::Petty officer
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Navies | Armies | Air forces |
Module:WPMILHIST Infobox style|header_bar}}| Commissioned officers | ||
Admiral of the fleet |
Marshal or Field marshal |
Marshal of the air force |
Admiral | General | Air chief marshal |
Vice admiral | Lieutenant general | Air marshal |
Rear admiral | Major general | Air vice-marshal |
Commodore | Brigadier or Brigadier general |
Air commodore |
Captain | Colonel | Group captain |
Commander | Lieutenant colonel | Wing commander |
Lieutenant commander |
Major or Commandant |
Squadron leader |
Lieutenant | Captain | Flight lieutenant |
Sub-lieutenant | Lieutenant or First lieutenant |
Flying officer |
Ensign | Second lieutenant |
Pilot officer |
Midshipman | Officer cadet | Officer cadet |
Module:WPMILHIST Infobox style|header_bar}}| Enlisted grades | ||
Warrant officer or Chief petty officer |
Warrant officer or Sergeant major |
Warrant officer |
Petty officer | Sergeant | Sergeant |
Leading seaman | Corporal | Corporal |
Seaman | Private | Aircraftman |
A petty officer (PO) is a non-commissioned officer in many navies and is given the NATO rank denotion OR-6. They are equal in rank to sergeant in the British Army and Royal Air Force. A petty officer is superior in rank to leading rate and subordinate to chief petty officer, in the case of the British armed forces.
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