Ranks, Rates

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Permalink Reply by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on November 24, 2015 at 4:54pm

Congrats and BZ to your Son PO3 or more appropriately HM3! There's only one paygrade within E-3 http://www.military.com/navy/enlisted-rates.html

Permalink Reply by Arthur D Ames Jr on November 24, 2015 at 5:03pm

The Es are the pay grades.  If he got promoted from E3 he's an E4.  In the Navy the ratings confuse me too.  I was in the Army and knew lots of AF people, rank and paygrade were interchangeable.  I'm pretty sure pay grade and rating are not interchangeable in the Navy, but I'm not clear how it works.

Permalink Reply by NavyDads Co-Admin, Gary on November 24, 2015 at 5:21pm

http://www.navydads.com/forum/topics/navy-enlisted-rates?xg_source=...

Permalink Reply by Heston on November 24, 2015 at 5:29pm

The Navy is weird in the way our rank system works. Our ranks are entertwined with our jobs. A Corpsman is going to have the job code of "HM" now our ranks are HR,HA,HN E1-E3 once you become a Petty Officer is when you start seeing them using the HM designator followed by a number which signifies their rank. HM3/Corpsman Petty Officer 3rd Class/ E4, HM2/E5, HM1/E6. Hope that helps.

-Hes