Petty officer

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Petty officer was an enlisted naval rank, a type of military rank used by the service organizations of different cultures. This title was senior to a crewman, and subordinate to a chief petty officer. ^{(citation needed • edit)} In comparison to infantry ranking systems, this rank was approximately equivalent to the grade of corporal. ^{(citation needed • edit)} However, the petty officer 2nd class rank was equivalent to that of sergeant and the 1st class rank was equivalent to that of staff sergeant. ^{(citation needed • edit)}

This was the lowest rank considered to have the responsibility of a non-commissioned officer. ^{(citation needed • edit)} Personnel of this grade were usually referred to by their job title. ^{(citation needed • edit)} In Starfleet, a petty officer could be referred to as yeoman, or as specialist. ^{(citation needed • edit)}

There were usually individual grades of petty officers, differentiated as first, second and third class. ^{(citation needed • edit)} This appellation could be added to either their rank or title (for example, "petty officer first class," "specialist second class," or "yeoman third class"). ^{(citation needed • edit)}

Zim Brott was a Bolian petty officer serving aboard Deep Space 9 in 2375. (DS9: "Field of Fire")

See also

• Starfleet ranks
• Starfleet enlisted personnel

This chart shows only general equivalencies based on the ranks used by many governments on Earth, as well as the rest of the galaxy.