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| https://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=C4BAC43C-9A08-4820-9A53-B2E34395D67E | STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON NAVY RESTORING RATINGS TITLES | 2016-12-21 | 2016 | 2016-12 | Republican | House | AZ | John McCain | M000303 | www.mccain.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on the Chief of Naval Operations’ decision to restore ratings titles: “The Chief of Naval Operations made the right decision in restoring Navy rating titles. Revoking these titles, many of which have been a part of the Navy’s identity for centuries, defied basic common sense and distracted from the real challenges confronting the men and women serving in our Navy. Unfortunately, this was not an isolated incident of pointless policy tinkering. A number of other recent policy changes also appear to have been made with shallow analysis and unnecessary urgency. I look forward to working with the next Secretary of Defense and service secretaries to review these personnel policy changes and roll them back where necessary and appropriate.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |