Rating badges, collar devices and rank tabs at the NEX Orlando. (U.S. Navy Reserve photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Word) ...

Sailors now have the option to use the cold weather parka rank insignia on the NWU Type III parka, black fleece liner and shirt, according to a NAVADMIN released Thursday. The order applies to E-4 ...

Navy personnel can immediately swap the camouflage rank tab for the cold weather one on their working uniforms. The back of the cold weather rank insignia has a loop that can attach to the uniform.

Since May, sailors have purchased 276,000 black Navy rank tabs, nearly 20,000 per week, she said. The exchange command has 59,000 black rank tabs in stock with 69,000 on order, Sturkie said.

The use of Navy ranks was proposed by former Navy SEAL Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) who introduced an amendment adopted in the House version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act.

A York County native recently received a special insignia for her efforts in the U.S. Navy. Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Gambrell received the Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist Insignia on ...