Commissioned Officers
The NOAA Corps uses the same commissioned officer ranks as the United States Navy and Coast Guard. While the rank of admiral has been authorized for use by the NOAA Corps, no officer in its history has held that rank. The rank of vice admiral exists but requires congressional approval for re-activation; the only officer to hold that rank was Henry A. Karo in 1965. Current NOAA Corps ranks rise from ensign to rear admiral, pay grades O-1 through O-8 respectively. NOAA Corps officers are appointed via direct commission and receive the same pay as other members of the uniformed services. They cannot hold a dual commission with another service but inter-service transfers are sometimes permitted.
| Commissioned officer ranks and abbreviations of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Admiral |
Rear Admiral | Rear Admiral (lower half) |
Captain | |||||||
| O-9 | O-8 | O-7 | O-6 | |||||||
| VADM | RADM | RDML | CAPT | |||||||
| Commander | Lieutenant Commander |
Lieutenant | Lieutenant (junior grade) |
Ensign |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-5 | O-4 | O-3 | O-2 | O-1 |
| CDR | LCDR | LT | LTJG | ENS |
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