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Staff officers are commissioned officers within a specialist field not related to combat, such as law and medicine. They are identified by the appropriate symbol (in place of the line officer's star) on their uniform sleeve and shoulder board. In certain fields, such as the Chaplain Corps, a candidate must have earned a masters degree prior to commissioning.
Staff officers are commissioned officers within a specialist field not related to combat, such as law and medicine. They are identified by the appropriate symbol (in place of the line officer's star) on their uniform sleeve and shoulder board. In certain fields, such as the Chaplain Corps, a candidate must have earned a masters degree prior to commissioning.
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||'''Rear Admiral''' (UH)
||'''Rear Admiral''' (UH)
||'''Rear Admiral''' (LH)
||'''Rear Admiral''' (LH)
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''Fleet admiral'' is a five-star rank, equivalent to a five-star general in the Army or Air Force, and considered equivalent to the rank of ''field marshal'' in many European countries.
''Fleet admiral'' is a five-star rank, equivalent to a five-star general in the Army or Air Force, and considered equivalent to the rank of ''field marshal'' in many European countries.
The title of ''commodore'' is, by tradition, held by a senior Navy captain who is in command of a squadron of Naval vessels. For a short period in the early 1980s, the rank of O-7 was called ''commodore admiral'', before the title was reverted back to the senior captains, and the grade of O-7 changed to ''rear admiral (lower half)''.
The title of ''commodore'' is, by tradition, held by a senior captain who is in command of a squadron of Naval vessels. For a short period in the early 1980s, the rank of O-7 was called ''commodore admiral'', before the title was reverted back to the senior captains, and the grade of O-7 changed to ''rear admiral (lower half)''.
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!colspan=11| '''Commissioned Officers'''
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!'''Pay grade'''||O-6||O-5||O-4||O-3||O-2||O-1
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||'''Rank insignia'''<br/>shoulder board<br/>sleeve stripes<br/>collar device
|| [[File:Navycaptain.jpg|50px]][[File:CaptainSleeve.JPG|60px]][[Image:DODOfficer6.JPG|60px]]
|| [[File:navycommander.jpg|55px]][[File:CDRSleeve.JPG|60px]][[Image:DODOfficer5.JPG|60px]]
|| [[File:Navyltcmdr.jpg|55px]][[File:LtCDRSleeve.JPG|60px]][[Image:DODOfficer4.JPG|60px]]
|| [[File:Navylieutenant.jpg|55px]][[File:LTSleeve.JPG|60px]][[Image:DODOfficer3.JPG|60px]]
|| [[File:Navyltjg.jpg|55px]][[File:LTJGSleeve.JPG|60px]][[Image:DODOfficer2.JPG|30px]]
|| [[File:Navyensign.jpg|55px]][[File:EnsignSleeve.JPG|60px]][[Image:DODOfficer1.JPG|30px]]
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||'''Title'''
||'''Captain'''
||'''Commander'''
||'''Lieutenant Commander'''
||'''Lieutenant'''
||'''Lieutenant JG'''
||'''Ensign'''
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Chief warrant officers are former enlisted personnel appointed to that rank by reason of his or her specialty in a given field. Prior to commissioning, a warrant officer must have been a chief petty officer or higher.
Chief warrant officers are former enlisted personnel appointed to that rank by reason of his or her specialty in a given field. Prior to commissioning, a warrant officer must have been a chief petty officer or higher.