Chief petty officer

Senior non-commissioned officer in many navies and coast guards

Comparative military ranks
Armies,
air forces
(non-Commonwealth)
Navies,
coast guard
Air forces
(Commonwealth system)
Flag commissioned officers
Field marshal Admiral of the fleet Marshal of the air force
General or
colonel general or
army general
Admiral or
general admiral
Air chief marshal
Lieutenant general or
army corps general
Vice admiral Air marshal
Major general or
divisional general
Rear admiral or
Counter admiral
Air vice-marshal
Brigadier or
brigadier general
Commodore or
flotilla admiral
Air commodore
Senior commissioned officers
Colonel (Ship-of-the-Line)
Captain
Group captain
Lieutenant colonel Frigate captain or
Commander
Wing commander
Major or
commandant
Corvette captain or Lieutenant
commander
Squadron leader
Junior commissioned officers
Captain Lieutenant Flight lieutenant
First lieutenant or
lieutenant
Lieutenant
junior grade or
sub-lieutenant
Flying officer
Second lieutenant or
junior lieutenant
Ensign or
midshipman
Pilot officer
Officer cadet Officer cadet Flight cadet
Non-commissioned officers
Warrant officer or
sergeant major
Warrant officer or
chief petty officer
Warrant officer
Sergeant Petty officer Sergeant
Enlisted ranks
Corporal or
bombardier or
specialist
Leading seaman Corporal or leading aircraftman
Private or
gunner or
trooper or
sapper
Seaman Aircraftman or
airman or
aviator
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A chief petty officer (CPO) is a senior non-commissioned officer in many navies and coast guards, usually above petty officer.

By country

Australia

"Chief Petty Officer" is the second highest non-commissioned rank in the Royal Australian Navy.

Canada

"Chief petty officer" refers to two ranks in the Royal Canadian Navy. A chief petty officer 2nd class (CPO2) (premier maître de deuxième classe or pm2 in French) is equivalent to a master warrant officer in the Army and Air Force, and chief petty officer 1st class (CPO1) (premier maître de première classe or pm1) is equivalent to a chief warrant officer in the Army and Air Force. In spoken references, chief petty officers may be addressed as "chief" but are never addressed as "sir".

India

A Chief petty officer in Indian Navy is a junior-commissioned officer. This rank is equivalent to Naib subedar in Indian Army and Junior warrant officer in Indian Air force. The two highest enlisted ranks are Master Chief Petty Officer Second Class (MCPO II), equivalent to Subedar/Warrant Officer and Master Chief Petty Officer First Class (MCPO I), equivalent to Subedar Major/Master Warrant Officer in Indian Army/Indian Air Force respectively.

Pakistan

Fleet chief petty officer is a commissioned and gazetted rank in Pakistan Navy above chief petty officer and below master chief petty officer. It is equivalent to the Pakistan Air Force warrant officer and the Pakistan Army subedar.[1]

Philippines

In the Philippine Navy, the rank of chief petty officer, is equivalent to master sergeant in the Philippine Marine Corps and Philippine Air Force.[2]

United Kingdom

In the Royal Navy, the rank of chief petty officer comes above that of petty officer and below that of warrant officer class 2. It is the equivalent of colour sergeant in the Royal Marines, colour sergeant or staff sergeant in the Army, and flight sergeant in the Royal Air Force.

United States

Chief petty officer is the seventh enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, just above petty officer first class and below senior chief petty officer. Chief petty officers are classified as senior non-commissioned officers. The grade of chief petty officer was established on April 1, 1893, for the U.S. Navy.[3] The U.S. Congress first authorized the U.S. Coast Guard to use the promotion to chief petty officer on 18 May 1920.[4]

Unlike petty officer first class and lower rates, advancement to chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy not only carries requirements of time in service, superior evaluation scores, and specialty examinations, but also carries an added requirement of peer review. A chief petty officer can only advance after review by a selection board of serving master chief petty officers, in effect "choosing their own" and conversely not choosing others.[5]

Insignia

See also

References

  1. ^ Naval Regulation for Pakistan[citation needed]
  2. ^ John A. Oudine, ed. (July 1963). "The Philippine Navy" (PDF). All Hands. Washington, D.C.: United States Navy. pp. 14–17. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
    "Manual of Armed Forces Law: Volume 1 Commander's Handbook on Military Law" (PDF). New Zealand Defense Force. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
    Mundo, Proscoro Ervin A (3 May 2014). "Compilation of Commonly Used Abbreviations in the Philippine Navy and the Armed Forces of the Philippines". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.739.833.
  3. ^ Campa, Joe R. Jr. (30 March 2007). "MCPON Reflects on 114 Years of Deckplate Leadership". Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008. ...commemorating the establishment of the rate of Chief Petty Officer (CPO) in 1893.
  4. ^ The Coast Guardsman's Manual, ninth ed.,George E. Krietemeyer, Naval Institute Press, 2000, ISBN 1-55750-468-7
  5. ^ The Chief Petty Officer's Guide / John Hagan and Jack Leahy. - Naval Institute Press, 2004. ISBN 1-59114-459-0
  6. ^ Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force. "Paratus" (PDF). Regional Publications Ltd. pp. 12–13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Badges of rank" (PDF). defence.gov.au. Department of Defence (Australia). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  8. ^ "ENLISTED RATES". rbdf.gov.bs. Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  9. ^ Bangladesh Navy. "Rank of Navy & Equivalent Rank". navy.mil.bd. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Naval Service Rank Markings". military.ie. Defence Forces (Ireland). Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  11. ^ "BADGES OF RANK". Official Jamaica Defence Force Website. 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Defense Act of 2008" (PDF). 3 September 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Ranks & Insignia". Join Indian Navy. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Badges of Rank". nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Rank Insignia". navy.mil.za. Department of Defence (South Africa). Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Branches/ Ranks". navy.lk. Sri Lanka Navy. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Rank Chart (Enlisted)". 69.0.195.188. Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. Retrieved 27 May 2021.[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ "Shaping your career". royalnavy.mod.uk. Royal Navy. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  19. ^ a b "U.S. Military Rank Insignia". defense.gov. Department of Defense. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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  • History of the Chief Petty Officer Grade
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Ratings and other ranks of the British Armed Forces
   
NATO grade / Service branch OR-1 OR-2 OR-3 OR-4 OR-5/OR-6 OR-7 OR-8 OR-9
Royal Navy Recruit Able seaman not applicable Leading rating Petty officer Chief petty officer Warrant officer 2 Warrant officer 1
Royal Marines Marine Lance corporal Corporal Sergeant Colour sergeant Warrant officer 2 Warrant officer 1
British Army Recruit Private Lance corporal Corporal Sergeant Staff sergeant /
Colour sergeant
Warrant officer 2 Warrant officer 1
Royal Air Force Air recruit Air specialist (class 2)
Air specialist (class 1) /
Air specialist (class 1) technician
Lance corporal (RAF Regt only) Corporal Sergeant Chief technician /
Flight sergeant
Warrant officer /
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United States enlisted ranks
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Private
PVT
Private 2
PV2
Private first class
PFC
Specialist Corporal
SPC – CPL
Sergeant
SGT
Staff Sergeant
SSG
Sergeant first class
SFC
Master Sergeant First Sergeant
MSG1SG¹
Sergeant Major Command Sergeant Major
SGMCSM
Sergeant Major of the Army Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
SMASEAC
Marine Corps
Private
Pvt
Private first class
PFC
Lance Corporal
LCpl
Corporal
Cpl
Sergeant
Sgt
Staff Sergeant
SSgt
Gunnery Sergeant
GySgt
Master Sergeant First sergeant
MSgt1stSgt¹
Master Gunnery Sergeant Sergeant Major
MGySgtSgtMaj
 Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
SMMCSEAC
Navy
Seaman recruit
SR
Seaman apprentice
SA
Seaman
SN
Petty Officer Third Class
PO3
Petty Officer Second Class
PO2
Petty Officer first class
PO1

CPO
Senior Chief Petty Officer Command Senior Chief Petty Officer
SCPOCMDCS
Master Chief Petty Officer Command Master Chief Petty Officer Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer / Force Master Chief Petty Officer
MCPOCMDCMFORCM, FLTCM
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
MCPONSEAC
Air Force
Airman basic
AB
Airman
Amn
Airman first class
A1C
Senior Airman
SrA
Staff Sergeant
SSgt
Technical sergeant
TSgt
Master Sergeant Master Sergeant
MSgt1st Sgt¹
Senior Master Sergeant Senior Master Sergeant
SMSgt1st Sgt¹
Chief Master Sergeant Chief Master Sergeant Command Chief Master Sergeant
CMSgt1st Sgt¹ – CCM
Senior Enlisted Advisor for the National Guard Bureau Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
SEANGBCMSAFSEAC
Space Force
Specialist 1
Spc1
Specialist 2
Spc2
Specialist 3
Spc3
Specialist 4
Spc4
Sergeant
Sgt
Technical sergeant
TSgt
Master sergeant
MSgt
Senior master sergeant
SMSgt
Chief master sergeant
CMSgt
Senior Enlisted Advisor of the Space Force Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
CMSSFSEAC
Coast Guard
Seaman Recruit
SR
border
SA
border
SN
Petty Officer Third Class
PO3
Petty Officer Second Class
PO2
Petty Officer first class
PO1
Chief Petty Officer
CPO
Senior Chief Petty Officer
SCPO
Master Chief Petty Officer Command Master Chief Petty Officer Area Command Master Chief Petty Officer, CMC Reserve
MCPOCMC – DMCPOCG2
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
MCPOCG
  1. For the Army and Air Force, first sergeants are temporary and lateral ranks and are senior to their non-diamond counterparts, while Marine Corps first sergeants have no lateral movement within paygrade and is a permanent rank.
  2. The rank insignia is used by other Coast Guard senior enlisted leaders.