Petty Officer Third Class
A Petty Officer 3rd Class or E-4 is an enlisted person who is experienced in their specialty. It is the lowest non-commissioned officer rank. In the Royal Manticoran Navy, a petty officer is never referred to by their rank, but rather their rate. So a Helmsman who earned their second stripe would not be called "Petty Officer 3rd Class," but rather "Helmsman's Mate 3rd Class."
Honorverse
In peacetime, a Petty Officer 3rd Class would have served at least two Manticoran years, with six months Time in Grade. However, since there are a limited number of vacancies, there is a competitive test to determine who can be promoted.[1]
TRMN
If the spacer has completed their Basic Enlisted Exam, and served as an Spacer 1st Class for five months Time in Grade, they are promoted to this rank.[2]
References
| TRMN Ranks | |||||||
| Type | Grade | Navy | Marines/Army | Type | Grade | Fleet | Marines/Army |
| Officers | Enlisted | ||||||
| Flag Officers |
F6 | AotF | MOTC MOTA |
NCO Ranks |
E10 | SMCPON FSMCPO CSMCPO SMCPO |
SGTMAJRMMC SGTMAJRMA CSGTMAJ RSGTMAJ |
| F5 | FADM HADM |
MSHL FMSHL |
E9 | MCPO | SGTMAJ | ||
| F4 | ADM | GEN | E8 | SCPO | 1SGT | ||
| F3 | VADM | LTGEN | E7 | CPO | MSGT | ||
| F2 | RADM | MGEN | E6 | PO1 | SSGT | ||
| F1 | CDRE | BGEN | E5 | PO2 | PSGT | ||
| Field Grade Officers |
O6 | CAPT CAPTJG |
COL | E4 | PO3 | CPL | |
| O5 | CDR | LTCOL | Non-Rate Enlisted Ranks |
E3 | S1C | LCPL | |
| O4 | LCDR | MAJ | E2 | S2C | PFC | ||
| Company Grade Officers |
O3 | LT | CPT | E1 | S3C | PVT | |
| O2 | LTJG | 1LT | Training Ranks |
N/A | MID | ||
| O1 | ENS | 2LT | |||||
| Warrant Officers | |||||||
| W5 | W4 | W3 | W2 | W1 | |||
| MCWO SMCWO |
SCWO MCWO |
CWO SCWO |
WO1 CWO |
WO2 WO | |||