Navy Meteorology and Oceanography Officer (1800 Designator)
Whether operating in the air, at sea or underwater, Navy equipment, people and decision-making all rely on the technical and tactical advice of Navy Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) Officers. They apply expertise in all facets of oceanography, meteorology, hydrography and precise time and astronomy as they:
Help guide ships, aircraft and troops with recommendations based on weather forecasts and ocean conditions
Relay forecast updates and weather warnings to military and civilian authorities
Prepare ocean, sea and waterway charts and maps for anything from basic navigation to search-and-rescue efforts
Maintain the military’s primary master clock, which provides the most precise time interval in the world and drives the Global Positioning System (GPS)
Oversee the work of Aerographer’s Mates – Enlisted Sailors who monitor weather conditions and provide forecast information
Station HYPO 
13 October 2022 at 13:48
The winged icon you show is the rating badge on an Aerographer’s Mate crow, (chevron). The only officer to wear this “symbol” is the Chief Warrant Officer community on their dress blues. The 1820 community will wear the star of a line officer on their uniform, even if they are prior enlisted or a Limited Duty Officer, (LDO). Rarely, if ever, is it used in association with a commission officer such as an 1820. Most of the 1800 community will cross over from another warfighting community such aviation, surface or submarine duty to bring their expertise into the weather community.
As an aside…the supervision of AGs in forecasting Meteorology and Oceanography is done exclusively by the Chief Petty Officer in the rating. 1820’s earn a master’s degree in Meteorology and Oceanography and are thus in a position to understand and present Met/Ocean forecasts made by the AG to the staffs aboard ship and shore. In addition, AGs conduct the aviation strike briefs for aircrews aboard ship and on shore, in addition to providing forecasts aboard surface ship and submarines.
This is a very good system where the technical side of a rating must intermesh with the leadership side provided by the officer corp in the various components of Naval Warfare.
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13 October 2022 at 14:06
Rich,
Thank you for your comments. I hope you will enjoy tomorrow’s post.
Sincerely,
Mario Vulcano
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13 October 2022 at 14:18
Mario…I’m sure I will. I read all of them every day. One thing I have not seen in your posts is the “green door” duty that AGs were involved with. Known as SPINTCOM, we held billets in the intel community associated mostly staff duty. The two that I am most familiar with is Fleet Weather Center (FWC) Guam and Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center, (FNMOC). Many if not all have been taken over by the CTO rating by the time I retired in 1994.
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