Officer Rank & Recognition
Enabling Objectives 4. Recognize officer rank, pay grade, insignias and headgear. 5. Recognize line and staff corps officers by their insignias.
Sleeve Stripes (a) Worn near the bottom of both sleeves.
Sleeve Stripes (cont.) (b) Gold on service dress blue and female service dress white uniforms. (c) Black on dark green uniforms (Aviators).
Shoulder Boards LINE STAFF/CORPS
Shoulder Boards (a) White shirt of service dress blue uniform (b) Summer white uniform
Shoulder Boards (c) Bridge Coat (e) Sweaters (d) Reefer (peacoat)
Collar Devices (3) Collar devices: Metal Devices worn on the collar points. The color and shape of the device depends on the officer’s rank and specialty.
Collar Devices 1 Winter blue and winter working blue 2 Summer khaki and working khaki
Oversized Devices (a) Jackets (khaki and black) (b) Blue raincoat
Chief Warrant Officer CWO2 CWO3 CWO4 Navy
Line and Staff Officers Navy
O-1 Ensign Navy
O-2 Lieutenant Junior Grade Navy
O-3 Lieutenant Navy
O-4 Lieutenant Commander Navy
O-5 Commander Navy
O-6 Captain Navy
O-7 Rear Admiral Lower Half Navy
O-8 Rear Admiral Upper Half Navy
O-9 Vice Admiral Navy
O-10 Admiral Navy
Standards (Personal Flags)
Commissioned Officer Crest Navy
Combination Caps Fretting O-1 to O-4 no fretting O-7 to O-10 full fretting O-5 to O-6 partial fretting
Male Caps (a) Combination cap (b) Garrison Navy
Female Caps Navy (a) Combination (b) Garrison (c) Beret
Staff Corps Officers’ 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
Staff Corps Officers’ 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
Staff Corps Officers’ 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
Navy Core Values and Rate /Rank Recognition
Enabling Objectives 4. Recognize officer rank, pay grade, insignia and headgear. 5. Recognize line and staff corps officers by their insignias.