Petty Officer Second Class (IA)

Imperial Army Nautical Force Command ranks
Commissioned Officers
O8 » Sea Admiral (various grades)
O7 » Sea Commodore
O6 » Sea Captain
O5 » Commander
O4 » Lieutenant Commander
O3 » Lieutenant
O2 » Sub-Lieutenant
O1 » Ensign
O0 » Officer Cadet (Sea Cadet) / Midshipman
Enlisted
E9 » Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO)
E8 » Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO)
E7 » Chief Petty Officer (CPO)
E6 » Petty Officer First Class (PO1)
E5 » Petty Officer Second Class (PO2)
E4 » Petty Officer Third Class (PO3)
E3 » Able Sailor (AS)
E2 » Sailor (SO)
E1 » Sailor Apprentice (SA)
E0 » Sailor Recruit (SR)

The rank of Petty Officer Second Class (E5) is the middle standard petty-officer rank in the Imperial Army Nautical Force Command.

Description (Specifications)

Petty Officer Second Classs are non-commissioned officers aboard ship.

• The equivalent rank in the Imperial Army (Close Orbit and Airspace Control Command) is Flight Sergeant.
• The equivalent rank in the Imperial Army (Ground Force Command) is Sergeant.
• The equivalent rank in the Imperial Marines is also Sergeant.
• The equivalent rank in the Imperial Navy is Petty Officer Second Class.

History & Background (Dossier)

The term petty officer dates back to the Age of Sail. They were a senior sailor, less than the officers but more senior than other ordinary sailors, was known as a petty or lesser officer.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Bryan Steele. Mercenary (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 12.
• Collated by: BackworldTraveller