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  2. List of United States Navy enlisted rates - Wikipedia

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    The badge of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the U.S. Navy, worn on a service dress blue uniform's sleeve. In the United States Navy, a rate is the military rank of an enlisted sailor, indicating where the sailor stands within the chain of command, and also defining one's pay grade.

  3. List of United States Navy ratings - Wikipedia

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    From left to right: the service dress blue rating badge for a special warfare operator first class and a boatswain's mate second class. United States Navy ratings are general enlisted occupations used by the U.S. Navy since the 18th century, which denote the specific skills and abilities of the sailor.

  4. United States Navy officer rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    In the United States Navy, officers have various ranks.Equivalency between services is by pay grade.United States Navy commissioned officer ranks have two distinct sets of rank insignia: On dress uniform a series of stripes similar to Commonwealth naval ranks are worn; on service khaki, working uniforms (Navy Working Uniform [NWU], and coveralls), and special uniform situations (combat ...

  5. Comparison of United Kingdom and United States military ranks

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    In the British Army, RAF and Royal Navy, OR-1 to OR-2 are junior enlisted, OR-3 to OR-4 are Junior NCO's, and OR-5 to OR-9 are Senior NCO's; Generally speaking, the RN assumes a rank up despite the NATO code remaining the same. For example, a LH is more practically comparable to a PO2 or PO1 in the USN.

  6. Personnel of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    Above the rank of admiral is Fleet Admiral, which was awarded to only four officers in World War II and is intended to be used only during a declared war. In 1899, a special rank called Admiral of the Navy was created for Admiral George Dewey, a war hero of the Spanish–American War, with the condition that it would cease to exist upon his death.

  7. Navy Enlisted Classification - Wikipedia

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    The Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) system supplements the rating designators for enlisted members of the United States Navy.A naval rating and NEC designator are similar to the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) designators used in the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps and the Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) used in the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Space Force.

  8. List of United States Navy four-star admirals - Wikipedia

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    The rank of admiral (or full admiral, or four-star admiral) is the highest rank normally achievable in the United States Navy. It ranks above vice admiral (three-star admiral) and below fleet admiral (five-star admiral). There have been 279 four-star admirals in the history of the U.S. Navy. Of these, 238 achieved that rank while on active duty ...

  9. Senior chief petty officer - Wikipedia

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    Senior chief petty officer (Irish: Ard-Mhion-Oifigeach Sinsearach) is a rank in the Irish Naval Service.The rank is deemed equivalent to a member of the NATO armed forces ranked E-8, making it the equivalent of a senior chief petty officer in the US Navy or a warrant officer class 2 in the Royal Navy.