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NAVAIR types in the E-1 thru E-3 range are Airmen.
I'm sure someone with some real expertise will chime in...
In the Navy you are either a Seaman, Fireman, Airman, Constructionman, and Hospitalman as an E-1 through E-3. There's a little more to it but that's the basics.
I always associate Great Lakes with USN training.
Aren’t they all Seaman Recruits? or have they started traig Air Force enlistees at Great Lakes?
Airman Apprentice is an E-2; Airman = E-3
A U.S. Navy spokesman said that Alexis was an 'aviation electrician's mate' - ranked as a third class petty officer and served at the Naval Air Station in Fort Worth, Texas.
AE3 (E-4)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_Electrician%27s_Mate
I graduate boot camp as an E3 Airman.
In the Navy, you can be an Airman, Fireman, or Seaman. If your “A” school involves aircraft, you’re an Airman.
So, yes, he could graduate boot camp as an Airman Recruit (E-1).
I graduated boot camp as an E-1 (Seaman Recruit), and was bumped to E-2 (Seaman Apprentice) in “A” school, and E-3 (Seaman) in “C” school. I tested and was promoted to E-4 (Petty Officer 3rd Class, Cryptologic Technician, Technical) during my first tour. I tested and PNA’ed it for E-5, then got out on a medical issue at my EOS.