Petty Officer Second Class: Difference between revisions

'''Petty Officer Second Class''' (''abbrev'': '''PO2''') is an [[enlisted]] paygrade within the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]], the [[Grayson Space Navy]], and the [[Republic of Haven Navy]].  It holds the equivalent military paygrade of [[E-6]] within {{trmn}}. A petty officer is never referred to by their rank, but rather their rate. So a [[Master-at-Arms]] who earned their second stripe would not be called "Petty Officer 2nd Class," but rather "Master-at-Arms's Mate 2nd Class."

In peacetime, a Petty Officer 2nd Class would have served at least three Manticoran years, with twelve months [[Time in grade | Time in Grade]]. However, since there are a limited number of vacancies, there is a competitive test to determine who can be promoted.  The [[Grayson Space Navy]] uniform is blue with silver stripes. The [[Royal Manticoran Navy]] is black and the color of the stripes change depending on the specialty of the spacer.<ref name="Military.com">[http://www.military.com/navy/enlisted-rates.html (military.com)]</ref>

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