What is the United States Navy occupational rating of gunner's mate?
Q: What is the United States Navy occupational rating of gunner's mate?
A: The United States Navy occupational rating of gunner's mate (GM) is given by the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) to enlisted sailors.
Q: How can a sailor become a Gunner's Mate?
A: A sailor can become a Gunner's Mate either by completing school training or by showing they are familiar with the field of ordnance.
Q: Where is the Gunner's Mate school held?
A: The Gunner's Mate school is held at Naval Training Center Great Lakes, Illinois.
Q: What type of training does the Gunner's Mate School provide?
A: The training focuses on the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Naval guns, missile launchers, and torpedoes. It has a strong emphasis on basic explosives, guidance and tracking systems, small arms, Naval ammunition classification, and safety.
Q: What happens after completion of the Gunner's Mate School?
A: After completion of this school enlisted members often continue on to a specialized school where they learn about particular weapons systems such as shotguns, machine guns, rifles, pistols grenade launchers etc.
Q: What types of weapons do GMs specialize in?
A: GMs specialize in weapons such as M500 shotgun, M60 machine gun, M14 rifle ,M2 Browning machine gun ,M9 pistol ,M11 pistol ,M16 rifle ,M240 machine gun ,M203 grenade launcher ,M79 grenade launcher , M1911 pistol , M1 Garand , Mk 19 grenade launcher , Mk 18 Mod 0 Carbine Rifle 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 gun , M242 Bushmaster chain gun Vertical launching system Missiles torpedoes pyrotechnics hand grenades non-lethal weapons force protection & anti-terrorism as well as operating shooting ranges armories and storage and issue of ammunition.
