Navy Warrant Officer Basic Pay Rates This pay table is used to determine the monthly basic pay for warrant officers in the Navy. Some people criticize the Navy as an over-sized bureaucracy that rewards time of service more than talent of service. In the case of Chief Alden, the system worked perfectly and the top talent was advanced. O-3E: Commissioned officers (O-1 through O-3) with over 4 years of prior active duty service as an enlisted member or warrant officer are eligible for the special pay grades O-1E, O-2E and O-3E. The letter and number represent the Seaman’s rank title and pay grade. When her senility led her to mistakenly call her grandson "Alfred," his grandfather's name, Alden's caused her to refer to MTC as "Alfred," his grandfather’s name, MTC’s commitment to uphold his family’s legacy was nearly overwhelming. His pride of service makes the Navy far more than a job. For MTC Alden, it’s a lifestyle. Having rank on sleeve goes all the way back to the when rank insignia was. U.S Navy Ranks In Order and Insignia (2022 updated) Go to Practice Test Enlisted (E-1 through E-9), Warrant Officer (CWO-1 through CWO-5), Commissioned Officers (CO-1 through CO-5), and Admiral ranks comprise the United States Navy Ranks (CO-6 through CO-10). On the day before he went through his Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony, MTC Alden buried his white cover at sea as a symbolic gesture of his transition to Khaki. Letting go of his white cover was significant for MTC (Select) Alden for reasons that epitomize why he made such an impact and advanced performed so well and advanced so quickly. When he would returned home to visit his family in his crackerjacks, his white cover reminded his aging grandmother of her own deceased husband (MTC Alden’s Grandfather), the World War II submarine veteran who was Alden's grandfather WWII submarine veteran.