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Rank Structure - Revised 15 May 1945


Officers
gradeCommanding officersOther officers
SurgeonApothecaryPaymasterTechnicalDentistJusticeBandNursing
 Admiral        
K-1Vice admiralVice admiral
(Surgeon)
Vice admiral
(Paymaster)
Vice admiral
(Technical)
Vice admiral
(Justice)
K-2Rear admiralRear admiral
(Surgeon)
Rear admiral
(Apothecary)
Rear admiral
(Paymaster)
Rear admiral
(Technical)
Rear admiral
(Dentist)
Rear admiral
(Justice)
K-3CaptainCaptain
(Surgeon)
Captain
(Apothecary)
Captain
(Paymaster)
Captain
(Technical)
Captain
(Dentist)
Captain
(Justice)
K-4CommanderCommander
(Surgeon)
Commander
(Apothecary)
Commander
(Paymaster)
Commander
(Technical)
Commander
(Dentist)
Commander
(Justice)
K-5Lieutenant commanderLieutenant commander
(Surgeon)
Lieutenant commander
(Apothecary)
Lieutenant commander
(Paymaster)
Lieutenant commander
(Technical)
Lieutenant commander
(Dentist)
Lieutenant commander
(Justice)
Lieutenant commander
(Band)
Lieutenant commander
(medical)
K-6LieutenantLieutenant
(Surgeon)
Lieutenant
(Apothecary)
Lieutenant
(Paymaster)
Lieutenant
(Technical)
Lieutenant
(Dentist)
Lieutenant
(Justice)
  
K-7SublieutenantSublieutenant
(Surgeon)
Sublieutenant
(Apothecary)
Sublieutenant
(Paymaster)
Sublieutenant
(Technical)
Sublieutenant
(Dentist)
Sublieutenant
(Justice)
K-8Acting sublieutenantActing sublieutenant
(Surgeon)
Acting sublieutenant
(Apothecary)
Acting sublieutenant
(Paymaster)
Acting sublieutenant
(Technical)
Acting sublieutenant
(Dentist)
Acting sublieutenant
(Justice)
 MidshipmanMidshipman
(Surgeon)
Midshipman
(Apothecary)
Midshipman
(Paymaster)
Midshipman
(Technical)
Midshipman
(Dentist)
   


Specialized officers, Warrant officers, Petty officers, Enlisted
gradeDeckFlightMaintenanceEngineerConstructorBandNursingPaymasterTechnicalJustice
Specialized officerK-6
Lieutenant
Lieutenant
(Band)
Lieutenant
(medical)
Lieutenant
(Paymaster)
Lieutenant
(Technical)
Lieutenant
(Justice)
K-7
Sublieutenant
Sublieutenant
(Band)
Sublieutenant
(medical)
Sublieutenant
(Paymaster)
Sublieutenant
(Technical)
Sublieutenant
(Justice)
K-8
Acting sublieutenant
Acting sublieutenant
(Band)
Acting sublieutenant
(medical)
Acting sublieutenant
(Paymaster)
Acting sublieutenant
(Technical)
Acting sublieutenant
(Justice)
Warrant officerH-1Chief Petty officerFlight Chief Petty officerMaintenance Chief Petty officerEngineer Chief Petty officerConstructor Chief Petty officerBand Chief Petty officerSanitary Chief Petty officerPaymaster Chief Petty officerTechnical Chief Petty officerLegal Chief Petty officer
Petty officerH-2Senior Petty officerFlight Senior Petty officerMaintenance Senior Petty officerEngineer Senior Petty officerConstructor Senior Petty officerBand Senior Petty officerSanitary Senior Petty officerPaymaster Senior Petty officerTechnical Senior Petty officerLegal Senior Petty officer
H-3Petty officer first classFlight Petty officer first classMaintenance Petty officer first classEngineer Petty officer first classConstructor Petty officer first classBand Petty officer first classSanitary Petty officer first classPaymaster Petty officer first classTechnical Petty officer first classLegal Petty officer first class
H-4Petty officer second classFlight Petty officer second classMaintenance Petty officer second classEngineer Petty officer second classConstructor Petty officer second classBand Petty officer second classSanitary Petty officer second classPaymaster Petty officer second classTechnical Petty officer second classLegal Petty officer second class
Enlisted
Leading SeamanLeading AviatorLeading MaintainerLeading EngineerLeading ConstructorLeading BandmanLeading MedicalLeading PaymasterLeading TechnicianLeading Legal
Seaman SeniorAviator SeniorMaintainer SeniorEngineer SeniorConstructor SeniorBandman SeniorMedical SeniorPaymaster SeniorTechnician SeniorLegal Senior
Seaman first classAviator first classMaintainer first classEngineer first classConstructor first classBandman first classMedical first classPaymaster first classTechnician first class 
Seaman second classAviator second classMaintainer second classEngineer second classConstructor second classBandman second classMedical second classPaymaster second classTechnician second class


Reserves
gradeDeckFlightMaintenanceEngineerConstructor
Reserve officersK-3
Captain
K-4
Commander
K-5
Lieutenant commander
K-6
Lieutenant
K-7
Sublieutenant
K-8
Acting sublieutenant
Reserve Warrant officersH-1Chief Petty officerFlight Chief Petty officerMaintenance Chief Petty officerEngineer Chief Petty officerConstructor Chief Petty officer
Reserve Petty officersH-2Senior Petty officerFlight Senior Petty officerMaintenance Senior Petty officerEngineer Senior Petty officerConstructor Senior Petty officer
H-3Petty officer first classFlight Petty officer first classMaintenance Petty officer first classEngineer Petty officer first classConstructor Petty officer first class
H-4Petty officer second class  Engineer Petty officer second classConstructor Petty officer second class
Reserve Enlisted Leading Seaman Leading EngineerLeading Constructor
Seaman SeniorEngineer SeniorConstructor Senior
Seaman first classEngineer first classConstructor first class

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