Royal Navy officer rank insignia

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NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1	OF-D	Student Officer
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom (Edit)	Image:UK-Navy-OF10.gif Image:OF10 RN ADMF.gif	Image:UK-Navy-OF9.gif Image:Admiral RN - new.png	Image:UK-Navy-OF8.gif Image:OF9 RN ADM.gif	Image:UK-Navy-OF7.gif Image:OF8 RN VADM.gif	Image:UK-Navy-OF6.gif	Image:UK-Navy-OF5.gif	Image:UK-Navy-OF4.gif	Image:UK-Navy-OF3.gif	Image:UK-Navy-OF2.gif	Image:UK-Navy-OF1.gif	Image:UK-Navy-OFD.svg	No Insignia
	Admiral of the Fleet¹	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant- Commander	Lieutenant	Sub- Lieutenant	Midshipman	Officer Cadet
Abbreviation	Adm of the Fleet	Adm	VAdm	RAdm	Cdre	Capt	Cdr	Lt Cdr	Lt	S/Lt	Mid	OC
^{1 Rank in abeyance - appointments no longer made to this rank in peacetime.}

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	Student Officer	OF(D)	OF-1		OF-2	OF-3	OF-4	OF-5	OF-6	OF-7	OF-8	OF-9	OF-10
Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British officer ranks
Royal Navy:	O/C	Mid	SLt		Lt	Lt Cdr	Cdr	Capt	Cdre	RAdm	VAdm	Adm	Adm of the Fleet
Royal Marines:	OCdt		2Lt	Lt	Capt	Maj	Lt Col	Col	Brig	Maj Gen	Lt Gen	Gen
Army:	OCdt		2Lt	Lt	Capt	Maj	Lt Col	Col	Brig	Maj Gen	Lt Gen	Gen	FM
Royal Air Force:	OC / SO		APO / PO	Fg Off	Flt Lt	Sqn Ldr	Wg Cdr	Gp Capt	ACdre	AVM	AM	ACM	MRAF

[edit] History

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Insignia for officers was first introduced in 1748, with differences in rank being seen in the cut of the lapels and the cuffs. Over the Victorian era the uniforms gradually evolved, and the ceremonial dress has stayed more or less the same throughout the 20th century to the present day.