Petty Officer 2nd Class
This article is about the Canadian Forces rank. For the United States Navy rate, see Petty Officer Second Class.Petty Officer 2nd Class or
PO2 is a
Naval non-commissioned member rank of the
Canadian Forces. It is senior to the rank of
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 PO2s make up the cadre of
senior non-commissioned officers.
The rank insignia of the PO2 is three gold chevrons, point down, surmounted by a gold maple leaf. PO2s are generally initially addressed as "Petty Officer
Bloggins", or "PO Bloggins", and therafter 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 "PO2" in speech is generally used only when the "second-class" distinction be made, such as to distinguish between members with similar names but differing ranks, or on promotion parades.
PO2s 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 are generally named the "Chiefs and POs Mess".
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Non-commissioned officer
