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'''Petty officer''' refers to enlisted naval personnel in grades [[E-4]] and higher. In most common use, it refers specifically to the grades from [[E-4]] to [[E-6]]:

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! Code !! Grade Title (and ''abbrev''.)
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|[[E-4]] ||[[Petty Officer Third Class]] (PO3)
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|[[E-5]] ||[[Petty Officer Second Class]] (PO2)
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|[[E-6]] ||[[Petty Officer First Class]] (PO1)
|}

The enlisted grades [[E-7]] and above are more commonly referred to as "chiefs," even though the term "petty officer" is part of their grade titles:

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|[[E-7]] ||[[Chief Petty Officer]] (CPO)
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|[[E-8]] ||[[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] (SCPO)
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|[[E-9]] ||[[Master Chief Petty Officer]] (MCPO)
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|[[E-10]] ||[[Senior Master Chief Petty Officer]] (SMCPO)
|}

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