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Re: Ranks
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Date: 
Sun, 4 Nov 2001 15:33:58 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Rick Hallman writes:
In lugnet.pirates, Andrzej M. Szlaga writes:
Hello,

Could you help me? I need English names of all military ranks from
sailor to captain.

Thanks and bye,
The ranking systems are basically the same for all navies around the world.

You have two different 'classes', if you will, in a Navy: Officer and • Enlisted.

For the officers it goes like this (from lowest Officer rank to highest rank):

Ensign (one thick stripe)
Lieutenant (Junior Grade) (1 thick stripe with a thin stripe)
Lieutenant (2 thick stripes)
Lieutenant Commander (2 thick stripes with a thin stripe in between)
Commander (3 thick stripes)
Captain (4 thick stripes)
Rear Admiral (Lower Half) (1 star)
Rear Admiral (Upper Half) (2 stars)
Vice Admira (3 stars)
Admiral (4 stars)


'merican, the UK ranks at present are slightly different...
Officer Cadet
Acting Sub-Lieutenant (pronounced "LEFT-Tenant, not LOO-Tenant)
Sub-Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Liewtenant Commander
Commander
Captain

And then, it goes into Admrials...salute them all!...




For the enlisted in the Navy, and in the Coast Guard as well (lowest to
highest):

Seaman Recruit
Seaman
Seaman 1st Class
Petty Officer 3rd Class
Petty Officer 2nd Class
Petty Officer 1st Class
Chief Petty Officer
Senior Chief Petty Officer
Master Chief Petty Officer
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy


Once again, things are different in the RN/RCN/RAN
Ordenary Seaman (OD)
Able Seaman (AB)
Leading Seaman (LS, what I am-also refered to as a "Killek"(for which I have
the spelling wrong, I am sure...)
Master Seaman (I believe this is Canadian only)(MS)
Petty Officer 2nd Class(PO2)
Petty Officer 1st Class(PO1)
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class (CPO2)
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class (CPO1)

Little differences between the US and Canada.  For example, although you might
think that I am like a seaman 1st class, it is more like a PO3 in the US
standings as an equivelent-especially for responsiblility.  On some classes of
ships, I would be standing as EOOW (Engineering Officer Of Watch).

LS James Powell, RCN
Wooden Ships, and IRON men!



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(...) The ranking systems are basically the same for all navies around the world. You have two different 'classes', if you will, in a Navy: Officer and Enlisted. For the officers it goes like this (from lowest Officer rank to highest rank): Ensign (...) (23 years ago, 3-Nov-01, to lugnet.pirates)

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