Machinist's mate

Machinist's Mate
Rating insignia
Issued byUnited States Navy
TypeEnlisted rating
AbbreviationMM
SpecialtyEngineering / Weapons

Machinist's Mate (or MM) is a rating in the United States Navy's engineering community. It is non-capitalised as machinist's mate when discussing the generic rating rather than as a proper noun when discussing a specific enlisted seaman (Machinist's Mate Jane Doe, MM John Doe) carrying that rating.