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.[1]
The first digit identifies the officer's community.
The final (fourth) digit denotes the officer's commission.
| Fourth Digit |
Commission |
| 0 |
An officer of the Regular Navy whose permanent grade is Ensign or above |
| 1 |
An officer of the Regular Navy whose permanent status is Warrant Officer |
| 2 |
A temporary officer of the Regular Navy whose permanent status is enlisted |
| 3 |
An Officer of the Regular Navy who is on the retired list |
| 4 |
No longer used |
| 5 |
An officer of the Naval Reserve (exceptions: Note 4th digit 7 and 8) |
| 7 |
An officer of the Naval Reserve on active duty in the FTS Program (Full Time Support) [Includes
officers of the FTS Program rotated to other than FTS billets]
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| 8 |
An officer of the Naval Reserve who was appointed in the Naval Reserve Integration Program from
enlisted status or whose permanent status is Warrant Officer or enlisted
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| 9 |
An officer of the Naval Reserve who is on the retired list |
Up until Fiscal Year 2005, all officers entering the U.S. Navy were awarded a Reserve commission (commissioned as Ensign, USNR). 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.
Today, there is no distinction between USN and USNR Officers, no matter what the commissioning source. All hold the same ranks, have the same responsibilities and authority, and enjoy the same privileges. As part of the U.S. Navy's Active Reserve Integration (ARI) initiative that "operationalized" the Navy's Reserve Component, the term "U.S. Naval Reserve" was superseded by "U.S. Navy Reserve" and the term USNR was discontinued as a matter of Total Force policy in 2005. All officers in the U.S. Navy now use the term USN with their rank titles.
[edit] (1xxx) Line Officers
[edit] Fully Qualified Unrestricted Line (URL) Officers
| 111x |
URL Officer qualified in Surface Warfare. |
| 112x |
URL Officer qualified in Submarine Warfare. |
| 113x |
URL Officer qualified in Special Warfare. |
| 114x |
Special Operations officer by virtue of training in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Diving/Salvage, and EOM functional areas. |
| 130x |
Previously qualified Naval Aviator or Naval Flight Officer whose operational flight rating has been terminated for medical or performance reasons, or by the individual's personal resignation. |
| 131x |
URL Officer qualified for duty involving piloting heavier-than-air, or heavier and lighter-than air types of aircraft as a Naval Aviator. |
| 132x |
URL Officer qualified for duty involving heavier-than-air, or heavier and lighter-than-air type aircraft as a Naval Flight Officer. |
[edit] Non-Qualified Unrestricted Line (URL) Officers
110x General URL Officer without any warfare qualification (designator being phased out and superseded by Restricted Line incumbents).
[edit] Training Designators For Unrestricted Line Officers
| 116x |
URL Officer in training for Surface Warfare qualification. |
| 117x |
URL Officer in training for Submarine Warfare qualification. |
| 118x |
URL Officer in training for Special Warfare qualification. |
| 119x |
URL Officer in training for Special Operations qualification. |
| 137x |
URL Officer in training for duty involving flying as a Naval Flight Officer. |
| 139x |
URL Officer in training for duty involving flying as a Naval Aviator (pilot). |
[edit] Restricted Line (RL) Officer Designators
| 120x |
RL Officer - Human Resources. |
| 121x |
RL Officer - Nuclear Propulsion Training (Nuclear Power School Instructor). |
| 122x |
RL Officer - Nuclear Engineering (Naval Reactors Engineer). |
| 123x |
RL Officer - Permanent Military Professor (O-5 through O-6). |
| 144x |
RL Officer - Engineering Duty Officer (EDO). |
| 150x |
RL Officer - Aerospace Engineering Duty, Engineering or Maintenance (O-6 and above). |
| 151x |
RL Officer - Aerospace Engineering Duty, Engineering (AEDO). |
| 152x |
RL Officer - Aerospace Engineering Duty, Maintenance (AMDO and AMO). |
| 154x |
RL Officer - Aviation Duty |
| 171x |
RL Officer - Foreign Area Officer (FAO). |
| 180x |
RL Officer - Meteorology/Oceanography. [2] |
| 181x |
RL Officer - Information Warfare (formerly 161x and 164x (Cryptology), redesignated effective October 2010 under Information Dominance Corps). [2] |
| 182x |
RL Officer - Information Professional (formerly 160x, redesignated effective October 2010 under Information Dominance Corps). [2] |
| 183x |
RL Officer - Intelligence (formerly 163x, redesignated effective October 2010 under Information Dominance Corps). [2] |
| 184x |
RL Officer - Cyber Warfare Engineer. [2] |
[edit] Training Designators For Restricted Line Officers
146x RL Officer - in training for Engineering Duty Officer (EDO) (converts to 144x upon completion of qualification requirements).
172x RL Officer - in training for Foreign Area Officer (FAO) (converts to 171x upon completion of qualification requirements).
[edit] Special Duty (SD) Officers
| 166x |
SD Officer - Strategic Sealift Officer (formerly 162x, 166x, 167x, and 169x (Merchant Marine)) [3] |
| 165x |
SD Officer - Public Affairs |
| 170x |
SD Officer - Fleet Support |
[edit] Training Designators For Staff Corps Officers
316x A Supply Corps Officer in initial training
[edit] (6xxx) Limited Duty Officers [4]
[edit] Limited Duty Line Officers
| 611X Deck (Surface) |
| 612X Operations (Surface) |
| 613X Engineering/Repair (Surface) |
| 615X Special Warfare |
| 616X Ordnance (Surface) |
| 618X Electronics (Surface) |
| 621X Deck (Submarine) |
| 623X Engineering/Repair (Submarine) |
| 626X Ordnance (Submarine) |
| 628X Electronics (Submarine) |
| 629X Communications (Submarine) |
| 631X Deck (Aviaton) |
| 632X Operations (Aviation) |
| 633X Maintenance (Aviation) |
| 636X Ordnance (Aviation) |
| 639X Air Traffic Control |
| 640X Nuclear Power (General) |
| 641X Administration (General) |
| 642X Information Systems (General) |
| 643X Bandmaster (General) |
| 644X Information Warfare (General) |
| 645X Intelligence (General) |
| 646X Meteorology/Oceanography (General) |
| 647X Photography (General) |
| 648X Explosive Ordnance Disposal (General) |
| 649X Security (General) |
[edit] Limited Duty Staff Corps Officers
| 651X Supply Corps |
| 653X Civil Engineer |
| 655X Law |
[edit] (7xxx) Warrant Officers [4]
[edit] Line Chief Warrant Officers
| 711X Boatswain (Surface) |
| 712X Operations Technician (Surface) |
| 713X Engineering Technician (Surface) |
| 715X Special Warfare Technician |
| 716X Ordnance Technician (Surface) |
| 717X Special Warfare Combatant Craft Technician |
| 718X Electronics Technician (Surface) |
| 720X Diving Officer |
| 721X Boatswain (Submarine) |
| 723X Engineering Technician (Submarine) |
| 726X Ordnance Technician (Submarine) |
| 728X Electronics Technician (Submarine) |
| 731X Boatswain (Aviation) |
| 732X Operations Technician (Aviation) |
| 734X Maintenance Technician (Aviation) |
| 736X Ordnance Technician (Aviation) |
| 738X Electronics Technician (Aviation) |
| 740X Nuclear Power Technician (General) |
| 741X Ship's Clerk (General) |
| 742X Information Systems Technician (General) |
| 744X Information Warfare Technician (General) |
| 745X Intelligence Technician (General) |
| 748X Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician (General) |
| 749X Security Technician (General) |
[edit] Staff Corps Chief Warrant Officers
| 751X Supply Corps Warrant |
| 752X Food Service Warrant |
| 753X Civil Engineer Warrant |
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