Mass Communications Specialist
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Mass Communication Specialist (abbreviated as MC) is a United States Navy
occupational rating.
Mass Communication Specialists are concerned with public affairs
and visual communication
. Their role is to present the US Navy to Naval and civilian audiences, through a variety of media. MCs write and produce both print and broadcast journalism, including news and feature stories for military and civilian newspapers, magazines, television and radio stations. They record still and video photography of military operations, exercises, and other Navy events.
Mass Communication Specialists came about from a merging in 2006 of four previous navy ratings: Photographers' Mate (PH), Journalist (JO), Illustrator/Draftsman (DM) and Lithographer (LI).
Since the rates have merged together, Mass Communication specialists may be required to perform all the duties of the four former rates. Many work in a Navy Public Affairs capacity where they coordinate public events and respond to news queries from the media.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
occupational rating.
Mass Communication Specialists are concerned with public affairs
Public affairs (military)
Public Affairs is a term for the formal offices of the branches of the United States Department of Defense whose purpose is to deal with the media and community issues. The term is also used for numerous media relations offices that are created by the U.S. military for more specific limited purposes...
and visual communication
Visual communication
Visual communication as the name suggests is communication through visual aid and is described as the conveyance of ideas and information in forms that can be read or looked upon...
. Their role is to present the US Navy to Naval and civilian audiences, through a variety of media. MCs write and produce both print and broadcast journalism, including news and feature stories for military and civilian newspapers, magazines, television and radio stations. They record still and video photography of military operations, exercises, and other Navy events.
Mass Communication Specialists came about from a merging in 2006 of four previous navy ratings: Photographers' Mate (PH), Journalist (JO), Illustrator/Draftsman (DM) and Lithographer (LI).
Since the rates have merged together, Mass Communication specialists may be required to perform all the duties of the four former rates. Many work in a Navy Public Affairs capacity where they coordinate public events and respond to news queries from the media.