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Master-at-arms (United States Navy)United States Navy Master-at-ArmsMaster-at-Arms badgeActive1797–1921, 1973–present (1 August official birth date as per BUPERSNOTE 1440 CH-1 of 1973)Country United StatesBranch United States NavyTypeNaval security forcesSize10,000+ Masters-at-Arms[1]Part ofU.S. Department of the NavyGarrison/HQUnited States Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.ColorsBlue and gold EngagementsAmerican Revolutionary War Barbary War American Civil War Spanish–American War World War I World War II Vietnam War Persian Gulf War Kosovo War Operation Desert Storm/Operation Desert Shield Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Neptune Spear Operation Inherent ResolveCommandersCommander, United States Fleet Forces CommandADM Daryl L. CaudleDirector, Navy Security Forces United States Fleet Forces CommandCommander John CourtialMaster-at-ArmsRating insigniaIssued byUnited States NavyTypeEnlisted ratingAbbreviationMASpecialtyForce ProtectionThe Master-at-Arms (MA) rating is responsible for law enforcement and force protection in the United States Navy—equivalent to the United States Army Military Police, the United States Marine Corps Military Police, the United States Air Force Security Forces, and the United States Coast Guard's Maritime Law Enforcement Specialist.[2] It is one of the oldest ratings in the United States Navy, having been recognized since the inception of the U.S. Navy.It has had two rating badges during its history. Its original MA rating mark was an upright star (two points down) until the rating’s disestablishment in 1921.[citation needed] On 20 May 1958 the upright star reemerged as a nod to the Historical MA Rating whose duty was to provide good order and discipline aboard ships over the enlisted crews. When two senior pay grades were established in 1958, a single (E-8) or double (E-9) upright star (two points down) was placed above the anchor for all collar devices and rating badges.The MCPON Rating (1971) specialty mark was established using the former MA upright star and later expanded to the Command Rates of Fleet / Command Master Chief (1995) or Senior Chief (2015) Ratings. The current MA rating mark following its reestablishment has been a police badge with internal star (1973–present), emblematic of its police or sheriff duties as a modern law enforcement specialist.History[edit]The master-at-arms rating is not a modern innovation. Naval records show that these "sheriffs of the sea" were keeping order as early as the reign of Charles I of England. At that time they were charged with keeping the swords, pistols, carbines and muskets in good working order as well as ensuring that the bandoliers were filled with fresh powder before combat. Besides being chiefs of police at sea, the “ship’s corporals”, as they were called in the British Navy, they had to be qualified in close order fighting under arms and able to train seamen in hand-to-hand combat. In the days of sail, the master-at-arms were truly "masters at arms."[3]Early years[edit]The navy of the united colonies of the 1775 era offered only a few different jobs above the able seaman level. These included boatswain's mate, quartermaster, gunner's mate, master-at-arms, cook, armorer, ship’s corporal, sailmaker's mate, cooper, coxswain, carpenter's yeoman, and yeoman of the gun room. These were titles of the jobs that individuals were actually performing and thus became the basis for petty officers and ratings. Also, there were ordinary seaman, loblolly boy, and boy, but these are more related to our apprentices of today.[4]The Master-at-Arms rating officially started after the American Revolutionary War on board the ships of the United States' early navy. Taking on many customs and traditions of the Royal Navy, the existence of the rating did not take effect until the Naval Act of 1 July 1797, was enacted, which called for every ship to have, among other job positions a master-at-arms.[5] Because of this Congressional act, the Master-at-Arms rating is recognized as one of the "oldest" ratings still existing in today's modern U.S. Navy, which includes boatswain's mate, gunner's mate, quartermaster, and yeoman.From 1885 to 1893, a Master-at-Arms was a petty officer 1st class, who wore a rating badge consisting of three stripes forming an arc over the three chevrons, and a star specialty mark with an eagle perched on the arc. A ship's corporal wore a standard rating badge for a petty officer 2nd class with the star as the specialty mark.[6] The Master-at-Arms rating is formally disestablished in accordance with BNCL 9–21 March 24, 1921, and made effective 1 July 1921.[6]1940s–1980s[edit]Established in 1942, the specialists (s) shore patrol and security, worked shore patrol teams and ensured basic ship and shore station security. Its name was changed in 1948 to shore patrolman, and it took on some of the official functions of the current Master-at-Arms rating, only to be disestablished on 23 January 1953 by the Secretary of the Navy as a result of the RSRB[clarification needed] recommendations of June 1952. This was officially implemented by BUPERS Notice 1200 March 5, 1953.[7][8]

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