Naval Enlisted Ranks |
E-1 |
An E-1 in the USN is a seaman recruit. A seaman
recruit has no insignia. |
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An E-2 in the USN is a seaman apprentice. His insignia
is two parallel diagonal slashes. |
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An E-3 in the USN is a seaman. His insignia is three
parallel diagonal slashes. |
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An E-4 in the USN is a petty officer third class. His
insignia is one chevron below one eagle. |
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An E-5 in the USN is a petty officer second class. His
insignia is two chevrons below one eagle. |
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An E-6 in the USN is a petty officer first class. His
insignia is three chevrons below one eagle. |
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An E-7 in the USN is a chief petty officer. His
insignia is three chevrons below one rocker below one eagle. In khaki
uniform, his insignia will be a gold fouled anchor collar device with a
silver 'USN' centered across the anchor. |
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An E-8 in the USN is a senior chief petty officer.
His insignia is three chevrons below one rocker below one eagle below one
star centered above the eagle. In khaki uniform, his insignia will be a
gold fouled anchor collar device with a silver 'USN' centered across the
anchor below one silver star. |
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An E-9 in the USN is a master chief petty officer. His
insignia is three chevrons below one rocker below one eagle below two
stars centered above the eagle. In khaki uniform, his insignia will be a
gold fouled anchor collar device with a silver 'USN' centered across the
anchor below two silver stars. |
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The master chief petty officer of the Navy is an E-9.
His insignia is three chevrons below one rocker below one eagle below
three stars centered above the eagle. In khaki uniform, his insignia will
be a gold fouled anchor collar device with a silver 'USN' centered across
the anchor below three silver stars. |
Naval Warrant Officer Ranks |
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A W-2 is a chief warrant officer two. His insignia is
a bar with a blue background and two gold breaks. |
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A W-3 is a chief warrant officer three. His insignia
is a bar with a blue background and one silver break. |
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A W-4 is a chief warrant officer four. His insignia is
a bar with a blue background and two silver breaks. |
Naval Officer Ranks |
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An O-1 in the USN is an ensign. His insignia is a gold
bar collar device or a gold one half inch stripe outboard of a gold five
pointed star on black shoulder boards or a gold one half inch stripe below
a gold five pointed star on the service dress blue uniform sleeves. |
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An O-2 in the USN is a lieutenant junior grade. His
insignia is a silver bar collar device or a gold one half inch stripe
outboard of a gold one quarter inch stripe outboard of a gold five pointed
star on black shoulder boards or a gold one half inch stripe below a gold
one quarter inch stripe below a gold five pointed star on the service
dress blue uniform sleeves. |
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An O-3 in the USN is a lieutenant. His insignia is a
two silver bar collar device or two gold one half inch stripes outboard of
a gold five pointed star on black shoulder boards or two gold one half
inch stripes below a gold five pointed star on the service dress blue
uniform sleeves. |
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An O-4 in the USN is a lieutenant commander. His
insignia is a gold oak leaf collar device or a gold one quarter inch
stripe between two one half inch stripes outboard of a gold five pointed
star on black shoulder boards or a gold one quarter inch stripe between
two gold one half inch stripes below a gold five pointed star on the
service dress blue uniform sleeves. |
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An O-5 in the USN is a commander. His insignia is a
sliver oak leaf collar device or three gold one half inch stripes outboard
of a gold five pointed star on black shoulder boards or three gold one
half inch stripes below a gold five pointed star on the service dress blue
uniform sleeves. |
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An O-6 in the USN is a captain. His insignia is a one
silver eagle collar device or four gold one inch stripes outboard of a
gold five pointed star on black shoulder boards or four one inch gold
stripes below a gold five pointed star on the service dress blue
uniform. |
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An O-7 in the USN is a rear admiral lower half. His
insignia is a one silver five point star collar device or a gold shoulder
board with one silver star outboard of a fouled anchor or a gold two inch
stripe below a gold five pointed star on the service dress blue uniform
sleeves. |
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An O-8 in the USN is a rear admiral. His insignia is a
two silver five point star collar device or a gold shoulder board with two
silver stars outboard of one fouled anchor or a gold two inch stripe below
a gold one half inch stripe below a gold five pointed star on the service
dress blue uniform sleeves. |
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An O-9 in the USN is a vice admiral. His insignia is a
three silver five point star collar device or a gold shoulder board with
three silver stars outboard of one fouled anchor or a gold two inch stripe
below two gold one half inch stripes below one gold five pointed star on
the service dress blue uniform sleeves. |
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An O-10 in the USN is an admiral. His insignia is a
four silver five point star collar device or a gold shoulder board with
four silver stars outboard of one fouled anchor or a gold two inch stripe
below three gold one half inch stripes below a gold five pointed star on
the service dress blue uniform sleeves. |
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