Petty Officer Second Class (United States Navy)

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United States Navy rank enlisted rank non-commissioned officer rank

Petty Officer Second Class (United States Navy) is a mid-level non-commissioned officer rank responsible for technical expertise, leadership, and supervision of junior sailors within the U.S. Navy.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Petty Officer Second Class (United States Coast Guard) 3
Petty Officer Second Class 2
Petty Officer Second Class (United States Navy) canonical 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy rank ⓘ
enlisted rank ⓘ
non-commissioned officer rank ⓘ
abbreviation PO2 ⓘ
authorityOver Petty Officer Third Class ⓘ
surface form: Petty Officer Third Class (United States Navy)

seamen ⓘ
category mid-level enlisted rank ⓘ
commandRelationship subordinate to chief petty officers ⓘ
subordinate to commissioned officers ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
doctrineRole front-line small-unit leader ⓘ
equivalentRank Petty Officer Second Class (United States Navy) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Petty Officer Second Class (United States Coast Guard)

Sergeant (United States Army) ⓘ
Sergeant (United States Marine Corps) ⓘ
Sergeant (USSF enlisted rank) ⓘ
surface form: Sergeant (United States Space Force) (historical alignment varies)

Staff Sergeant (United States Air Force) (historical alignment varies) ⓘ
higherRank Petty Officer First Class ⓘ
surface form: Petty Officer First Class (United States Navy)
insigniaColor gold chevrons for those with 12 or more years of good conduct ⓘ
red chevrons for most ratings ⓘ
insigniaShape eagle perched on a specialty mark above two chevrons ⓘ
lowerRank Petty Officer Third Class ⓘ
surface form: Petty Officer Third Class (United States Navy)

Seaman (United States Navy) ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Navy ⓘ
NATORankCode OR-5 ⓘ
payGrade E-5 ⓘ
promotionFrom Petty Officer Third Class ⓘ
surface form: Petty Officer Third Class (United States Navy)
promotionMethod advancement exam ⓘ
performance evaluation ⓘ
time in rate requirement ⓘ
promotionTo Petty Officer First Class ⓘ
surface form: Petty Officer First Class (United States Navy)
rankGroup petty officer ⓘ
rankStructurePosition second of three petty officer grades ⓘ
requires completion of required Navy training ⓘ
demonstrated proficiency in assigned rating ⓘ
responsibility enforcing standards and regulations ⓘ
leadership of junior sailors ⓘ
maintaining good order and discipline ⓘ
supervision of junior sailors ⓘ
technical expertise ⓘ
training of junior sailors ⓘ
serviceType enlisted ⓘ
typicalBillet leading petty officer at small-unit level ⓘ
work center supervisor ⓘ
typicalExperienceLevel several years of naval service ⓘ
uniformPlacement collar or chest insignia on working uniforms ⓘ
sleeve insignia on dress uniforms ⓘ
usesRatingSystem United States Navy ranks ⓘ
surface form: Navy enlisted rating structure

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sergeant (USSF enlisted rank) → equivalentTo → Petty Officer Second Class (United States Navy) ⓘ
Sergeant (USSF enlisted rank) → equivalentTo → Petty Officer Second Class (United States Navy) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Petty Officer Second Class (United States Coast Guard)
Royal Navy ratings → historicallyIncludedRank → Petty Officer Second Class (United States Navy) ⓘ
this entity surface form: petty officer 2nd class
United States Navy ranks → includesRank → Petty Officer Second Class (United States Navy) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Petty Officer Second Class
Petty Officer Second Class (United States Navy) → equivalentRank → Petty Officer Second Class (United States Navy) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Petty Officer Second Class (United States Coast Guard)
Sergeant → equivalentRank → Petty Officer Second Class (United States Navy) ⓘ
subject surface form: Sergeant (United States Space Force)
Sergeant → equivalentRank → Petty Officer Second Class (United States Navy) ⓘ
subject surface form: Sergeant (United States Space Force)
this entity surface form: Petty Officer Second Class (United States Coast Guard)
Petty Officer First Class → lowerRank → Petty Officer Second Class (United States Navy) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Petty Officer Second Class