US Navy ranks can be complex, especially when it comes to understanding how they progress. From Seaman Recruit to Fleet ...

EOD officers had worn the Master EOD badge in addition to their primary device, but now they will only wear the gold insignia once it becomes available later this year, Navy officials said.

The plan, which would gut the three-star positions atop five naval commands, is part of a Pentagon push to thin the military brass.

He is the only officer ever to hold five star ranks in two branches of the U.S. Armed Forces as well as the only person to ever hold the position of general of the Air Force, which he gained in 1949.

The Navy is considering a policy change that would speed up the timeline for junior officer promotions as the service contemplates new ways to improve retention. Whereas promotion to lieutenant j ...