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title: Surface Warfare Specialist Insignia Plaque - Enlisted
description: the enlisted surface warfare specialist insignia (also known as the "esws pin") is authorized for wear by any enlisted member of the united states navy who is permanently stationed aboard a navy afloat command and completes the enlisted surface warfare q
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The Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist Insignia (also known as the "ESWS pin") is authorized for wear by any enlisted member of the United States Navy who is permanently stationed aboard a navy afloat command and completes the Enlisted Surface Warfare qualification program and personal qualification standards (PQS). It has become common for commanding officers of Navy ships to award the ESWS pin to those in paygrades E-2 and E-3 after they complete the requisite qualifications. Sailors for whom ESWS is their secondary community (mostly those in the Air Warfare community) are not required to requalify.

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