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== Other countries ==
The term ''ordinary seaman'' is currently used in the [[Royal Canadian Navy]] and [[Naval Service (Ireland)|Irish Naval Forces]] (who inherited the military ranking structure from the previous generation of Royal Navy, Army, and Air Force ranks.)
 
In the [[Royal Canadian Navy]], the rank of Ordinary Seaman may be further qualified by the suffix (B) or (R). The (R) indicates a recruit undergoing basic training, and is dropped on successful graduation from [[CFLRS Saint-Jean]], the Canadian military's all-services recruit training center. The (B) suffix is then appended while the sailor undergoes seamanship training, initial trade training and onboard qualification. Once fully qualified to stand watches, the (B) is struck from the rank abbreviation.
 
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