Navy officer ranks cover both commissioned officers ... The initial commissioned officer rank held by graduates of the United States Naval Academy (USNA), Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps ...

The United States ... commissioned officers, who give orders) are arranged by rate (pay-grade) and specialty, rather than by rank. The pay structure (E1-E9) of enlisted Navy ranks is broken ...

The broad classification of US Navy ranks includes Enlisted Ranks (E-1 to E-9), Warrant Officer Ranks (W-1 to W-5), and Commissioned Officer Ranks (O-1 to O-10). Enlisted personnel is the lowest ...

Coast Guard ranks ... two tiers: officer and admiral. Commissioned Coast Guard officers do not enlist. They serve indefinitely at the pleasure of the president of the United States.

Designated ranks in the United States Armed Forces ... Before becoming the first president of the United States, military officer and statesman George Washington was appointed commander in chief ...