List of Naval Officer Designators
- List of Naval Officer Designators
In the United States Navy officers are assigned to one of four communities, based on their education, training and assignments: Line Officer, Staff Officer, Limited Duty Officer, or Warrant Officer. Each community is further subdivided by primary occupation. Each occupation is identified by a four digit numerical code, called a designator.
The following is a partial list of current United States Naval Officer Community Designators:
The first digit identifies the officer as a member of the as Line (1), Staff (2), Limited Duty (6), or Warrant (7) officer community. The final (fourth) digit (X) denotes the whether the officer has a Regular (0), Reserve (5), or Full Time Support (7) commission.
Up until Fiscal Year 2005, all officers entering the U.S. Navy are awarded a Reserve commission (they are commissioned as Ensign, United States Navy Reserve). Legislation was signed that all Reserve Officers on Active Duty, designated by a "5" in the last digit of the designator, would be converted over to a regular Navy commission by close of Fiscal Year 2006.
There is no distinction between USN and USNR Officers (on active duty), no matter what the commissioning source, they hold the same ranks, have the same responsibilities and authority, and enjoy the same privileges.
(1) Line Officers
Fully Qualified Unrestricted Line (URL) Officers
pecial Duty (SD) Officers
(7) Warrant Officers
References
Manual of Navy Officer Manpower and Personnel Classification. Chief of Naval Personnel Command Manual NAVPERS 15839J (www.npc.navy.mil).
ee also
*United States Navy officer rank insignia
*List of United States Navy staff corps
*List of United States Navy ratings
*Military Occupational Specialty
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