1. Officer Rank & Recognition

2. Enabling Objectives
4. Recognize officer rank, pay grade, insignias and headgear.
5. Recognize line and staff corps officers by their insignias.

3. Sleeve Stripes
(a) Worn near the bottom of both sleeves.

4. Sleeve Stripes (cont.)
(b) Gold on service dress blue and female service dress white uniforms.
(c) Black on dark green uniforms (Aviators).

5. Shoulder Boards
LINE
STAFF/CORPS

6. Shoulder Boards (a) White shirt of service dress blue uniform
(b) Summer white uniform

7. Shoulder Boards
(c) Bridge Coat
(e) Sweaters
(d) Reefer (peacoat)

8. 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.

9. Collar Devices 1 Winter blue and winter working blue
2 Summer khaki and working khaki

10. Oversized Devices
(a) Jackets (khaki and black)
(b) Blue raincoat

11. Chief Warrant Officer
CWO2
CWO3
CWO4
Navy

12. Line and Staff Officers
Navy

13. O-1 Ensign
Navy

14. O-2 Lieutenant Junior Grade
Navy

15. O-3 Lieutenant
Navy

16. O-4 Lieutenant Commander
Navy

17. O-5 Commander
Navy

18. O-6 Captain
Navy

19. O-7 Rear Admiral Lower Half
Navy

20. O-8 Rear Admiral Upper Half
Navy

21. O-9 Vice Admiral
Navy

22. O-10 Admiral
Navy

23. Standards (Personal Flags)

24. Commissioned Officer Crest
Navy

25. Combination Caps Fretting
O-1 to O-4
no fretting
O-7 to O-10
full fretting
O-5 to O-6
partial fretting

26. Male Caps
(a) Combination cap
(b) Garrison
Navy

27. Female Caps
Navy
(a) Combination
(b) Garrison
(c) Beret

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. Navy Core Values and Rate /Rank Recognition

32. Enabling Objectives
4. Recognize officer rank, pay grade, insignia and headgear.
5. Recognize line and staff corps officers by their insignias.