US Navy ranks can be complex, especially when it comes to understanding how they progress. From Seaman Recruit to Fleet Admiral, each rank carries distinct responsibilities and duties within the Navy.

The Navy's broad internal look to address racism and sexism in its ranks has made recommendations to do more to keep minorities and women in the force, particularly in the higher officer ranks ...

When the Mason was first commissioned, all officers and chief petty officers, including Lt. Craig, were white. Navy officer ranks weren’t opened to African Americans until 1944, when the first African ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's plans to slash the number of senior military leaders across the services would cut more than 120 high-ranking officer jobs in the active duty and ...

U.S. Navy Capt. Daniel Nowicki is the University of Utah Navy ROTC's 27th commanding officer. The unit's task in 2025, he said, is as essential as it was in the 1940s during the early days of the ...