Commissioned Officer Ranks
| Pay grade | O-1 | O-2 | O-3 | O-4 | O-5 | O-6 | O-7 | O-8 | O-9 | O-10 | O-11 | ||
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| Insignia | |||||||||||||
| Title | Ensign | Lieutenant (junior grade) |
Lieutenant | Lieutenant commander |
Commander | Captain | Rear admiral (lower half) |
Rear admiral | Vice admiral | Admiral | Fleet admiral1 | Admiral of the Navy2 | |
| Abbreviation | ENS | LTJG | LT | LCDR | CDR | CAPT | RDML | RADM | VADM | ADM | AN | ||
| NATO Code | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-2 | OF-3 | OF-4 | OF-5 | OF-6 | OF-7 | OF-8 | OF-9 | OF-10ยน | Special Grade | |
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