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Figure 10-10A.Rating insignias for enlisted personnel (continued).
Figure 10-11.Rate insignia of U.S. armed forces enlisted personnel.

Basic Military Requirements (BMR) Revised Edition
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10-18 You should also be familiar with the rating structure of the other branches of the U.S. military. Refer to figure 10-11 for a comparison of the Navy, Marine Corps, Army, and Air Force enlisted structure. RANK INSIGNIA/CORPS DEVICES—U.S. NAVAL OFFICER The paygrade of an enlisted person is referred to as a rate. For example, an E-4 is a petty officer third class. The  paygrade  of  a  commissioned  officer  is  called  a rank.  A  lieutenant  is  an  0-3.  Commissioned  officers hold their positions of command by the authority given them by the President of the United States. Naval Officers An officer of a given grade is junior to all officers of higher grades and senior to all officers of lower grades. Any  commissioned  officer  is  senior  to  any  warrant officer or enlisted person. When officers are of the same grade, then the officer first commissioned in that grade outranks officers commissioned at later dates. In other words, officers of the same grade rank according to their date  of  commission—the  earlier  the  date,  the  more senior the officer. If the officers have the same date of rank,  then  they  take  precedence  according  to  a numerical listing kept by the Navy Department. Figures 10-12, 10-13, and 10-14 show the rank insignia of U.S. naval officers as well as the insignia of other branches of the U.S. armed forces. Student Notes: BMRF1010B FIRE CONTROLMAN - FC MINEMAN - MN GUNNER’S MATE - GM FIRE CONTROL TECHNICIAN - FT TORPEDOMAN’S MATE - TM MISSILE TECHNICIAN - MT WEAPONS SPECIALTIES HOSPITAL CORPSMAN - HM D DENTAL TECHNICIAN - DT MEDICAL SPECIALTIES Figure 10-10B.—Rating insignias for enlisted personnel (continued).







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