Commander, Submarine Forces sent this out yesterday:
You spoke up and we’ve heard you, Submarine Forces! Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson has approved re-naming the Machinist’s Mate (Weapons) rating to Torpedoman’s Mate. Still some paperwork to be done, but details to follow in the weeks ahead from Chief of Naval Personnel – N1
Forward torpedo tubes of Gato-class submarine USS Cero , during a simulated torpedo attack, while at the Groton, Connecticut, Submarine Base in August 1943