Editing Royal Australian Navy (section)

==Ranks and uniforms==
[[File:Safety briefing aboard HMAS Tobruk in 2010.jpg|thumb|Royal Australian Navy sailors in 2010]]
{{See also|Australian Defence Force ranks}}

===Commissioned Officers===
Commissioned officers of the Australian Navy have pay grades ranging from S-1 to O-10.<ref name="Ranks">{{cite web |title=Ranks of the Royal Australian Navy |url=https://seapower.navy.gov.au/about/organisation/ranks |website=Royal Australian Navy |access-date=26 October 2024}}</ref> The highest rank achievable in the current Royal Australian Navy structure is O-10, an admiral who serves as the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) when the position is held by a Naval Officer. The navy has a O-11 position [[Admiral of the fleet (Australia)|Admiral of the Fleet]] that is honorary and is currently held by [[Charles III]], [[King of Australia]].<ref name="Ranks"/><ref>{{cite press release |title=Australian Defence Force Honorary Ranks for His Majesty The King |url=https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2024-10-19/australian-defence-force-honorary-ranks-his-majesty-king |website=Department of Defence |access-date=26 October 2024 |date=19 October 2024}}</ref>

O-8 (rear admiral) to O-11 (admiral of the fleet) are referred to as [[flag officer]]s, O-5 (commander) and above are referred to as [[Military rank#Field or senior officers|senior officers]], while S-1 (midshipman) to O-4 (lieutenant commander) are referred to as [[junior officer]]s. All RAN Officers are issued a commission by the [[Governor General of Australia|Governor-General]] as [[Commander-in-Chief]] on behalf of His Majesty King Charles III.

Naval officers are trained at the [[Royal Australian Naval College]] (HMAS ''Creswell'') in [[Jervis Bay Territory|Jervis Bay]] as well as the [[Australian Defence Force Academy]] in Canberra.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defencejobs.gov.au/navy/Training/officer.aspx |title=Navy Training: Officer Training |publisher=Defence Jobs |access-date=31 August 2014 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903043644/http://www.defencejobs.gov.au/navy/Training/officer.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|- style="background:#CCCCCC"
!Width=12%|[[NATO|NATO Code]]
|Width=7% colspan=1|OF-10
|Width=7% colspan=1|OF-9
|Width=7% colspan=1|OF-8
|Width=7% colspan=1|OF-7
|Width=7% colspan=1|OF-6
|-
|- style="background:#DFDFDF"
!Width=12%|Aus/US Code
|Width=7% colspan=1|O-11
|Width=7% colspan=1|O-10
|Width=7% colspan=1|O-9
|Width=7% colspan=1|O-8
|Width=7% colspan=1|O-7
|-
!{{flagdeco|Australia|variant=naval}} Australia ''Flag Officer {{avoid wrap|rank insignia}}''<ref name="badges-insignia">{{cite web |title=Australian Defence Force Badges of Rank and Special Insignia |url=https://www.navy.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/ADF_badges_of_rank.pdf |publisher=Australian Defence Force |access-date=23 March 2023 |date=20 October 2008 |id=DPS: APR025/08}}</ref>
|[[File:Australia-Navy-OF-10-collected.svg|100px]]
|[[File:Australia-Navy-OF-9-collected.svg|100px]]
|[[File:Australia-Navy-OF-8-collected.svg|100px]]
|[[File:Australia-Navy-OF-7-collected.svg|100px]]
|[[File:Australia-Navy-OF-6-collected.svg|100px]]
|-
!Rank title:
|colspan=1|[[Admiral of the Fleet (Australia)|Admiral of the Fleet]]
|colspan=1|[[Admiral (Australia)|Admiral]]
|colspan=1|[[Vice Admiral (Australia)|Vice Admiral]]
|colspan=1|[[Rear Admiral (Australia)|Rear Admiral]]
|colspan=1|[[Commodore (Australia)|Commodore]]
|-
!Abbreviation:
|colspan=1|AF
|colspan=1|ADML
|colspan=1|VADM
|colspan=1|RADM
|colspan=1|CDRE
|- style="background:#CCCCCC"
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|- style="background:#CCCCCC"
!Width=12%|[[NATO|NATO Code]]
|Width=7% colspan=2|OF-5
|Width=7% colspan=2|OF-4
|Width=7% colspan=2|OF-3
|Width=7% colspan=2|OF-2
|Width=14% colspan=2|OF-1
|Width=7% |[[Officer candidate|OF(D)]]
|-
|- style="background:#DFDFDF"
!Width=12%|Aus/US Code
|Width=7% colspan=2|O-6
|Width=7% colspan=2|O-5
|Width=7% colspan=2|O-4
|Width=7% colspan=2|O-3
|Width=7% colspan=1|O-2
|Width=7% colspan=1|O-1
|Width=7% |O-0
|-
!{{flagdeco|Australia|variant=naval}} Australia ''Officer rank insignia''<ref name="badges-insignia" />
| colspan=2| [[File:Australia-Navy-OF-5-collected.svg|100px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:Australia-Navy-OF-4-collected.svg|100px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:Australia-Navy-OF-3-collected.svg|100px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:Australia-Navy-OF-2-collected.svg|100px]]
| colspan=2| [[File:Australia-Navy-OF-1-collected.svg|100px]]
| [[File:Royal_Australian_Navy_OF_(D).svg|50px]]
|-
!Rank title
|colspan=2|[[Captain (Australia)|Captain]]
|colspan=2|[[Commander#Australia|Commander]]
|colspan=2|[[Lieutenant Commander#Australia|Lieutenant Commander]]
|colspan=2|[[Lieutenant (Australia)|Lieutenant]]
|[[Sub Lieutenant#Australia|Sub Lieutenant]]
|[[Acting Sub Lieutenant#United Kingdom and Commonwealth|Acting Sub Lieutenant]]
|[[Midshipman]]
|-
!Abbreviation
|colspan=2|CAPT
|colspan=2|CMDR
|colspan=2|LCDR
|colspan=2|LEUT
|SBLT
|ASLT
|MIDN

|}

===Sailors===
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|- style="background:#CCCCCC"
! width="10%" |[[NATO|NATO Code]]
| width="27%" |OR-9*
|OR-9
| colspan="1" width="18%" |OR-8
| colspan="2" | OR-6
| colspan="2" width="10%" |OR-5
| width="9%" |OR-3
|OR-2
|OR-1
|-
|- style="background:#DFDFDF"
! width="10%" |Aus/US Code
| width="27%" |E-9
|E-9
| colspan="1" width="18%" |E-8
| colspan="2" |E-6
| colspan="2" width="10%" |E-5
| width="9%" |E-3
|E-2
|E-1
|-
!{{flagdeco|Australia|variant=naval}} Australia ''Other Ranks Insignia''
|[[File:Royal_Australian_Navy_OR-9b.svg|70px]]
|[[File:Royal_Australian_Navy_OR-9a.svg|70px]]
|[[File:Royal_Australian_Navy_OR-8.svg|70px]]
| colspan="2" width="9%" |[[File:Royal_Australian_Navy_OR-6.svg|70px|Petty Officer]]
| colspan="2" |[[File:Royal_Australian_Navy_OR-5.svg|70px|Leading Seaman]]
|[[File:Royal_Australian_Navy_OR-3.svg|70px|Able Seaman]]
|[[File:Royal_Australian_Navy_OR-2.svg|70px|Seaman]]
| colspan="2" width="9%" |''No insignia''{{hr|4}}
|-
!Rank Title:
|[[Warrant Officer of the Navy]]
| colspan="1" |[[Warrant Officer#Australia|Warrant Officer]]
| colspan="1" |[[Chief Petty Officer#Australia|Chief Petty Officer]]
| colspan="2" |[[Petty Officer]]
| colspan="2" |[[Leading Seaman]]
|[[Able Seaman (rank)|Able Seaman]]
| colspan="1" |[[Seaman (rank)|Seaman]] 
|[[Military recruitment|Recruit]]
|-
!Abbreviation:
| colspan="1" |WO-N
| colspan="1" |WO
| colspan="1" |CPO
| colspan="2" |PO
| colspan="2" |LS
|AB
| colspan="1" |SMN/SMN*
|RCT
|
|}

=== Rate Insignia ===
[[File:CIS Department Halifax.jpg|thumb|Royal Australian Navy sailors from HMAS ''Sydney'' during Operation Northern Trident 2009]]

Royal Australian Navy Other Ranks wear "right arm rates" insignia, called "Category Insignia" to indicate specialty training qualifications.<ref name="RAN Website">{{cite web |title=Category Badges |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/about/organisation/category-badges |url-status=live |archive-url=https://www.navy.gov.au/category-badges |archive-date=1 December 2022 |access-date=1 December 2022 |website=Navy (dot) Gov. |publisher=Royal Australian Navy}}</ref> This is a holdover from the Royal Navy.

====Special insignia====
The [[Warrant Officer of the Navy]] (WO-N) is an appointment held by the most senior sailor in the RAN and holds the rank of warrant officer (WO). However, the WO-N does not wear the WO rank insignia; instead, they wear the special insignia of the appointment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.gov.au/about/senior-leadership-group |title=Defence Leaders: Navy |publisher=www.defence.gov.au |access-date=10 August 2013 |archive-date=14 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514144405/http://www.navy.gov.au/about/senior-leadership-group |url-status=live }}</ref> The WO-N appointment has similar equivalent appointments in the other services, each holding the rank of warrant officer, each being the most senior sailor/soldier/airman in that service, and each wearing their own special insignia rather than their rank insignia. The Australian Army equivalent is the [[Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army]] (RSM-A)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.army.gov.au/Who-we-are/Leaders/Regimental-Sergeant-Major-Army |title=Regimental Sergeant Major – Army |publisher=www.army.gov.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609091654/http://www.army.gov.au/Who-we-are/Leaders/Regimental-Sergeant-Major-Army |archive-date=9 June 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and the Royal Australian Air Force equivalent is the [[Warrant Officer of the Air Force]] (WOFF-AF).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airforce.gov.au/leaders/woff-af.aspx |title=Warrant Officer of the Air Force |publisher=www.airforce.gov.au |access-date=21 June 2012 |archive-date=9 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609220503/http://www.airforce.gov.au/leaders/woff-af.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Chaplains and Maritime Spiritual Wellbeing Officers ====
[[File:Royal Australian Navy Chaplain and MSWO Rank Insignia.png|thumb|Rank Insignia for Royal Australian Navy Chaplains and Maritime Spiritual Wellbeing Officers (from 2021).]]Chaplains in the Royal Australian Navy are commissioned officers who complete the same training as other officers in the RAN at the Royal Australian Naval College, HMAS Creswell. From July 2020, Maritime Spiritual Wellbeing Officers (MSWOs) were introduced to the Navy Chaplaincy Branch, designed to give Navy people and their families with professional, non-religious pastoral care and spiritual support.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Defence|first=Department of|date=2020-05-11|title=New chaplaincy branch reflects secular care option|url=https://news.defence.gov.au/service/new-chaplaincy-branch-reflects-secular-care-option|access-date=2021-11-01|website=news.defence.gov.au|language=en|archive-date=1 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101060109/https://news.defence.gov.au/service/new-chaplaincy-branch-reflects-secular-care-option|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the Royal Australian Navy, Chaplains and MSWOs are commissioned officers without rank. For reasons of protocol, ceremonial occasions and for saluting purposes, they are, where appropriate, normally grouped with Commanders (O-5).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navy.gov.au/about-navy/ranks |title=Ranks |author=Royal Australian Navy |date= |website=navy.gov.au |access-date=2024-01-01 |quote=...&nbsp;Chaplains and MSWOs are commissioned officers without rank. However, for ceremonial and protocol purposes they are, where appropriate, normally grouped with Commanders (O-5).&nbsp;...}}</ref> The more senior Division 4 Senior Chaplains are grouped with Captains (O-6) and Division 5 Principal Chaplains are grouped with Commodores (O-7), but their rank slide remains the same. Principal Chaplains and MSWOs, however, have gold braid on the peak of their white service cap.{{Citation needed|date=June 2017}}

From January 2021, MSWOs and all chaplains wear the branch's new non-faith-specific rank insignia of a fouled anchor overlaying a compass rose, which represents a united team front, encompassing all faiths and purpose. Chaplains and MSWOs have insignia that reflect their religion on collar mounted patches (Cross for Christian, Crescent for Muslim etc, Compass rose for MSWOs.)<ref>{{Cite web|author=Royal Australian Navy|title=Chaplains|url=https://www.navy.gov.au/chaplains|access-date=2021-11-01|website=www.navy.gov.au|language=en|archive-date=1 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101060120/https://www.navy.gov.au/chaplains|url-status=live}}</ref>