Navy Officer Designators

In the united states navy officers are assigned to one of four communities based on their education training and assignments.

Navy officer designators. This is a list of naval officer designators in the united states navy in the united states navy all active and reserve component officers are assigned to one of four officer communities based on their education training and assignments. Officer designator codes are four digit numbers used to group officers by categories for personnel accounting and administrative purposes and to identify the status of officers. Limited duty officer designators the limited duty officer ldo community is comprised of 8 designators.

Line officers divided into unrestricted line or url restricted line or rl and restricted line special duty or rl sd staff corps officers limited duty. Line officers divided into unrestricted line or url restricted line or rl and restricted line special duty or rl sd staff corps officers limited duty officers ldo or warrant officers wo. Designators jobs which fall into the unrestricted line officer category are.

Each community is further subdivided by primary occupation. The united states navy enlisted warfare designations represent the achievement of a qualification and entitles the member to wear the associated insignia when awarded in accordance with appropriate guidelines enlisted sailors are authorized to place the designator in parentheses immediately after the member s rate abbreviation for example mm1 sw smith hm2 cac jones. In the united states navy officers are assigned to one of four communities based on their education training and assignments.

172x rl officer in training for foreign area officer fao note. Training designators for restricted line officers. 146x rl officer in training for engineering duty officer edo note.

Surface warfare officers pilots navy flight officers aviation support officers submarine officers seals divers and eod officers. Usnr student naval flight officer snfo 1370. Line officer staff officer limited duty officer or warrant officer.

The chief warrant officer cwo community is comprised of 9 designators. Student naval aviator sna 1390. However there are exceptions to the degree requirement based on extensive service experience.