The second unique aspect of Navy enlisted rates is the inextricable linkage of rates, which represent a Sailor’s pay grade, and ratings, which denote an occupational specialty. The first point of divergence is the term “rate,” used in the Navy rather than the more-familiar term “rank,” which is reserved for naval officers and warrant officers. The United States Navy’s enlisted rank and rate system is unique among the armed services. The other posts in the series discuss warrant officer ranks () and officer ranks (). The history of Navy ranks is equally complicated, and includes an assortment of ranks that no longer exist and some that have disappeared, reappeared, and disappeared again! In this part of a three-part series, we look at the evolution of the Navy’s commissioned officer ranks. Navy’s unique rank structure can be confusing.
To outsiders, especially members of the non-maritime services, the U.S. By Nicholas Roland, Historian, Naval History and Heritage Command
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