Petty officer second class (PO2) is a rank found in some navies and maritime organizations.
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It's very difficult for an applicant to see that we were in their spot at one time. So us as recruiters it makes it great to help them and educate them as far as things that they might not know about the United States Navy. My name is Eric Kehl, I'm a second class Petty Officer in the United States Navy and I'm currently on recruiting duty at Navy Recruiting District Michigan. My current assignment is a recruiter in the United States Navy. I help young men and women enlist in the United States Navy and prepare them for a transition from civilian life to a Navy life. The Delayed Entry Program is a program that is made to prepare young men and women that have already enlisted in the United States Navy. And our job is to train them by sitting down, talking with them, mentoring them, answering any questions and alleviating any concerns that they would have. Teaching them information about the Navy and preparing them before they go to basic training. We encourage people to bring their parents, their cousins, their brothers, sisters, anything like that so their family has an idea of what the future sailor will be doing over the long run. Family is something very important to the United States Navy. Minimum requirements for the Delayed Entry Program would be to take the ASVAB, the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test and meet a qualifying score to join the United States Navy. There is a physical that you must go through to prepare and ensure that you are fit for Navy life. Education is very important to the Navy so our minimum requirement for education is a high school diploma or equivalent. From there, other than that we want to make sure that they're morally eligible to join the Navy and this is a decision that they're making on their own. Ways future sailors can benefit from the Delayed Entry Program is not only will they be more prepared and basic training won't be such a shock to them, but they can also get an advance in pay by bringing in referrals. They can earn letters of recognition from commanding Officers if they do such a great job. Also we do a PQS which is a Personal Qualification Standard. From there we're making sure that they're learning certain things. Testing them, quizzing them to make sure that they are prepared for a transition to Navy basic training. We tell them about all the programs in the United States Navy. We teach them about the education process, what they'll be doing in basic training. Lot of people believe that basic training is nothing but working out. When it comes down to it, it's a big education process. Thank you for watching this Navy webcast. If you have any questions visit navy.com or find us on facebook.
Canada
Petty officer, 2nd class, (PO 2), is a Naval non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces. It is senior to the rank of master sailor (formerly master seaman) and its equivalents, and junior to petty officer 1st-class and its equivalents. Its Army and Air Force equivalent is sergeant (Sgt); together, Sgts and PO 2s make up the cadre of senior non-commissioned officers.
The rank insignia of the PO 2 is three gold chevrons, point down, surmounted by a gold maple leaf. A PO 2 is generally initially addressed as “Petty Officer <name>” or "PO <name>", and thereafter as "PO", although in correspondence the full rank or abbreviation is used before the member's name. The full appellation Petty Officer 2nd Class or PO 2 in speech is generally used only when the second-class distinction must be made, such as to distinguish between members with similar names but differing ranks, or on promotion parades. The corresponding NATO rank is OR-6—however, a PO 2 with less than 3 years seniority are considered OR-5
PO 2s generally mess and billet with chief petty officers and other petty officers, and their army and air-force equivalents, warrant officers and sergeant. Their mess on naval bases or installations is generally named the "Chiefs and POs Mess".
United States
Petty officer second class | |
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Country | United States |
Service branch | United States Navy United States Coast Guard |
Abbreviation | PO2 |
Rank group | Non-commissioned officer |
Rank | Petty officer |
NATO rank code | OR-5 |
Pay grade | E-5 |
Next higher rank | Petty officer first class |
Next lower rank | Petty officer third class |
Equivalent ranks | Sergeant (USA, USMC, USSF) Staff sergeant (USAF) |
Petty officer second class is the fifth enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy[1] and the U.S. Coast Guard, just above petty officer third class and below petty officer first class, and is a non-commissioned officer. It is equivalent to the rank of sergeant in the Army and Marine Corps, and staff sergeant in the Air Force.
Overview
Similar to petty officer third class, advancement to petty officer second class is dependent on time in service, performance evaluations by superiors, and rate (technical specialty) examinations. The advancement cycle is currently every 6 months. Only a certain number of billets (job openings for this rate) open up biannually and all third-class petty officers compete. The top scorers are chosen for advancement, but only in sufficient quantities to fill the billets available.
Job description
Petty Officers serve a dual role as both technical experts and as leaders. Unlike the sailors below them, there is no such thing as an "undesignated Petty Officer." Every Petty Officer has both a rate (rank) and rating (job, similar to an MOS in other branches). A Petty Officer's full title is a combination of the two. Thus, a Petty Officer Second Class, who has the rating of interior communications electrician would properly be called an Interior Communications Electrician, Second Class. The term Petty Officer is, then, only used in abstract, the general sense, when referring to a group of Petty Officers of different ratings, or when the Petty Officer's rating is unknown. Often, the Petty Officer is just referred to by the shorthand designation, without using the surname. Thus EM2 Reyes would just be called EM2. A Petty Officer Second Class may be generically referred to as PO2 when the sailor's rating is not known, although some prefer to be called simply "Petty Officer (Martinez)." To address a Petty Officer, one would say, "Petty Officer Meyer", "Meyer", or "Sailor" (the latter two forms being acceptable for use by those equal or greater in rate than the Petty Officer unless in a familiar setting, such as by those who work closely with the Petty Officer). It is uncommon to address a petty officer as simply "Petty Officer", the way one might address an NCO in the Marine Corps as "Sergeant". Also acceptable, but archaic, would be to address a Petty Officer or Chief Petty Officer of any grade as "Mister Meyer" or "Ms. Meyer". The use of "Ms." or "Mister" is commonly only in reference to junior commissioned officers or warrant officers.
Short form naming
Each rating has an official abbreviation, such as GM for gunner's mate, BU for builder, or BM for boatswain's mate. When combined with the petty officer level, this gives the shorthand for the petty officer's rate, such as IT2 for "information systems technician second class". It is common practice to refer to the petty officer by this shorthand in all but the most formal correspondence (such as printing and inscription on awards). Unlike most rates, the Aircrew survival equipmentman rate uses their former title of parachute rigger for abbreviation and are still referred as PRs and parachute riggers in the military community after undergoing a rating name change in 1986.
Promotion system
The Navy uses promotion points that they call "final multiple score" system, which considers the whole person by calculating a candidate's performance, experience, and knowledge into the individual's final multiple score. To advance a candidate must meet the time in rate eligibility, pass the advancement test, and have a final multiple higher than the minimum required to advance.
Among enlisted sailors, 12 consecutive years of good conduct (categorized as no court-martial convictions and no non-judicial punishments) entitles the sailor to wear a good conduct variation of their rate insignia: the chevrons which are normally red are replaced with gold. The perched eagle remains silver. However, the high year tenure initiative mandates that a petty officer second class may only have 16 years of service. If a PO2 fails to make petty officer first class within that time, the petty officer is involuntarily separated for not meeting advancement requirements. However, this may be waived in the event the sailor holds a critical rate, Navy Enlisted Classification or security clearance.
Uniform
All U.S. Coast Guard petty officers wear red chevrons and red service stripes, until the rate of chief petty officer, where both chevrons and service stripes are gold.
In the US Navy, all petty officers wear red stripes and chevrons until they reach 12 consecutive years of service with good conduct (as determined by eligibility for the Navy Good Conduct Medal as its criteria).
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See also
References
- ^ "Rate Insignia of Navy Enlisted Personnel". Navy.mil. The United States Navy. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ "Ranks and appointment". canada.ca. Government of Canada. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Defense Act of 2008" (PDF). 3 September 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ a b "U.S. Military Rank Insignia". defense.gov. Department of Defense. Retrieved 13 January 2022.