A Navy ABCS is an Aviation Boatswain's Mate Senior Chief Petty Officer (E-8). The Rate/Rank is read "Aviation Boatswain Chief Senior". The enlisted pay grade is E-8.
fireman third class (lowest starting rank)
Which Navy did you have in mind? There is no such rank in the US Navy. Command Sergeant Major is a high enlisted rank in the US Army, and denotes the senior NCO of whatever unit or element they hold the position in (it can be anywhere from Battalion to Army level).
The highest rank in the US Navy is O-10 Admiral (4 stars). EXCEPT during wartime, when the rank of Fleet Admiral (5 stars) is attainable. A Captain in the US Navy is an O-6. Commodore is not used by the US Navy,
There is no private in the navy. The lowest rank in the navy is seaman recruit. Then it is seaman apprentice and then seaman.
I am pretty sure that Captain is the highest rank available to an LDO under present Navy regulations.
No, there is no such rank in the US Navy. There is a Vice Admiral ranking. And the assistant to the commanding officer of a vessel is called the Executive Officer.
CS is for Culinary Specialist. The primary job of a CS is to prepare meals for the crew. As with any rate in the military, there are advantages and disadvantages to each. For the CS rate, a few advantages are that it does not require a high ASVAB test score, so it's easy to get if you want it. The hours a CS works are much less than the hours of other rates, such as Machinist Mate or any wire rate. On the downside, it's harder to advance to the next rank as a CS.
The second admiral of the United States Navy works as the vice chairman for the Navy. The admiral is the highest pay rank of the Navy.
No. Chief Petty Officer is a rank used in the US Navy and the Coast Guard. It is also used in the Royal Navy (United Kingdom),the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Australian Navy, New Zealand Navy, Indian Navy and probably other navies of Commonwealth and former commonwealth nations.
Storekeeper-Petty Officer Second Class
In the US Navy that rank is called Lieutenant jg. "Junior Grade"
John McCain's father, John S. McCain Sr., held the rank of Admiral in the U.S. Navy.