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Canada

There are two Petty Officer ranks in the Canadian Navy. Petty Officer 2nd Class (PO2) (Maître de deuxième classe or m2 in French) is equivalent to a Sergeant and Petty Officer 1st Class (PO1) (Maître de première classe or m1) is equivalent to a Warrant Officer. Canadian Forces Maritime Command (MARCOM) is responsible for naval operations of the navy of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Good conduct variation Petty Officer Second Class insignia Petty Officer Second Class is the fifth enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy, just above Petty Officer Third Class and below Petty Officer First Class, and is a non-commissioned officer. ... For other uses, see Sergeant (disambiguation). ... Petty Officer 1st Class or PO1 is a Naval non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces. ... Two Bermuda Regiment Warrant Officers. ...

Petty Officers are normally addressed as "Petty Officer Bloggins" or "PO Bloggins", thereafter as "PO". The "1st Class" and "2nd Class" designations are normally only used when such a distinction needs to be made, such as on a promotion parade or to distinguish two Petty Officers with similar names but different ranks.

United Kingdom

In the Royal Navy, the rank of Petty Officer comes above that of Leading Rating and below that of Chief Petty Officer. It is the equivalent of Sergeant in the Royal Marines, British Army and Royal Air Force. Petty Officer is the lowest of the Senior Rating grades. Petty Officers, like all senior rates, wear fore and aft rig. Image File history File links UK_Navy_PO_S.gif‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies Enlisted Template:Ranks and Insignia of NATO Navies/OR/United Kingdom Royal Navy enlisted rate insignia ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... Leading Seaman (or Leading Rate) is the most senior of the junior rates in the British Royal Navy. ... Chief Petty Officer is a non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many navies. ... For other uses, see Sergeant (disambiguation). ... The Royal Marines (RM), are the Royal Navys elite fighting forces. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... A fore-and-aft rig is a sailing rig consisting mainly of sails that are set along the line of the keel rather than perpendicular to it. ...

	Ratings and Other Ranks of the British Armed Forces
	OR-1	OR-2	OR-3	OR-4	OR-5/OR-6	OR-7	OR-8	OR-9
Royal Navy:		ORD - AB		LH	PO	CPO	WO2	WO1
Royal Marines:		MNE	LCpl	Cpl	Sgt	CSgt	WO2	WO1
Army:	Pte	Pte	LCpl	Cpl	Sgt	SSgt / CSgt	WO2	WO1
Royal Air Force:	AC	LAC - SAC - Jnr Tech		Cpl	Sgt	Chf Tech - FS		WO / MAcr

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United States

Petty Officer 2^nd class insignia.

The title of Petty Officer in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard has three separate "classes" (3^rd class through 1^st class) and three senior grades (Chief Petty Officer, Senior Chief Petty Officer, Master Chief Petty Officer). A Petty Officer Third Class is equivalent to a Corporal in the United States Army and Marine Corps and a Senior Airman in the United States Air Force. A Petty Officer Second Class is equivalent to a Sergeant in the United States Army and Marine Corps, and a Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force. A Petty Officer First Class is equivalent to a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army and Marine Corps and a Technical Sergeant in the United States Air Force. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... USN redirects here. ... USCG HH-65 Dolphin USCG HH-60J JayHawk The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States armed forces and is involved in maritime law enforcement, mariner assistance, search and rescue, and national defense. ... U.S. Navy Good conduct variation U.S. Navy Petty Officer Third Class insignia Petty Officer Third Class is the fourth enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, just above Seaman and below Petty Officer Second Class, and is the lowest form of non-commissioned... This article is about the military rank. ... The United States Army is the largest and oldest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ... The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ... Senior Airman (SrA) is the fourth enlisted rank in the United States Air Force, just above Airman 1st Class and below Staff Sergeant. ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... Good conduct variation Petty Officer Second Class insignia Petty Officer Second Class is the fifth enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, just above Petty Officer Third Class and below Petty Officer First Class, and is a non-commissioned officer. ... For other uses, see Sergeant (disambiguation). ... United States Military Staff Sergeant insignia (U.S. Air Force) Staff Sergeant is the fifth enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, just above Senior Airman and below Technical Sergeant. ... Good conduct variation Petty Officer First Class insignia Petty Officer First Class is the sixth enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, just above Petty Officer Second Class and below Chief Petty Officer, and is a non-commissioned officer. ... United States Military Staff Sergeant insignia (U.S. Air Force) Staff Sergeant is the fifth enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, just above Senior Airman and below Technical Sergeant. ... Technical Sergeant insignia Technical Sergeant is the sixth enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, just above Staff Sergeant and below Master Sergeant. ...

See also

• Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
• Master Chief Petty Officer
• Senior Chief Petty Officer
• Chief Petty Officer
• Chief Petty Officer 1st Class
• Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
• Petty Officer 1st Class
• Petty Officer First Class
• Petty Officer 2nd Class
• Petty Officer Second Class
• Petty Officer Third Class
• U.S. Navy enlisted rate insignia