Royal Navy enlisted rate insignia

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NATO Code	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7		OR-6	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2		OR-1
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom (Edit)	Image:OR9 RN Warrant Officer.gif	Image:UK RM OR8.jpg	Image:OR7 RN Chief Petty Officer.gif	Image:UK Navy CPO S.gif	Image:UK Navy PO S.gif	Image:Leading Hand Insignia RN.jpg	No Equivalent	Image:OR2 RN Able Rate.gif		No Equivalent
	Warrant Officer Class 1	Warrant Officer Class 2	Chief Petty Officer		Petty Officer	Leading Rate		Able Rate Class 1	Able Rate Class 2
Abbreviation	WO1	WO2	CPO		PO	LH		AB	ORD
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom (Royal Marines) (Edit)	Image:OR9 RM Warrant Officer Class 1.gif	Image:OR8 RM Warrant Officer Class 2.gif	Image:OR7 RM Colour Sergeant.gif		Image:OR5n6 RM Sergeant.gif	Image:OR4 RM Corporal.gif	Image:OR3 RM Lance Corporal.gif	No Insignia		No Equivalent
	Warrant Officer Class 1	Warrant Officer Class 2	Colour Sergeant		Sergeant	Corporal	Lance Corporal	Marine
Abbreviation	WO1	WO2	CSgt		Sgt	Cpl	L/Cpl	Mne

**Naval Service**
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Enlisted rate insignia

For Chief Petty Officer both the shoulder tab insignia and the sleeve insignia from the No.1/No.2 uniforms are shown.

	OR-1	OR-2	OR-3	OR-4	OR-5/OR-6	OR-7	OR-8	OR-9
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Ratings and Other Ranks
Royal Navy:		ORD - AB		LH	PO	CPO	WO2	WO1
Royal Marines:		MNE	LCpl	Cpl	Sgt	CSgt	WO2	WO1
Army:	Pte	Pte	LCpl	Cpl	Sgt	SSgt / CSgt	WO2	WO1
Royal Air Force:	AC	LAC - SAC - Jnr Tech		Cpl	Sgt	Chf Tech - FS		WO / MAcr

1 Trade (Branch) Badges
2 History
3 External links
4 See also

[edit] Trade (Branch) Badges

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Ratings in the Royal Navy also carry trade badges on the left sleeve to indicate their specific job (this information is also carried in the individual's title - e.g. a leading rate (commonly called a leading hand, or simply "leader") who is also in the Marine Engineering department is known as a "Leading Marine Engineering Mechanic" (LMEM), whereas someone of the same rate who specialises in gunnery (which would also make them responsible for certain seamanship aspects on the upper deck) will be known as "Leading Seaman" (LS). A common title for Able Rates in the warfare branch is Operator Mechanic - a title relating to the idea that the rating not only controls his/her equipment, but also maintains it to an extent. An overview of trade badges is given on the Royal Navy's website. Variances with branch badges include stars and crowns above and below the logo of the branch to symbolise the rate of the person in possession of the badge

Basic badge = AB class 2 - not fully operationally trained
Basic Badge + 1 star above the branch logo = AB class 1 - fully operationally trained, usually to NVQ level 2
Basic Badge + 1 star above the branch logo and one below = Leading Hand qualified - able to complete complicated tasks
Basic Badge + 1 crown above the branch logo = Petty Officer qualified - able to complete more complicated tasks
Basic Badge + 1 crown above the branch logo, badge appears on the left breast = Chief Petty Officer - the most qualified branch badge
Basic Badge + 1 crown above the branch logo and 1 star below = Chief Staff (obsolete)

Warrant Officers and above do not wear branch badges as well as Artificer Apprentices (also known as "Tiffs"), who instead have a red cloth patch attached to their beret rather than the brass one that is issued to the other branches. This patch is identical in pattern to the brass beret badge of a Petty Officer as this symbolises that they are not fully qualified in their branch until they reach the rate of a Petty Officer.