ORIGINS: Enlisted and Non-Commissioned Officer Insignia: Difference between revisions

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 ===Divisional Insignia===
+Chiefs wear the same uniform as officers do- the same patterned, division-colored v-necked shirt with black tee underneath.  They also wear the same divisional insignia pin officers do in the same location- on the left breast.
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 ===Rank Insignia===
-Non-commissioned officers of chief Petty Officer and higher wear the same duty uniform as the officers, but instead of sleeve stripes to denote rank, a Chief's rating is denoted by a combination of chevrons and rockers on the shoulder.  These stripes are in silver.
+The rank insignia for chief petty officers is in the form of a series of silver chevrons and rockers on the shirt sleeve, just below the shoulder.
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+The uniform of for enlisted personnel E-6 or lower consists of a jumpsuit, in the appropriate divisional color.  The divisional insignia is denoted by a patch on the left breast, in the same style as the officer's pins.
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 ===Rank Insignia===
-Any crewmember of E-6 and below wear a standard jumpsuit, in the color of their division.  On the sleeves of these jumpsuits, on the shoulder, are a series of chevrons or stripes, in black, denoting their rating.
+The rank insignia for those E-6 and below consists of a series of either chevrons or slashes, in black, on the jumpsuit sleeves, just below the shoulder.