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U.S. Navy officer rank insignia

Rank
Pay Grade 		Abbreviation Collar
devices 		Dress uniform
Shoulder Sleeve
Fleet Admiral
O-11
(wartime only) 		FADM O-11 collar insignia O-11 shoulder insignia O-11 sleeve insignia
Admiral
O-10 		ADM O-10 collar insignia O-10 shoulder insignia O-10 sleeve insignia
Vice Admiral
O-9 		VADM O-9 collar insignia O-9 shoulder insignia O-9 sleeve insignia
Rear Admiral
(upper half)
O-8 		RADM O-8 collar insignia O-8 shoulder insignia O-8 sleeve insignia
Rear Admiral
(lower half)
(formerly Commodore)
O-7 		RDML O-7 collar insignia O-7 shoulder insignia O-7 sleeve insignia
Captain
O-6 		CAPT O-6 collar insignia O-6 shoulder insignia O-6 sleeve insignia
Commander
O-5 		CDR O-5 collar insignia O-5 shoulder insignia O-5 sleeve insignia
Lieutenant
Commander
O-4 		LCDR O-4 collar insignia O-4 shoulder insignia O-4 sleeve insignia
Lieutenant
O-3 		LT O-3 collar insignia O-3 shoulder insignia O-3 sleeve insignia
Lieutenant,
Junior Grade
O-2 		LTJG O-2 collar insignia O-2 shoulder insignia O-2 sleeve insignia
Ensign
O-1 		ENS O-1 collar insignia O-1 shoulder insignia O-1 sleeve insignia

This chart represents the U.S. Navy officer rank insignia.


The rank Admiral of the Navy is considered in Naval tradition to be the equivalent of a six star Admiral. The rank has only been held by one person in history, George Dewey.

U.S. Navy Midshipman rank insignia can be found in the Midshipman article.

U.S. Navy Warrant officer rank insignia can be found in the Warrant officer article.

[U.S. Navy Ranks - Officer]

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