|
Pay Grade
|
Rate
|
Abbreviation
|
Upper Sleeve
|
Collar
and Cap
|
|
E-1
|
Seaman
Recruit
|
SR
|
|
none
|
|
E-2
|
Seaman
Apprentice
|
SA
|
|
none
|
|
E-3
|
Seaman
|
SN
|
|
none
|
|
E-4
|
Petty Officer
Third Class
|
PO3
|
|
none
|
|
E-5
|
Petty Officer
Second Class
|
PO2
|
|
none
|
|
E-6
|
Petty Officer
First Class
|
PO1
|
|
none
|
|
E-7
|
Chief Petty
Officer
|
CPO
|
|
|
|
E-8
|
Senior
Chief Petty Officer
|
SCPO
|
|
|
|
E-9
|
Master
Chief Petty Officer
|
MCPO
|
|
|
|
E-9
|
Master
Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
|
MCPON
|
|
|
|
Pay Grade
|
Rank
|
Abbreviation
|
Collar
|
Shoulder
|
Sleeve
|
|
W-1*
|
Warrant
Officer
|
WO1
|
|
|
|
|
W-2
|
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
CWO2
|
|
|
|
|
W-3
|
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
CWO3
|
|
|
|
|
W-4
|
Chief
Warrant Officer
|
CWO4
|
|
|
|
* The grade
of Warrant Officer (W-1) is no longer in use.
|
|
Pay Grade
|
Rank
|
Abbreviation
|
Collar
|
Shoulder
|
Sleeve
|
|
O-1
|
Ensign
|
ENS
|
|
|
|
|
O-2
|
Lieutenant
Junior Grade
|
LTJG
|
|
|
|
|
O-3
|
Lieutenant
|
LT
|
|
|
|
|
O-4
|
Lieutenant
Commander
|
LCDR
|
|
|
|
|
O-5
|
Commander
|
CDR
|
|
|
|
|
O-6
|
Captain
|
CAPT
|
|
|
|
|
O-7
|
Rear Admiral
(lower half)
|
RDML
|
|
|
|
|
O-8
|
Rear Admiral
(upper half)
|
RADM
|
|
|
|
|
O-9
|
Vice Admiral
|
VADM
|
|
|
|
|
O-10
|
Admiral
|
ADM
|
|
|
|
|
O-11
|
Fleet Admiral*
|
FADM
|
|
|
|
|
*The rank
of Fleet Admiral has been reserved for war time
use only. The last Fleet Admirals were in World
War II. Fleet Admirals during that war were
Chester W. Nimitz, William D. Leahy, Ernest
J. King, and William F. Halsey.
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