Shoulder Boards
These officers wear 1/2″ GOLD STRIPE on their shoulders
What is an Ensign
An Embroidered Brown Bar
What is an Ensign O-1
A Silver Spread Eagle
What is a Captain (CAPT)
A single 2 inch gold stripe
What is a Rear Admiral Lower Half (RDML)
This color device consists of:
1 GOLD BAR, 3 BLUE BREAKS
What is Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CWO2)
What officer wears (1) 1/2″ GOLD STRIPE, (1) 1/4″ GOLD STRIPE on their shoulder
What is a Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) 0-2
A single embroidered black bar
What is a Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) O-2
A Silver Oak Leaf
What is a Commander (CDR)
A single 1/2 inch gold stripe
What is an ensign
Worn on the collar:
1 SILVER BAR, 2 BLUE BREAKS
What is a Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CWO3)
What officer wears (2) 1/2″ GOLD STRIPE, (1) 1/4″ GOLD STRIPE
What is Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) O-4
An Embroidered Black Oak Leaf
What is a Commander (CDR) O-5
A Gold Oak Leaf
What is a Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)
A single 1/2 inch gold stripe with a single 1/4 inch gold stripe above it
What is a Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG)
This shoulder board consists of:
One 1/2 inch GOLD STRIPE, 1 BLUE BREAK
What is a Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CWO4)
Which officer wears (4) 1/2″ GOLD STRIPES
What is a Captain (CAPT)
Three Black Embroidered 5 Point Stars
What is a Vice Admiral (VADM) O-9
Two Silver Bars
What is a Lieutenant (LT)
Three 1/2 inch gold stripes
What is a Commander (CDR)
Worn on the collar:
1 SILVER BAR, 1 HORIZONTAL BLUE LINE
What is Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CWO5)
This officer wears (1) 2″ GOLD STRIPE, (3) 1/2″ GOLD STRIPES
What is an Admiral (ADM) O-10
Four Black Embroidered 5 Point Stars
What is an Admiral (ADM)
Two 5 Point Stars
What is a Rear Admiral Upper Half (RADM)
Two 1/2 inch gold stripes separated with one 1/4 inch gold stripe in the middle
What is a Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)
Worn on the sleeve:
One 1/2 inch gold stripe with 1/8 inch blue strip broken by one hash mark, centered on the outer face of the sleeve
What is Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CWO5)