Pacific Area Op Guide - Navy-Marine Corps MARS

Pacific Area OPS Guide1. GENERAL INFORMATIONANNEX DGLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONSA. Additional abbreviations can be found in NTP 8(D), Chapter 6,Paragraphs 644, 645, 646 and Annex H.B. Operating signals and prosigns are abbreviations used incommunications. A listing of these can be found in NTP 8(D), Annex C.C. Abbreviations not listed in NTP 8(D) or in this Annex can be used inmessages, provided the abbreviation when used for the first time ispreceded by the original meaning. An example: Area Of Responsibility(AOR).D. The abbreviations in NTP 8(D) and the abbreviations listed below may beused in the Pacific Area without further definition. However, inmessages outside the area, they must be defined at the first usage ofthe abbreviation.E. The Abbreviations listed in the following paragraphs are supplementalto NTP 8(D).2. NAVY ABBREVIATIONS FOR ENLISTED RATES AND OFFICER RANKS:ABBREVIATION LONG TITLE PAY GRADE===============================================================AR AIRMAN RECRUIT E-1FR FIREMAN RECRUIT E-1SR SEAMAN RECRUIT E-1AA AIRMAN APPRENTICE E-2FA FIREMAN APPRENTICE E-2SA SEAMAN APPRENTICE E-2AN AIRMAN E-3FN FIREMAN E-3SN SEAMAN E-3PO3 PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS E-4PO2 PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS E-5PO1 PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS E-6CPO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER E-7SCPO SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER E-8MCPO MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER E-9CWO2 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W-2CWO3 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W-3CWO4 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER W-4ENS ENSIGN O-1LTJG LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE O-2LT LIEUTENANT O-3LCDR LIEUTENANT COMMANDER O-4CDR COMMANDER O-5CAPT CAPTAIN O-6RDML REAR ADMIRAL (LOWER HALF) O-7RADM REAR ADMIRAL (UPPER HALF) O-9ADM ADMIRAL O-10FADM FLEET ADMIRAL O-11MIDN MIDSHIPMAN N/AD-1