Officer Rank

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OfficerRank Recognition
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Enabling Objectives
1. Recognize officer rank, pay grade, insignias
and headgear.

• 2. Recognize line and staff corps officers by
  their insignias.

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Sleeve Stripes

• (a) Worn near the bottom of both sleeves.

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Sleeve Stripes (cont.)

• (b) Gold on service dress blue and female service
  dress white uniforms.

(c) Black on dark green uniforms (Aviators).
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Shoulder Boards

• LINE

STAFF/CORPS
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Shoulder Boards

• (a) White shirt of service
• dress blue uniform

(b) Summer white uniform
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Shoulder Boards
(c) Bridge Coat
(e) Sweaters

• (d) Reefer (peacoat)

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Collar Devices

• (3) Collar devices Metal Devices worn on the
  collar points. The color and shape of the device
  depends on the officers rank and specialty.

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Collar Devices

• 1 Winter blue and winter working blue

2 Summer khaki and working khaki
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Oversized Devices

• (a) Jackets (khaki and black)

(b) Blue raincoat
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Chief Warrant Officer
CWO2
CWO3

• CWO4

Navy
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Line and Staff Officers
Navy
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O-1Ensign
Navy
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O-2Lieutenant Junior Grade
Navy
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O-3Lieutenant
Navy
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O-4Lieutenant Commander
Navy
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O-5Commander
Navy
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O-6Captain
Navy
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O-7Rear Admiral Lower Half
Navy
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O-8Rear Admiral Upper Half
Navy
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O-9Vice Admiral
Navy
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O-10Admiral
Navy
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Standards(Personal Flags)
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Commissioned Officer Crest
Navy
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Combination CapsFretting
O-1 to O-4 no fretting
O-7 to O-10 full fretting
O-5 to O-6 partial fretting
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Male Caps
(a) Combination cap
(b) Garrison
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Navy
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Female Caps
(b) Garrison
(c) Beret
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Staff CorpsOfficers Insignia
MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS
MEDICAL CORPS
NURSE CORPS
DENTAL CORPS

• GOLD SPREAD OAK LEAF,
• SILVER ACORN
• IN CENTER

GOLD SPREAD OAK LEAF
GOLD SPREAD OAK LEAF WITH SILVER ACORN ON EACH
SIDE OF STEM
GOLD SPREAD OAK LEAF, ATTACHED TO A SLANTING TWIG
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Staff CorpsOfficers Insignia (continued)
CHAPLAIN CORPS (Jewish)
CHAPLAIN CORPS (Christian)
LEADER, U.S. NAVY BAND

• STAR OF DAVID
• ATTACHED TO THE
• TOP CENTER OF
• TABLETS OF THE LAW

LATIN CROSS
GOLD LYRE
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Staff CorpsOfficers Insignia (continued)
SUPPLY CORPS
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S CORPS
CIVIL ENGINEER CORPS

• SPRIG OF THREE
• OAK LEAVES
• AND THREE ACORNS

TWO OAK LEAVES, SILVER MILL RINDE IN CENTER
TWO GOLD SPRIGS OF TWO OAK LEAVES EACH, SILVER
ACORN IN EACH SPRIG
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Enabling Objectives

• 1. Recognize officer rank, pay grade, insignia
  and headgear.
• 2. Recognize line and staff corps officers by
  their insignias.

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