85:
1571:
1063:
1057:
1085:
1040:
1745:
1608:
1010:
1034:
1016:
998:
942:
954:
987:
960:
1417:
1853:
931:
976:
1246:
913:
1637:
1626:
1615:
1717:
1577:
1521:
1545:
1648:
1692:
1218:
1873:
1704:
1497:
1224:
1551:
1515:
1539:
1395:
1670:
1681:
1364:
1194:
1723:
1583:
1491:
1479:
1659:
1468:
1446:
1847:
1170:
1841:
1829:
1200:
1176:
1457:
1796:
1297:
1807:
1785:
1308:
1286:
1264:
1389:
1352:
1330:
1818:
1435:
46:
59:
33:
1358:
1336:
1103:
1275:
1158:
1752:
1147:
1114:
72:
1136:
1125:
1774:
1763:
1253:
1424:
1319:
1092:
920:
702:
The current rank of seaman apprentice should not be confused with the rank of apprentice seaman which was the lowest Navy rank from 1904 to 1948. In the old system apprentice seaman was followed by seaman 2nd class and seaman 1st class. (The three tiered rank system for seamen dates from the 18th
755:
Sailors who have completed the requirements to be assigned a rating and have been accepted by the Bureau of Naval
Personnel as holding that rating (a process called "striking") are called designated strikers, and are called by their full rate and rating in formal communications (i.e., "machinist's
756:
mate fireman apprentice", as opposed to simply "fireman apprentice"), though the rating is often left off in informal communication. Those who have not officially been assigned to a rating are officially referred to as "undesignated" or "non-rates."
751:
In
October 2005, the dental technician rating was merged with the hospital corpsman rating, eliminating the dentalman apprentice title. Those who once held the rank of dentalman apprentice have instead become hospitalman apprentices.
722:
The actual title for an E-2 in the U.S. Navy varies based on the community to which the sailor belongs. Likewise, the color of their group rate marks also depends on their community.
1934:
84:
790:
1587:
726:
Those in the general deck and administrative community are seamen apprentice. They wear white stripes on navy blue uniforms, and navy blue (black) stripes on white uniforms.
846:
1929:
1939:
1878:
732:
are hospitalmen apprentice. They are the only rate in this community. They wear white stripes on navy blue uniforms, and navy blue stripes on white uniforms.
822:
1728:
655:
1732:
1595:
1404:
1233:
1072:
1591:
1400:
1822:
1323:
684:
1570:
1862:
1373:
1229:
98:
765:
735:
Those in the engineering and hull community are called firemen apprentice and wear red stripes on both navy blue and white uniforms.
815:
1564:
738:
Those in the aviation community are called airmen apprentice and wear green stripes on both navy blue and white uniforms.
648:
1949:
1900:
1858:
1833:
1800:
1381:
1377:
1369:
1344:
1340:
1301:
1079:
1068:
808:
770:
1811:
1789:
1739:
1602:
1312:
1290:
680:
403:
470:
165:
1944:
1892:
1411:
1205:
1084:
641:
1744:
1607:
1696:
1526:
1049:
712:
374:
1709:
1556:
1416:
744:
are called constructionmen apprentice and wear light blue stripes on both navy blue and white uniforms.
1062:
1002:
351:
160:
45:
58:
32:
1107:
946:
578:
494:
1245:
912:
1888:
1674:
1483:
1450:
1240:
907:
716:
676:
573:
313:
232:
208:
203:
1056:
1039:
1033:
1015:
1009:
959:
953:
997:
986:
975:
941:
930:
1652:
1641:
1630:
1619:
965:
729:
568:
539:
429:
424:
384:
379:
342:
261:
194:
1762:
1162:
563:
393:
347:
271:
266:
247:
71:
1685:
1502:
1181:
1021:
708:
499:
489:
479:
358:
318:
297:
242:
179:
174:
1899:
are temporary and lateral ranks and are senior to their non-diamond counterparts, while
1896:
1756:
1636:
1625:
1614:
1560:
1530:
1506:
1472:
1257:
1209:
1185:
1151:
1118:
1096:
1045:
1025:
991:
935:
924:
688:
602:
592:
583:
558:
544:
484:
415:
410:
365:
328:
283:
1852:
1923:
1778:
1461:
1279:
832:
692:
672:
612:
597:
525:
513:
458:
453:
444:
434:
304:
276:
227:
151:
1428:
463:
337:
237:
213:
184:
142:
17:
1773:
1903:
first sergeants have no lateral movement within paygrade and is a permanent rank.
1647:
627:
617:
218:
1544:
1520:
1496:
800:
1716:
1703:
1691:
704:
439:
398:
1680:
1669:
1576:
1538:
1514:
323:
256:
1658:
1550:
1490:
1217:
1478:
1467:
1223:
1193:
1663:
1140:
1129:
980:
969:
549:
534:
518:
508:
1872:
1456:
1445:
1394:
1199:
1175:
1169:
1906:
The rank insignia is used by other Coast Guard senior enlisted leaders.
1434:
1423:
1252:
1091:
919:
292:
189:
155:
1840:
1828:
1722:
1582:
1274:
1263:
748:
No stripes are worn on the working uniforms - coveralls or utilities.
1439:
791:"Compilation of Enlisted Ratings and Apprentiships US Navy 1775-1969"
741:
622:
607:
1846:
1817:
1806:
1795:
1784:
1307:
1296:
1285:
1751:
1351:
1329:
1157:
1146:
1135:
1124:
1113:
1102:
1318:
1388:
1363:
1357:
1335:
804:
589:
555:
531:
524:
505:
476:
469:
450:
421:
390:
371:
364:
334:
310:
289:
282:
253:
224:
200:
171:
148:
141:
108:
1935:Military ranks of the United States Coast Guard
816:
649:
8:
823:
809:
801:
656:
642:
105:
94:
1930:Military ranks of the United States Navy
841:
1884:
782:
1940:United States military enlisted ranks
7:
695:; this rank was formerly known as
25:
1871:
1851:
1845:
1839:
1827:
1816:
1805:
1794:
1783:
1772:
1761:
1750:
1743:
1721:
1715:
1702:
1690:
1679:
1668:
1657:
1646:
1635:
1624:
1613:
1606:
1581:
1575:
1569:
1549:
1543:
1537:
1519:
1513:
1495:
1489:
1477:
1466:
1455:
1444:
1433:
1422:
1415:
1393:
1387:
1362:
1356:
1350:
1334:
1328:
1317:
1306:
1295:
1284:
1273:
1262:
1251:
1244:
1222:
1216:
1198:
1192:
1174:
1168:
1156:
1145:
1134:
1123:
1112:
1101:
1090:
1083:
1061:
1055:
1038:
1032:
1014:
1008:
996:
985:
974:
958:
952:
940:
929:
918:
911:
766:U.S. Navy enlisted rate insignia
83:
70:
57:
44:
31:
1:
366:Junior commissioned officers
284:Senior commissioned officers
707:when the ranks were called
1966:
771:Comparative military ranks
685:U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps
143:Flag commissioned officers
99:Comparative military ranks
37:Constructionman Apprentice
839:
471:Non-commissioned officers
166:Marshal of the air force
851:Branch of service
671:is the second lowest
135:(Commonwealth system)
161:Admiral of the fleet
697:seaman second class
579:Leading aircraftman
495:chief petty officer
18:Seaman second class
1950:Marine occupations
314:Lieutenant colonel
298:(Ship-of-the-line)
233:divisional general
209:army corps general
204:Lieutenant general
117:(non-Commonwealth)
50:Fireman Apprentice
1917:
1916:
1912:
1911:
1867:
730:Hospital corpsmen
669:Seaman apprentice
666:
665:
633:
632:
430:junior lieutenant
425:Second lieutenant
385:Flight lieutenant
262:brigadier general
195:Air chief marshal
76:Seaman Apprentice
63:Airman Apprentice
16:(Redirected from
1957:
1876:
1875:
1866:
1856:
1855:
1849:
1843:
1831:
1820:
1809:
1798:
1787:
1776:
1765:
1754:
1747:
1726:
1725:
1719:
1707:
1706:
1694:
1683:
1672:
1661:
1650:
1639:
1628:
1617:
1610:
1585:
1579:
1573:
1554:
1553:
1547:
1541:
1524:
1523:
1517:
1500:
1499:
1493:
1481:
1470:
1459:
1448:
1437:
1426:
1419:
1398:
1397:
1391:
1367:
1366:
1360:
1354:
1338:
1332:
1321:
1310:
1299:
1288:
1277:
1266:
1255:
1248:
1227:
1226:
1220:
1203:
1202:
1196:
1179:
1178:
1172:
1160:
1149:
1138:
1127:
1116:
1105:
1094:
1087:
1066:
1065:
1059:
1043:
1042:
1036:
1019:
1018:
1012:
1000:
989:
978:
963:
962:
956:
944:
933:
922:
915:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
842:
825:
818:
811:
802:
795:
794:
787:
681:U.S. Coast Guard
658:
651:
644:
564:Lance bombardier
394:First lieutenant
348:Corvette captain
272:flotilla admiral
248:Air vice-marshal
137:
118:
106:
95:
87:
74:
61:
48:
35:
21:
1965:
1964:
1960:
1959:
1958:
1956:
1955:
1954:
1920:
1919:
1918:
1913:
1897:first sergeants
1877:
1870:
1857:
1838:
1832:
1821:
1810:
1799:
1788:
1777:
1766:
1755:
1742:
1727:
1714:
1708:
1701:
1695:
1684:
1673:
1662:
1651:
1640:
1629:
1618:
1605:
1586:
1555:
1536:
1525:
1512:
1501:
1488:
1482:
1471:
1460:
1449:
1438:
1427:
1414:
1399:
1386:
1368:
1349:
1339:
1322:
1311:
1300:
1289:
1278:
1267:
1256:
1243:
1228:
1214:
1204:
1191:
1180:
1167:
1161:
1150:
1139:
1128:
1117:
1106:
1095:
1082:
1067:
1054:
1044:
1031:
1020:
1007:
1001:
990:
979:
964:
951:
945:
934:
923:
910:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
852:
849:
835:
829:
799:
798:
789:
788:
784:
779:
762:
713:ordinary seaman
662:
626:
621:
606:
601:
596:
582:
567:
562:
538:
500:Warrant officer
493:
490:Warrant officer
483:
480:Warrant officer
438:
428:
409:
405:
397:
359:Squadron leader
353:
341:
322:
319:Frigate captain
299:
270:
260:
243:Counter admiral
241:
231:
207:
183:
180:colonel general
178:
133:
132:
124:
116:
115:
113:
93:
90:
88:
80:
77:
75:
67:
64:
62:
54:
51:
49:
41:
38:
36:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1963:
1961:
1953:
1952:
1947:
1945:Apprenticeship
1942:
1937:
1932:
1922:
1921:
1915:
1914:
1910:
1909:
1908:
1907:
1904:
1882:
1881:
1868:
1836:
1825:
1814:
1803:
1792:
1781:
1770:
1759:
1748:
1736:
1735:
1712:
1699:
1688:
1677:
1666:
1655:
1644:
1633:
1622:
1611:
1599:
1598:
1567:
1534:
1510:
1486:
1475:
1464:
1453:
1442:
1431:
1420:
1408:
1407:
1384:
1347:
1326:
1315:
1304:
1293:
1282:
1271:
1260:
1249:
1237:
1236:
1212:
1189:
1165:
1154:
1143:
1132:
1121:
1110:
1099:
1088:
1076:
1075:
1052:
1029:
1005:
994:
983:
972:
949:
938:
927:
916:
904:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
850:
845:
840:
837:
836:
833:enlisted ranks
831:United States
830:
828:
827:
820:
813:
805:
797:
796:
781:
780:
778:
775:
774:
773:
768:
761:
758:
746:
745:
739:
736:
733:
727:
689:seaman recruit
664:
663:
661:
660:
653:
646:
638:
635:
634:
631:
630:
615:
610:
590:
587:
586:
584:Air specialist
576:
571:
559:Lance corporal
556:
553:
552:
547:
545:Leading seaman
542:
532:
529:
528:
526:Enlisted ranks
522:
521:
516:
511:
506:
503:
502:
497:
487:
485:sergeant major
477:
474:
473:
467:
466:
461:
456:
451:
448:
447:
442:
432:
422:
419:
418:
416:Flying officer
413:
411:sub-lieutenant
401:
391:
388:
387:
382:
377:
372:
369:
368:
362:
361:
356:
345:
335:
332:
331:
329:Wing commander
326:
316:
311:
308:
307:
302:
295:
290:
287:
286:
280:
279:
274:
264:
254:
251:
250:
245:
235:
225:
222:
221:
216:
211:
201:
198:
197:
192:
187:
172:
169:
168:
163:
158:
149:
146:
145:
139:
138:
127:
120:
109:
102:
101:
81:
68:
55:
42:
29:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1962:
1951:
1948:
1946:
1943:
1941:
1938:
1936:
1933:
1931:
1928:
1927:
1925:
1905:
1902:
1898:
1894:
1890:
1886:
1885:
1883:
1880:
1874:
1869:
1864:
1860:
1854:
1848:
1842:
1837:
1835:
1830:
1826:
1824:
1819:
1815:
1813:
1808:
1804:
1802:
1797:
1793:
1791:
1786:
1782:
1780:
1775:
1771:
1769:
1764:
1760:
1758:
1753:
1749:
1746:
1741:
1738:
1737:
1734:
1730:
1724:
1718:
1713:
1711:
1705:
1700:
1698:
1693:
1689:
1687:
1682:
1678:
1676:
1671:
1667:
1665:
1660:
1656:
1654:
1649:
1645:
1643:
1638:
1634:
1632:
1627:
1623:
1621:
1616:
1612:
1609:
1604:
1601:
1600:
1597:
1593:
1589:
1584:
1578:
1572:
1568:
1566:
1562:
1558:
1552:
1546:
1540:
1535:
1532:
1528:
1522:
1516:
1511:
1508:
1504:
1498:
1492:
1487:
1485:
1480:
1476:
1474:
1469:
1465:
1463:
1458:
1454:
1452:
1447:
1443:
1441:
1436:
1432:
1430:
1425:
1421:
1418:
1413:
1410:
1409:
1406:
1402:
1396:
1390:
1385:
1383:
1379:
1375:
1371:
1365:
1359:
1353:
1348:
1346:
1342:
1337:
1331:
1327:
1325:
1320:
1316:
1314:
1309:
1305:
1303:
1298:
1294:
1292:
1287:
1283:
1281:
1276:
1272:
1270:
1265:
1261:
1259:
1254:
1250:
1247:
1242:
1239:
1238:
1235:
1231:
1225:
1219:
1213:
1211:
1207:
1201:
1195:
1190:
1187:
1183:
1177:
1171:
1166:
1164:
1159:
1155:
1153:
1148:
1144:
1142:
1137:
1133:
1131:
1126:
1122:
1120:
1115:
1111:
1109:
1104:
1100:
1098:
1093:
1089:
1086:
1081:
1078:
1077:
1074:
1070:
1064:
1058:
1053:
1051:
1047:
1041:
1035:
1030:
1027:
1023:
1017:
1011:
1006:
1004:
999:
995:
993:
988:
984:
982:
977:
973:
971:
967:
961:
955:
950:
948:
943:
939:
937:
932:
928:
926:
921:
917:
914:
909:
906:
905:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
848:
844:
843:
838:
834:
826:
821:
819:
814:
812:
807:
806:
803:
792:
786:
783:
776:
772:
769:
767:
764:
763:
759:
757:
753:
749:
743:
740:
737:
734:
731:
728:
725:
724:
723:
720:
718:
714:
710:
706:
700:
698:
694:
690:
686:
682:
678:
674:
673:enlisted rate
670:
659:
654:
652:
647:
645:
640:
639:
637:
636:
629:
624:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
604:
599:
594:
591:
588:
585:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
565:
560:
557:
554:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
536:
533:
530:
527:
523:
520:
517:
515:
514:Petty officer
512:
510:
507:
504:
501:
498:
496:
491:
488:
486:
481:
478:
475:
472:
468:
465:
462:
460:
459:Officer cadet
457:
455:
454:Officer cadet
452:
449:
446:
445:Pilot officer
443:
441:
436:
433:
431:
426:
423:
420:
417:
414:
412:
407:
402:
400:
395:
392:
389:
386:
383:
381:
378:
376:
373:
370:
367:
363:
360:
357:
355:
349:
346:
344:
339:
336:
333:
330:
327:
325:
320:
317:
315:
312:
309:
306:
305:Group captain
303:
301:
296:
294:
291:
288:
285:
281:
278:
277:Air commodore
275:
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219:Air marshal
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1924:Categories
777:References
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440:midshipman
404:Lieutenant
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1412:Air Force
847:Pay grade
677:U.S. Navy
354:commander
324:Commander
267:Commodore
257:Brigadier
91:insignia
78:insignia
1887:For the
760:See also
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703:Century
550:Corporal
535:Corporal
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603:trooper
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