In the United States Navy officers are assigned to one of four communities, based on their education, training and assignments: Line Officers (divided into Unrestricted Line or URL, Restricted Line or RL, and Restricted Line Special Duty or RL SD), Staff Corps Officers, Limited Duty Officers (LDO), or Warrant Officers (WO/CWO). Each community is further subdivided by primary occupation. Each occupation is identified by a four digit numerical code, called a designator.[1]
The first digit identifies the officer's community.
The second and third digits denotes the officer's area of specialization within the Line, Staff Corps, LDO or Warrant Officer communities.
The final (fourth) digit denotes the officer's current type of commission.
| Fourth Digit |
Commission |
| 0 |
An officer of the Regular Navy whose permanent grade is Ensign or above |
| 1 |
An officer of the Regular Navy whose permanent status is Warrant Officer or Chief Warrant Officer (NOTE: Warrant Officer (pay grade W-1) is not currently used in the U.S. Navy; all U.S. Navy Warrant Officers are currently commissioned as Chief Warrant Officer 2 (pay grade W-2)) |
| 2 |
A temporary officer of the Regular Navy whose permanent status is enlisted |
| 3 |
An officer of the Regular Navy who is on the retired list |
| 4 |
No longer used |
| 5 |
An officer of the Naval Reserve (NOTE: Exceptions are designators with a 4th digit of 7, 8 or 9) |
| 7 |
An officer of the Naval Reserve on active duty in the Full Time Support (FTS) Program, previously known as the Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR) Program; includes officers of the FTS Program rotated to other than FTS billets |
| 8 |
An officer of the Naval Reserve who was appointed in the Naval Reserve Integration Program from enlisted status or whose permanent status is Chief Warrant Officer, Warrant Officer or enlisted |
| 9 |
An officer of the Naval Reserve who is on the retired list |
Between Fiscal Year 1992 until Fiscal Year 2005, all officers entering the U.S. Navy were awarded a Reserve commission (commissioned as Ensign, USNR). Legislation was signed that all Reserve Officers on full-time Active Duty, previously designated by a "5" in the last digit of the designator, would be converted over to a Regular Navy commission by the close of Fiscal Year 2006.
Today, there is no distinction between USN and USNR Officers, no matter what the commissioning source. All hold the same ranks, have the same responsibilities and authority, and enjoy the same privileges. As part of the U.S. Navy's Active Reserve Integration (ARI) initiative that "operationalized" the Navy's Reserve Component, the term "U.S. Naval Reserve" was superseded by "U.S. Navy Reserve" and the term USNR was discontinued as a matter of Total Force policy in 2005. All officers in the U.S. Navy now use the term USN with their rank titles.
(1xxx) Line Officers
Fully Warfare Qualified Unrestricted Line (URL) Officers
Unrestricted Line Officers (URL Officers) are commissioned Officers of the Line in the United States Navy who are qualified to Command at Sea the Navy's warfighting combatant units such as warships, submarines, aviation squadrons and SEAL Teams. They are also qualified to command the higher echelons of those units such as destroyer and submarine squadrons, aviation wings and groups, and special warfare groups. At the Flag Officer level, they also command carrier strike groups, expeditionary strike groups, task forces, and Fleet and Force commands. URL officers are also eligible to command shore installations, facilities and activities directly supporting the Navy's warfare mission.[2][3][4]
Non-Warfare Qualified Unrestricted Line (URL) Officers
110x General URL Officer without any warfare qualification (NOTE: the 110X designator is being phased out and superseded by various Restricted Line incumbents).
Training Designators For Unrestricted Line Officers
| 116x |
URL Officer in training for Surface Warfare Officer qualification. |
| 117x |
URL Officer in training for Submarine Warfare Officer qualification. |
| 118x |
URL Officer in training for Special Warfare qualification. |
| 119x |
URL Officer in training for Special Operations qualification. |
| 137x |
URL Officer in training for duty involving flying as a Naval Flight Officer. |
| 139x |
URL Officer in training for duty involving flying as a Naval Aviator (pilot). |
Restricted Line (RL) Officer Designators
RL officers are authorized to command ashore within their particular speciality, but are not eligible for combatant command at sea, which remains strictly within the purview of URL officers.[4]
| 120x |
RL Officer - Human Resources Officer. |
| 121x |
RL Officer - Nuclear Propulsion Training Officer (Nuclear Power School Instructor). |
| 122x |
RL Officer - Nuclear Engineering Officer (Naval Reactors Engineer). |
| 123x |
RL Officer - Permanent Military Professor (NOTE: Pay grades O-5 through O-6 only). |
| 144x |
RL Officer - Engineering Duty Officer (EDO). |
| 150x |
RL Officer - Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer, Engineering or Maintenance (NOTE: Designators 151X and 152X merge into 150X at pay grade O-6). |
| 151x |
RL Officer - Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer, Engineering (AEDO). |
| 152x |
RL Officer - Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer, Maintenance (AMDO and AMO). |
| 154x |
RL Officer - Aviation Duty Officer (ADO Naval Aviator) |
| 171x |
RL Officer - Foreign Area Officer (FAO). |
| 180x |
RL Officer - Meteorology/Oceanography Officer.[5] |
| 181x |
RL Officer - Information Warfare Officer (NOTE: Formerly designators 161x and 164x (Cryptology); merged and redesignated effective October 2010 under Information Dominance Corps).[5] |
| 182x |
RL Officer - Information Professional Officer (NOTE: Formerly designator 160x; redesignated effective October 2010 under Information Dominance Corps).[5] |
| 183x |
RL Officer - Intelligence Officer (NOTE: Formerly designator 163x, redesignated effective October 2010 under Information Dominance Corps).[5] |
| 184x |
RL Officer - Cyber Warfare Engineering Officer.[5] |
| 185x |
Billets which may be filled by any appropriately skilled and experienced IDC Officer |
| 186x |
RL Officer - IDC Flag Officer |
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Training Designators For Restricted Line Officers
146x RL Officer - in training for Engineering Duty Officer (EDO) (NOTE: Designator converts to 144x upon completion of qualification requirements).
172x RL Officer - in training for Foreign Area Officer (FAO) (NOTE: Designator converts to 171x upon completion of qualification requirements).
Restricted Line Special Duty (SD) Officers
| 166x |
SD Officer - Strategic Sealift Officer (NOTE: Formerly designators 162x, 166x, 167x, and 169x (Merchant Marine)) [6] |
| 165x |
SD Officer - Public Affairs Officer [7] |
| 170x |
SD Officer - Fleet Support Officer |
(6xxx) Limited Duty Officers [8][9]
Limited Duty Line Officers
| 611X Deck (Surface) |
| 612X Operations (Surface) |
| 613X Engineering/Repair (Surface) |
| 615X Special Warfare |
| 616X Ordnance (Surface) |
| 618X Electronics (Surface) |
| 621X Deck (Submarine) |
| 623X Engineering/Repair (Submarine) |
| 626X Ordnance (Submarine) |
| 628X Electronics (Submarine) |
| 629X Communications (Submarine) |
| 631X Deck (Aviation) |
| 632X Operations (Aviation) |
| 633X Maintenance (Aviation) |
| 636X Ordnance (Aviation) |
| 639X Air Traffic Control |
| 640X Nuclear Power (General) |
| 641X Administration (General) |
| 643X Bandmaster (General) |
| 647X Photography (General) |
| 648X Explosive Ordnance Disposal (General) |
| 649X Security (General) |
Limited Duty Staff Corps Officers
| 651X Supply Corps |
| 653X Civil Engineer Corps |
| 655X Law |
Limited Duty Information Dominance Corps Officers
| 680x Meteorology/Oceanography |
| 681X Information Warfare |
| 682X Information Professional |
| 683X Intelligence |
(7xxx) Warrant Officers[8][10]
Line Chief Warrant Officers
| 711X Boatswain (Surface) |
| 712X Operations Technician (Surface) |
| 713X Engineering Technician (Surface) |
| 715X Special Warfare Technician |
| 716X Ordinance Technician (Surface) |
| 717X Special Warfare Combatant Craft Technician |
| 718X Electronics Technician (Surface) |
| 720X Diving Officer |
| 721X Boatswain (Submarine) |
| 723X Engineering Technician (Submarine) |
| 726X Ordnance Technician (Submarine) |
| 728X Electronics Technician (Submarine) |
| 731X Boatswain (Aviation) |
| 732X Operations Technician (Aviation) |
| 733X Maintenance Technician (Aviation) |
| 736X Ordnance Technician (Aviation) |
| 740X Nuclear Power Technician (General) |
| 741X Ship's Clerk (General) |
| 748X Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician (General) |
| 749X Security Technician (General) |
Staff Corps Chief Warrant Officers
| 751X Supply Corps |
| 752X Food Service |
Information Dominance Corps Chief Warrant Officers
| 781X Information Warfare Technician |
| 782X Information Systems Technician |
| 783X Intelligence Technician |
| 784X Cyber Warrant |
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Mack, VADM William P. and Paulsen, CAPT Thomas D., The Naval Officer's Guide, 9th ed., Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, c1983
- ↑ Knott, CAPT Richard C., The Naval Aviation Guide, 4th ed., Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, c1985
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mack, VADM William P. and Stavridis, CAPT James, Command at Sea, 5th ed., Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD, c1999
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/officer/Detailing/rlstaffcorps/public_affairs/Pages/ApplyforDCO.aspx
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 U.S. Navy Personnel Command, Officer, Community Managers, LDO/CWO OCM, References, LDO/CWO Designators, last accessed 2 January 2012
- ↑ http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/messages/Documents/NAVADMINS/NAV2015/NAV15241.txt
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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