Boiler Technician

Boiler Technician

This Boiler technician challenge coin salutes the skill and ability of those who take on one of the most physically demanding ratings in the U.S. Navy.  Those who earn the rate of Boiler Technician strengthen the Navy's ability to meet its mission.

Boiler Technicians are a vital part of the U.S. Navy, operating equipment that produces steam for propulsion engines and steam-driven electric power generator. They are relied upon to keep the machinery that drives the world’s greatest naval force in top condition. Experts in propulsion and hydraulics, Boiler Technicians maintain boilers, pumps and associated machinery and test and keep inventory for fuel and water.

Employing technical skill and hands-on leadership ability, they are an essential component of America's Navy.

This coin honors the skill, commitment, and courage of all those who have risen to the rate of Boiler Technician in the United States Navy. The obverse features proud boiler rating. Incorporated in a stylized anchor design, the reverse depicts an emblem of the US Navy, featuring an eagle grasping an anchor in its talons, encircled by chains and rope, symbolic of naval traditions dating back to the nation’s first ships.

This coin is struck in a nickel alloy and given a proof-like finish.