Chief petty officer

"Chief Petty Officer" is the second highest non-commissioned rank in the Royal Australian Navy.

"Chief petty officer" refers to two ranks in the Royal Canadian Navy. A chief petty officer 2nd class (CPO2) ({{lang|fr|premier maître de deuxième classe}} or {{lang|fr|pm2}} in French) is equivalent to a master warrant officer in the Army and Air Force, and chief petty officer 1st class (CPO1) ({{lang|fr|premier maître de première classe}} or {{lang|fr|pm1}}) is equivalent to a chief warrant officer in the Army and Air Force. In spoken references, chief petty officers may be addressed as "chief" but are never addressed as "sir".

A Chief petty officer in Indian Navy is a junior-commissioned officer. This rank is equivalent to Naib subedar in Indian Army and Junior warrant officer in Indian Air force. The two highest enlisted ranks are Master Chief Petty Officer Second Class (MCPO II), equivalent to Subedar/Warrant Officer and Master Chief Petty Officer First Class (MCPO I), equivalent to Subedar Major/Master Warrant Officer in Indian Army/Indian Air Force respectively.

Fleet chief petty officer is a commissioned and gazetted rank in Pakistan Navy above chief petty officer and below master chief petty officer. It is equivalent to the Pakistan Air Force warrant officer and the Pakistan Army subedar.Naval Regulation for Pakistan{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}

{{see also|Military ranks of the Philippines}}

In the Philippine Navy, the rank of chief petty officer, is equivalent to master sergeant in the Philippine Marine Corps and Philippine Air Force.{{cite magazine |editor=John A. Oudine |author= |date=July 1963 |title=The Philippine Navy |url=https://www.navy.mil/ah_online/archpdf/ah196307.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150916011759/http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/archpdf/ah196307.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 September 2015 |magazine=All Hands |location=Washington, D.C. |pages=14–17 |publisher=United States Navy |access-date=25 May 2019 }}
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In the Royal Navy, the rank of chief petty officer comes above that of petty officer and below that of warrant officer class 2. It is the equivalent of colour sergeant in the Royal Marines, colour sergeant or staff sergeant in the Army, and flight sergeant in the Royal Air Force.

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{{main article|Chief petty officer (United States)}}

Chief petty officer is an E-7 enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, just above petty officer first class and below senior chief petty officer. Chief petty officers are classified as senior non-commissioned officers. The grade of chief petty officer was established on April 1, 1893, for the U.S. Navy.{{cite web| url=http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=28602| title=MCPON Reflects on 114 Years of Deckplate Leadership| access-date=2008-05-10| last=Campa| first=Joe R. Jr. | date=2007-03-30| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110171515/http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=28602| archive-date=2008-01-10| quote=...commemorating the establishment of the rate of Chief Petty Officer (CPO) in 1893.}} The U.S. Congress first authorized the U.S. Coast Guard to use the promotion to chief petty officer on 18 May 1920.The Coast Guardsman's Manual, ninth ed.,George E. Krietemeyer, Naval Institute Press, 2000, {{ISBN|1-55750-468-7}}

Unlike petty officer first class and lower rates, advancement to chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy not only carries requirements of time in service, superior evaluation scores, and specialty examinations, but also carries an added requirement of peer review.

British Royal Navy OR-7.svg|Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard{{cite web |title=Paratus |author1=Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force |url=http://abdf.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ABDF_mag_2011.pdf |publisher=Regional Publications Ltd. |access-date=2 March 2020 |pages=12–13 |archive-date=7 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607174320/http://abdf.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ABDF_mag_2011.pdf |url-status=dead }}

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Irish Naval Service{{cite web |title=Naval Service Rank Markings |url=http://www.military.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Info_Centre/Posters/rank_markings/NS_Rank_Markings.png |website=military.ie |publisher=Defence Forces (Ireland) |access-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425021602/http://www.military.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/images/Info_Centre/Posters/rank_markings/NS_Rank_Markings.png |archive-date=25 April 2016}}

Jamaica-Navy-OR-7.svg|Jamaican Coast Guard{{cite web |title=BADGES OF RANK |url=https://www.jdfweb.com/badges-of-rank/ |website=Official Jamaica Defence Force Website |access-date=16 November 2019 |date=2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820143541/https://www.jdfweb.com/badges-of-rank/ |archive-date=20 August 2020}}

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RNZN OR-7.svg|Royal New Zealand Navy{{cite web |title=Badges of Rank |url=https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/corporate-documents/badges-of-rank/ |website=nzdf.mil.nz |publisher=New Zealand Defence Force |access-date=11 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703193648/https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/corporate-documents/badges-of-rank/ |archive-date=3 July 2020}}

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British Royal Navy OR-7.svg|Royal Navy{{cite web |title=Shaping your career |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/careers/navy-life/shaping-your-career |website=royalnavy.mod.uk |publisher=Royal Navy |access-date=24 September 2021}}

CPO GC.svg|United States Navy{{cite web |title=U.S. Military Rank Insignia |url=https://www.defense.gov/Resources/Insignia/ |website=defense.gov |publisher=Department of Defense |access-date=13 January 2022}}

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