Navy Ranks Enlisted/Officer/Warrant Officer
Pay Grade | Rate | Abbreviation | Upper Sleeve | Collar and Cap | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
E-1 | Seaman Recruit | SR | none | none | |
E-2 | Seaman Apprentice | SA | none | ||
E-3 | Seaman | SN | none | ||
E-4 | Petty Officer Third Class |
PO3 | |||
E-5 | Petty Officer Second Class |
PO2 | |||
E-6 | Petty Officer First Class |
PO1 | |||
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
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 | |||
W-5* | Chief Warrant Officer |
CWO5 |
* The grade of Warrant Officer (W-1) is no longer in use. W-5 was established in the Navy in 2002.