Summary
Each officer rank in the navy of a NATO country may be compared with the ranks used by any military service in other NATO countries, under a standardized NATO rank scale. This is useful, for instance, in establishing seniority amongst officers serving alongside each other within multinational command structures.
The grades, prefixed OF- (commissioned officers) and WO- (warrant officers) were established in the document STANAG 2116, formally titled NATO Codes for Grades of Military Personnel.
In many navies, two separate ranks fall within the OF-1 grade. These particular ranks, known by various names in different navies, are commonly given the less formal grades of "OF-1a" (more senior) and "OF-1b" (less senior).
Officers (OF-1 – 10)
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Warrant officers (WO-1 – 5)
editWarrant officers rank below officers and above enlisted servicemen. In the United States, Chief Warrant Officers are commissioned officers.
| NATO rank | WO-5 | WO-4 | WO-3 | WO-2 | WO-1 | |||||
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| Chief warrant officer 5 | Chief warrant officer 4 | Chief warrant officer 3 | Chief warrant officer 2 | Warrant officer 1 | ||||||
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| Chief warrant officer 4 | Chief warrant officer 3 | Chief warrant officer 2 | ||||||||
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| Chief warrant officer 5 | Chief warrant officer 4 | Chief warrant officer 3 | Chief warrant officer 2 | Warrant officer 1 | ||||||
| NATO rank | WO-5 | WO-4 | WO-3 | WO-2 | WO-1 | |||||
WO are used for United States warrant officers only.[33] Countries not listed use only regular officer ranks, do not have warrant officers, or warrant officers are considered OR (Other/Enlisted Rank).
See also
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