Rank systems are important in organizations especially in the military to determine structure, authority and seniority and to make the flow of work easier and systematic. Like all the other military services, navies uses a rank system as well, but they are quite different from the ones used in the air forces or the armies.

Because rank systems differ from se[...]

“Fleet Admiral” is the title used in world's Navies for the highest ranking senior officer of the fleet. It is a five-star naval rank equivalent to the General of the Air Force and the General of the Army in the United States. In Britain, it i[...]

The military services of the United States still use several of the ranks that where originally used when they started in 1775 during the beginning of the country's Revolutionary War. The leaders adopted not just the organizational structure and regulatio[...]

Admiral is the rank of the highest naval officers. It is a four-star rank that is generally considered a full admiral, which is equivalent to a full general of the Army. This rank is below the Fleet Admiral or the Admiral of the Fleet and above Vice Admir[...]

Commodore is a rank in some world's navies for officers above the Captain and below the Admiral. It equates to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) rank code 0F-6. It was derived from commandeur, one of the highest positions in orders of knighthood in Fran[...]

Junior Captain is not a “real” rank in the United States Navy and the Royal Navy (of the United Kingdom). It is a title that is informally given to Navy officers during their first three years as Captain. He is a head of a unit or a chieftain. A Junior Ca[...]

The word “lieutenant” comes from the French words lieu, meaning place, and tenant, meaning holder. Having said that, the Lieutenant is someone who holds the place of another. In the Navy, a Lieutenant takes the place of a senior officer when h[...]

Most navies in the world use a pay grade for all Navy personnel including the active-duty service members and reserves. It is essential in determining the entitlements of a military member such as basic pay and basic allowance for housing (BAH). It is als[...]

They say that the problem with a Petty Officer is that even if he is an officer, he is still petty. This is not true. They may be called Petty Officers but they are far from being petty. A petty officer is a non-commissioned officer or an enlisted member [...]

The Warrant Officer rank is one of the Navy ranks with a very interesting history and origin. The existence of this military position can be blamed to King Edward the Confessor. In 1040, five English ports started furnishing warships in exchange for sever[...]