Navy Rank Insignia Scare Leads to Sky-High Markups and Scalping Rating badges, collar devices and rank tabs at the NEX Orlando. (U.S. Navy Reserve photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class ...

NORFOLK. A chief petty officer whom the Navy accused of wearing service decorations and insignia he didn’t earn has pleaded guilty to lesser charges after proving he did in fact receive some of ...

But the Navy on May 27 made the rank tabs mandatory on all working uniforms. The one exception is for sailors in tactical training and operations who are not required to wear rank tabs, at their ...