US Navy Insignia of Grade

United States Navy

[Dedicated to Randolph V. "Randy" Ploessl, USN, USNR, & US Postal Inspector]

ENLISTED
	Deck, Administration, Medical, Dental Group			Engineering, Hull Group
E-1	Seaman Recruit, Hospital Recruit, Dental Recruit		[No Insignia]	Fireman Recruit		[No Insignia]
E-2	Seaman Apprentice, Hospital Apprentice, Dental Apprentice			Fireman Apprentice
E-3	Seaman, Hospitalman, Dentalman			Fireman
	Aviation Group			Construction Group (Sea Bees)
E-1	Airman Recruit		[No Insignia]	Constructionman Recruit		[No Insignia]
E-2	Airman Apprentice			Constructionman Apprentice
E-3	Airman			Constructionman

E-4	Petty Officer 3rd Class		Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class
E-5	Petty Officer 2nd Class		Machinist Mate 2nd Class		Whites and Dungarees versions
E-6	Petty Officer 1st Class		Electrician's Mate 1st Class
E-7	Chief Petty Officer		Chief Gunner's Mate		All Enlisted with 12 or more years of honorable service are entitled to gold chevrons.
E-8	Senior Chief Petty Officer		Senior Chief Missile Technician
E-9	Master Chief Petty Officer		Master Chief Gas Turbine System Technician	CNO Directed Command Master Chief Petty Officer
	Fleet/Force Master Chief Petty Officer			Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
WARRANT OFFICERS (The Navy no longer uses Warrant Officer 1 and Chief Warrant Officer 5 was just adopted Oct 2002.)
W-2		Chief Warrant Officer 2 Cryptologic Technician
W-3		Chief Warrant Officer 3 Engineering Technician
W-4		Chief Warrant Officer 4 Aviation Electronics Technician
W-5		Chief Warrant Officer 5 Security Technician
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS
O-1		Ensign Line Officer
O-2		Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Nurse Corps
O-3		Lieutenant Medical Corps
O-4		Lieutenant Commander Civil Engineer Corps
O-5		Commander Chaplain Corps (Christian)
O-6		Captain Line Officer
FLAG OFFICERS
O-7		Rear Admiral (Lower Half)
O-8		Rear Admiral (Upper Half)
O-9		Vice Admiral
O-10		Admiral
O-11		Fleet Admiral (Wartime only grade.)