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                      CHAPTER FOUR

 

                   RANK/RATE INSIGNIA

 

SECTION 2:  ENLISTED RATE/RATING INSIGNIA

 

   PART 2:  E-1 TO E-6 RATE INSIGNIA

 

                                               Article

1.  RATING BADGES...............................4221 

2.  GROUP RATE MARKS............................4222 

3.  STRIKER MARKS...............................4223 

4.  APPRENTICE TRAINING GRADUATES...............4224 

5.  UNIT IDENTIFICATION MARKS...................4225 

6.  SPECIALTY MARKS.............................4226 

7.  COLLAR INSIGNIA.............................4227 

 

 

 

 

4221.  E4-E6 RATING BADGES

 

1.  Description

 

a.  Rating badges consist of a perched eagle with expanded wings pointing upward and its head facing right.  Chevrons, indicating the wearer's rate, and a specialty mark indicating rating is part of the badge.  Embroidered rating badges worn on blue working jackets and utility shirts have no specialty mark. Chevrons on rating badges for men, E-4 through E-6, measure 3-1/4 inches wide.  Chevrons on women's rating badges measure 2-1/2 inches wide and their rating insignia is 3/4 the size of men's.  Women wearing the men's peacoat will use the men's size rating badge on the peacoat.  Men and women wear the same size rating badge (3-1/4 inches wide) on the blue working jacket.

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

         b.  Rating badges with Navy blue backgrounds are worn on Navy blue uniforms.  There are three blue background materials:  (1) 75/25% poly/wool used on men's and women's Winter Blue/Winter Working Blue; (2) 75/25% poly/wool and 55/45% poly/wool gabardine used on women's Service Dress Blue; (3) 100% wool serge used on peacoats and men's Service Dress Blue Jumper.

 

c.  Rating badges for E-6 and below Dinner Dress Blue Jackets, utility shirts and blue working jackets are made of the same material as the uniform component.  Rating badges with white backgrounds match the fabric of uniforms on which they are worn.  Colors of the eagle, specialty mark, chevrons, and service stripes for prescribed uniforms and components are mandatory as indicated on the following chart:

 

 

                 RATING BADGE    EAGLE, SPECIALTY                 SERVICE

UNIFORM     BACKGROUND          MARK          CHEVRONS       STRIPES

 

DINNER DRESS

BLUE JACKET     NAVY BLUE    WHITE/SILVER   SCARLET/GOLD   SCARLET/GOLD

 

DINNER DRESS

WHITE JACKET    WHITE        BLUE/SILVER    BLUE/GOLD      BLUE/GOLD

 

SERVICE

DRESS BLUE      NAVY BLUE    WHITE/SILVER   SCARLET/GOLD   SCARLET/GOLD

 

SERVICE

DRESS WHITE     WHITE        BLUE           BLUE           BLUE

 

SUMMER WHITE    WHITE        BLUE           BLUE           NONE

 

WINTER BLUE/

WINTER WORK-

ING BLUE        NAVY BLUE    WHITE          SCARLET        NONE

 

UTILITY         BLUE         DARK BLUE      DARK BLUE      NONE

                             (EAGLE ONLY)

 

PEACOAT         NAVY BLUE    WHITE          SCARLET        NONE

 

BLUE WORKING    NAVY BLUE    WHITE          SCARLET        None

JACKET                       (EAGLE ONLY)

 

 

 

 

2.  Position

 

a.  Rating badges are sewn on the left sleeve centered between the shoulder seam and the elbow as shown for the uniforms listed below.  The blue working jacket does not have a shoulder seam.  Use the shoulder/arm connection as the point of reference.

 

 

  

                 Maternity Blue           Dinner Dress Coats

                    Service Dress Jumpers    Service Dress Coats

                    White Shirts (SS only)   Peacoats

                    Blue Shirts              Blue Working Jackets

                    Utility Shirts

 

    

 

 

 

4222.  GROUP RATE MARKS

 

1.  General.  Consists of two or three short diagonal stripes which, alone, or in combination with specialty marks, indicate E-2 and E-3 paygrades.  Personnel in paygrade E-1 do not wear group rate mark.  Men and women wear the same size.

 

2.  Proper Wear and Positioning.  Group rate marks are placed on a rectangular background and worn on the left sleeve of all uniforms except utilities and coveralls.  They are worn in the same relative position as that of rating badges.  Group rate marks are not worn on any outergarment.

 

3.  Description.  The stripes are 3 inches long and placed at an angle of 30 degrees from the horizontal line on a rectangular background of a color that matches the uniform on which it is worn.  For fabric of group rate marks refer to <article 4221.1b/c>.  The lower end of the stripes is to the front.  E-2 personnel wear two stripes and E-3 personnel wear three stripes.

 

a.  Seaman and Apprentices.  Seamen and seamen apprentices wear white stripes on blue uniforms and navy blue stripes on white uniforms.

 

b.  Fireman and Apprentices.  Firemen and firemen apprentices wear red stripes on blue and white uniforms.

 

c.  Constructionman and Apprentices.  Constructionmen and construction apprentices wear light blue stripes on blue and white uniforms.

 

d.  Airman and Apprentices.  Airmen and airmen apprentices wear emerald green stripes on blue and white uniforms.

 

e.  Hospitalman, Dentalman and Apprentices.  Hospital men, dentalmen and apprentices wear white stripes and specialty marks on blue uniform and navy blue stripes and specialty marks on white uniforms.

 

 

 

 

 

4223.  STRIKER MARKS

 

1.  General.  El-E3 personnel who are qualified, and have been designated following instructions issued by Naval Military Personnel Command, wear the specialty mark of the rating for which they have qualified.

 

2.  Position.  E-l's wear the striker mark only, centered 2 inches above the midway point between shoulder and elbow on the left sleeve of all uniforms except utilities, in the same position relative to the center line of the sleeve as prescribed for rating badges.  E-2's and E-3's wear the striker mark centered immediately above the background of the group rate marks on the left sleeve, or striker's mark and group rate mark may be one piece.  They are worn on all uniforms except utilities, coveralls and outergarments.  Men and women wear the same size.

 

 

 

Striker's Mark (Photographer's Mate)

 

 

  

 

 

4224.  APPRENTICE TRAINING GRADUATES.  Apprentice training graduates wear the devices as shown below, in the same relative position as the striker marks.  Wear apprentice devices until designated a striker then replace apprentice devices with an appropriate striker mark.

 

Airmen	Firemen	Seamen

 

 

 

 

 

 

4225.  UNIT IDENTIFICATION MARKS (UIM's).  E1-E6 personnel assigned for permanent duty (not in transit), including Naval Reserve Reinforcement and Augment Personnel, are required to wear UIM's on the right sleeve of Dress Jumper uniforms, Winter Blue shirts, and short sleeved white shirts.  Exemptions to required wear may be granted by the prescribing authority (area coordinators) to meet security requirements.  Commands will submit UIM wear exemption requests to their prescribing authority for approval.  UIM's have 1/4 inch white block letters, embroidered on a black background ˝ inch wide, and are worn with the top edge parallel to and 3/8 inch below lower row of shoulder sleeve stitching.  Center them on the outer face of the sleeve and sew them on with colorfast blue thread.  UIMs are authorized in two lengths, 5 inch and 5-3/4 inch.  The UIMs are lettered with the approved short title of the command, as contained in the Standard Navy Distribution Lists (SNDL) Parts 1 and 2 (OPNAV P09B2-105).  Wear the UIM of the parent command unless one of the following exists:  (1) Have own UIC; (2) Tenant command non-collocated with parent command.  Upon reporting for duty, men and women will be issued seven UIMs.  Organizations are authorized to purchase UIMs from O&MN funds.  Any ship/unit that is decommissioned/dises­tablished or transferred to reserve status should forward ten UIM's for historical purposes, to the Naval Historical Center, Curator for the Navy, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, 20374-0571.  (For ordering information, see link.)

 

 

 

4226.  SPECIALTY MARKS.  Center a specialty mark, indicating the rating, between the eagle's talons and the upper chevrons.  Specialty marks are as follows:

 

 

	1.          Aerographer's Mate (AG). A winged circle with vertical, feathered arrow through it.  One-half of the circle is filled in and to the front.
	2.  Air Traffic Controller (AC).  A winged microphone.

 

	3.  Aircrew Survival Equip­mentman (PR).  A winged parachute.
	4.  Aviation Warfare Sys­tems Operator (AW).  Winged crossed electron orbits, canted with a lightning bolt passing through toward waves.
	5.  Aviation Boatwain's Mate (AB).  Crossed winged anchors, crowns down.
	6.  Aviation Electrician's Mate (AE).  A winged globe, with five embroidered latitudinal lines and five embroidered longitudinal lines.
	7.  Aviation Electronics Technician (AT).  Winged helium atom, surrounded by the revolving electrons, one horizontal and one vertical.
	8.  Aviation Machinist's Mate (AD).  A winged two-bladed propeller.

 

 

 

 

	9.  Aviation Maintenance Administrationman (AZ).  A winged two-bladed propeller centered on an open book.
	10.  Aviation Ordnanceman (AO).  A winged flaming spherical shell.
	11.  Aviation Storekeeper (AK).  Winged crossed keys; stems of keys down, webs facing outward. (Disestablished and converted to SK, 1 Jan 03.)
	12. Aviation Structural Mechanic (AM).  Winged crossed mauls; heads of mauls up.
	13.  Aviation Support Equipment Technician (AS). A winged maul and spark, head of maul up; spark points down and to the front.
	14.  Boatswain's Mate (BM). Crossed anchors; crowns down.
	15.  Builder (BU).  Carpen­ter's square, points up, superimposed on plumb bob.

 

 

 

 

 

	16. Construction Electrician (CE).  A spark superimposed, at an angle, on a telephone pole; lower end of spark to the front.
	17.  Construction Mechanic (CM).  Double-headed wrench superimposed on a nut.
	18.  Cryptologic Technician (CT).  Crossed quill and spark, both pointing down; pen on top with nib to the front.
	19.  Culinary Specialist (CS).  Crossed keys and quill superimposed upon an open ledger.
	20.  Damage Controlman (DC).  A crossed ax and maul.
	21.  Dental Technician (DT).  A caduceus, with a block letter "D" midway on the staff.  (Disestablished and converted to HM, 1 Oct 05.)
	22.  Disbursing Clerk (DK).  A check with a key in it at an angle; web and pin of key down and to the front.  (Disestablished and converted to PS, 1 Oct 05.)

 

 

 

 

 

	23.  Navy Diver (ND). A U.S. Navy Mark-V diving helmet and breastplate.
	24.  Electrician's Mate (EM).  A globe, with five latitudinal and five longi­tudinal lines.
	25.  Electronics Technician (ET).  A helium atom.
	26.  Electronics Warfare Technician (EW). A helium atom with an electrical spark passing downward through the atom. (Disestablished and converted to CTT 1 Oct 03 for active duty personnel, 1 Oct 04 for reserve personnel)
	27.  Engineering Aid (EA). A leveling rod with the measuring scale to the front.
	28.  Engineman (EN).  A gear.
	29.  Equipment Operator (EO).  A bulldozer, blade to the front.
	30.  Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD).  Contact mine superimposed on a crossed torpedo and aircraft bomb.
	31.  Fire Control Technician (FT).  A range finder.

 

 

 

 

 

	32.  Fire Controlman (FC). A range finder with spark on each side that faces inward.
	33.  Gas Turbine System  Technician (GS).  A turbine with an impeller.
	34.  Gunner's Mate (GM).  Crossed gun barrels; muz­zles up.
	35.  Hospital Corpsman (HM).  A caduceus.
	36.  Hull Maintenance  Technician (HT).  Crossed fire axe and maul, handles down; fire axe blade to front, on a carpenter's square that points down.
	37.  Interior Communica­tions Electrician (IC).  Electrician Mate's device with a French-style tele­phone above it.
	38.  Illustrator Draftsman (DM). A triangle with  draftsman's compass on it; the right angle of triangle points down.   (Disestablished and converted to MC, 1 Jul 06.)

 

 

  

 

 

	39.  Information Systems Technician (IT).  Four sparks; points to the front.
	40.  Intelligence Specialist (IS).  Magnifying glass and quill.
	41.  Journalist (JO).  Scroll and quill; pen up­permost, nib of pen down and to the front.   (Disestablished and converted to MC, 1 Jul 06.)
	42.  Legalman (LN).  A vertical mill rinde over a quill; nib of pen down and to the left.
	43.  Lithographer (LI).  Crossed litho crayon holder and scraper uppermost, blade to the front.  (Disestablished and converted to MC, 1 Jul 06.)

 

 

  

 

 

	44.  Machinery Repairman (MR). Micrometer and gear; handle of micrometer to the rear, open parts of jaws holding gear.  The device is worn with the handle parallel to the upper edge of the left arm of the chevron.
	45.  Machinist's Mate (MM). Three-bladed propeller; one blade pointing down.
	46.  Master-at-Arms (MA).  A star pointing up in a cir­cle, within a shield.
	47.  Mineman (MN).  A floating mine.
	48.  Mass Communications Specialist (MC).  Globe with a satellite in orbit and four superimposed lightning bolts.
	49.  Missile Technician (MT).  A guided missile surrounded by an electronic wave.

 

 

 

 

 

	50.  Musician (MU).  A lyre.
	51. Navy Counselor (NC).  An anchor crossed with a quill.
	52.  Operations Specialist (OS). An A-cope on an arrow; arrow pointing diagonally upward and to the front.
	53.  Personnelman Specialist(PN).  Crossed manual and quill; manual upper most; pen nib down and to the front.   (The Personnelman (PN) rate has been disestablished and converted to PS 1 Oct 05)
	54. Photographer's Mate (PH). Winged graphic solution of photographic problem.  (Disestablished and converted to MC, 1 Jul 06.)

 

 

 

 

 

	55.  Postal Clerk (PC).  A postal cancellation mark.
	56.  Quartermaster (QM).  A ship's helm.
	57.  Religious/Program  Specialist (RP).  A rose compass, a globe, and an anchor.
	58.  Ship's Serviceman (SH).  Crossed key and quill; stem of key and pen nib down; pen to be upper­most; web and pin of key to the front.
	59.  Special Warfare Operator (SO).  Flintlock pistol superimposed onto an anchor and trident
	60.  Special Warfare Boat Operator (SB).  Crossed cutlass and cocked flintlock pistol superimposed onto an anchor.
	61.  Signalman (SM).  Two upright crossed semaphore flags.  (Disestablished 30 Sep 04.)
	62.  Sonar Technician (ST). Earphones with arrow in horizontal position, point to the front.
	63.  Steelworker (SW).  An I-beam suspended from a hook; open side of hook to the front.

 

 

 

 

 

	64.  Storekeeper (SK).  Crossed keys, stems down, webs outward.
	65.  Torpedoman's Mate (TM).  A torpedo, head to the front.
	66.  Utilities Man (UT).  A valve with flange to the front.
	67.  Yeoman (YN).  Crossed quills, nibs down.
	68.  MCPON, Fleet Force Master Chief.  One inch gold star; one ray down.
	69.  Command Master Chief. One inch silver star; one ray down.

 

 

 

 

 

4227.  Collar Insignia.  E4-E6 personnel shall wear pewter or anodized (highly polished) miniature collar devices (article 4331.2e) on collar tips of the black jacket and the blue all-weather coat. Non-anodized (flat finish) pewter collar insignia will be phased out effective 01 Oct 2005.  Embroidered miniature sized (approximately 1-1/4 inch) collar device tapes on Navy coveralls. Personnel who qualify for gold service stripes outlined in article <4232> and <4233> are entitled to wear gold chevrons vice scarlet on the collar devices for Navy coveralls. Center of insignia at point (A) 1 inch from the front and lower edges of the collar and place the vertical axis of the insignia along an imaginary line (B) bisecting the angle of the collar point. Eagles face toward the front (inward). (NOTE: Embroidered collar devices may be slightly larger than metal collar devices.)