Medical Assistant (Royal Navy)

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Medical Assistant
Rating insignia
Issued by	Royal Navy
Type	Rating
Abbreviation	MA
Specialty	Medical Branch

The Medical Assistant^[1] is a Royal Navy medical rating in the United Kingdom. Medical Assistants serve on all types of ships in the surface fleet, submarine fleet, Royal Marines, Fleet Air Arm or ashore in a sick bay, hospitals, or other establishment. The equivalent rate in the United States Navy (USN) is hospital corpsman.