Navy Officer Ranks Warrant Officer (CWO2, CWO3, CWO4, CWO5) These positions involve an application of technical and leadership skills versus primarily management functions. Only senior enlisted personnel (pay grades E6 and above) may apply for the Navy’s warrant officer program. With a minimum...
Do not confuse rank with pay grades, such as E-1, W-2 and O-5. Pay grades are administrative classifications used primarily to standardize compensation across the military services. The "E" in E-1 stands for "enlisted" while the "1" indicates the pay grade for that position. The other...
advancementthroughtheSeptember2011E4-E6NWAEwilladvancetothenexthigher paygradeduringadvancementcycle212(January-June2012)andtheirERBresultswillbe vacated.TheseSailorswillretainedonActiveDuty. CONVERSIONOPTIONS: SailorsselectedforconversionintoanundermannedratingwillreceivePCSordersto transfer to ...