Navy Rating "SB"?

Question

I just saw a man on the TV talking about something in Iraq. He had SBC next to his name.
For the life of me, I can't figure out what SB is.
Any clue?

Answer 1

Special Warfare Boat Operator is SB

So SBC means he is a Chief. Appears to be a new rank formed in 2006

Answer 2

1. CNO HAS APPROVED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SPECIAL
WARFARE BOAT OPERATOR (SB) GENERAL RATING. THE SB RATING WILL
IMPROVE NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE READINESS, SUPPORT OPTIMAL MANNING,
AND ALIGN NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE ENLISTED PERSONNEL WITH THE SKILL
SETS DEMANDED FOR THE GWOT. BY ALLOWING SAILORS TO FOCUS ON RATING
SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING SYSTEMS, THE NAVY WILL REDUCE
TRAINING INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS, WHILE BROADENING THE PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND QUALITY OF SERVICE FOR OUR
SAILORS.

4. THE SB RATING BADGE WILL BE ALL BLACK CONSISTING OF AN ANCHOR
CROSSED DIAGONALLY BY A FLINTLOCK PISTOL AND CUTLASS.

6. THE ENLISTED SB WARFARE DESIGNATION WILL BE SWCC (SPECIAL
WARFARE COMBATANT-CRAFT CREWMAN). THE SWCC SPECIAL WARFARE
INSIGNIA CURRENTLY EXISTS AND WILL NOT CHANGE. THE SWCC INSIGNIA
WILL BE WORN IN THE SUPERIOR POSITION (ABOVE THE RIBBONS) WHEN
SERVING IN AN SB BILLET FULFILLING SB DUTIES, AND WARFARE DESIGNATOR
(SWCC) WILL NOW BE PLACED NEXT TO THE SB MEMBERS RATING DESIGNATOR

Answer 3

Thank you to the individual who gave the correct answer of Special Boat Operator... Chief Petty Officer

A new Rate !! Things have changed since I left in 1998... new rates, rate merges, and rate deletions...

I left as an AWC... We'd gone from "Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Systems Operators" to "Aviation Warfare Systems Operators".

Good luck and God Bless to all my shipmates.

Answer 4

SB=Son o' B*tch....




HEIL BUSH