | Seaman apprentice |
Insignia[edit]
![Marinero primero (Argentine Navy)[5]](/wiki/File:Armada_Argentina_-_Marinero_Primero.svg)
![Eerste matroos French: Premier matelot German: Erster matrose (Belgian Navy)[6]](/wiki/File:Belgium-Navy-OR-2.svg)
![Matelot de 1ère classe (Benin Navy)[7]](/wiki/File:Blank.svg){kind=small}
![Marinero de primero (Bolivian Naval Force)[8]](/wiki/File:Marinero_De_Primera_(Seaman_Apprentice).gif)
![Sailor 1st class French: Matelot de 1ère classe (Royal Canadian Navy)[9]](/wiki/File:Canadian_RCN_OR-4.svg){kind=small}
![Marinero primero (Chilean Navy)[10]](/wiki/File:GM.7.MARINEROrev.svg)
![Marinero primero (Colombian National Navy)[11]](/wiki/File:Marinero_primero_armada_colombia.svg)
![Matelot 1ère classe (Congolese Navy)[12]](/wiki/File:01-ROCongo_Navy-SMN.svg)
![Matelot de 1ère classe (Navy of Ivory Coast)[13]](/wiki/File:Ivory_Coast-Navy-OR-2.svg){kind=small}
![Matelot de 1ère classe (Royal Moroccan Navy)[14]](/wiki/File:Netherlands-Navy-OR-2a_sleeve.svg)
![Matroos der 1e klasse (Royal Netherlands Navy)[15]](/wiki/File:Netherlands-Navy-OR-2b_sleeve.svg)
![Primeiro-marinheiro (Portuguese Navy)[16]](/wiki/File:Portugal-Navy-OR-3.svg)
![Marinero de primera (Spanish Navy)[17]](/wiki/File:Spain-Navy-OR-2.svg)
References[edit]
- ^ "Royal Canadian Navy to replace term 'seaman' with gender-neutral 'sailor'". 27 August 2020.
- ^ "From 'seaman' to 'sailor': The Royal Canadian Navy adopts gender-neutral titles | Kamloops This Week". Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "From 'seaman' to 'sailor': Royal Canadian Navy adopts gender-neutral titles | CBC News".
- ^ NATO (2021). STANAG 2116 NATO (7th ed.). Brussels, Belgium: NATO Standardization Agency. pp. D-1–D-3.
- ^ "Grados Militares". fuerzas-armadas.mil.ar (in Spanish). Joint Chiefs of Staff (Argentina). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "LOI N° 2005-43 DU 26 JUIN 2006" (PDF). ilo.org (in French). National Assembly (Benin). 26 June 2006. pp. 19–20, 35–36. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ Ministry of Defense (Bolivia) [@mindefbolivia] (January 16, 2020). "Hoy les invitamos a conocer la jerarquía de los grados de Suboficiales, Sargentos y Tropa de la #ArmadaBoliviana" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Grades appellations distinctions". defense.gouv.cg (in French). Ministry of National Defense (Republic of the Congo). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "GRADES / APPELLATIONS / DISTINCTIONS". defense.gouv.ci (in French). Ministère de la Défense. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Ehrenreich, Frederich (1985). "National Security". In Nelson, Harold D. (ed.). Morocco: a country study. Area Handbook (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: American University. pp. 350–351. LCCN 85600265. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "De rangonderscheidingstekens van de krijgsmacht" (PDF) (in Dutch). Ministry of Defence (Netherlands). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Army Ranks & Insignia". Ejército de Tierra. Ministry of Defence (Spain). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Journal officiel de la république togolaise" (PDF) (in French). 12 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2021.