Senior Chief Petty Officer (IA)
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| Imperial Army Nautical Force Command ranks |
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| 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 Senior Chief Petty Officer (E8) is the second highest non-commissioned officer rank in the Imperial Army (Nautical Force Command).
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Senior Chief Petty Officers are typically the second of the petty officer aboard maritime ship and rated "Mate". e.g. Machinist's mate. Aboard smaller vessels, they may be the most senior Petty Officer aboard.
Senior Chief Petty Officers may also have the {semi-derogatory} nickname of Starshina.
- The equivalent rank in the Imperial Army (Close Orbit and Airspace Control Command) is Master Flight Sergeant.
- The equivalent rank in the Imperial Army (Ground Force Command) is Master Sergeant.
- The equivalent rank in the Imperial Marines is also Master Sergeant.
- The equivalent rank in the Imperial Navy is Senior Chief Petty Officer.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
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)[edit]
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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Bryan Steele. Mercenary (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 12.
- Collated by: BackworldTraveller