Rank & Recognition
PAY AND BENEFITS
Chain of Command
CHALLENGE PROGRAM
Navy Terminology
100

One perched eagle two chevrons

What is Petty Officer Second Class

100

A military health care provider that delivers full health care benefits to Sailors.

What is Tri-care?

100

Secretary of the Navy

What is the Honorable Sean J. Stackley

100

The Navy's best kept secret.

What is Navy Swick (SWCC)?

100

the kitchen on the ship

What is galley

200

a silver USN on a gold fouled anchor

What is a chief

200

It pays up to 100% of tuition charged by educational institutions and ensures that a Sailors education is not interrupted by overseas deployments.

What is NCPACE?

200

Chief of Naval Operations

Who is Adm. James Kilby

200

When there’s nowhere else to turn, they achieve the impossible through critical thinking, sheer willpower and absolute dedication to their training, their missions and their fellow Special Operations team members.

What are Navy SEALS?

200

bathroom on a Navy ship

What is the head

300

one gold bar

What is a ensign

300

a monthly allowance provided to the U.S. military members stationed in the U.S. when they are not provided government housing.

What is BAH? (Basic Allowance for Housing)

300

Chief of Naval Personnel

Who is Vice Adm. Richard Cheeseman Jr.

300

"So others may live." is their motto. They routinely put the safety of others before their own – applying intense physical and mental training to challenging real-world situations where there’s no margin for error. 

What is Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmers?

(Search and Rescue Swimmers)

300

internationally recognized voice radio signal for ships and people in serious trouble at sea

What is mayday

400

 a perched eagle three chevrons

What is a Petty Officer First Class

400

A word used to describe 30 days of paid vacation that Sailors acquire over the course of one year.

What is leave?

400

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

Who is MCPON James Honea

400

They have expertise in the most conventional and unconventional explosives to ensure the secure disposal of explosive weaponry.

What are Navy Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD)?

400

water fountain

What is scuttlebutt

500

One gold bar three blue breaks

What is Chief Warrant Officer Two

500

Access to free and low-cost recreational facilities on bases around the world, which offer everything from bowling alleys, to movie theaters, to gyms and private beaches.

What is Morale, Welfare and Recreation or MWR?

500

Secretary of Defense

Who is Pete Hegseth

500

Under a polar ice cap or at the equator they are the brains behind the only craft that operate anywhere in the ocean without refueling for 30+ years.

What are Navy Nuclear Operators?

500

wake up call to start a new day

What is reveille

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