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Learn about the history, products, and membership of the largest credit union in the US, serving the military and civilian personnel worldwide. Navy Federal Credit Union has over $171 billion in assets and 13.5 million members as of January 2024.
The highest honorary award for civilian employees of the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. Learn about the eligibility, criteria, recipients, and history of this award.
Learn about the history, curriculum, and traditions of the U.S. Naval Academy, a federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The academy educates midshipmen for service in the Navy and Marine Corps and has a Latin motto of Ex Scientia Tridens.
The Navy Civilian Service Achievement Medal is a civilian award for sustained performance or specific achievement of a superlative nature in the Department of the Navy or the Marine Corps. It is the equivalent of the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for military personnel and was established in 2018.
Learn about the pay grades used by the eight uniformed services of the U.S. military, from E-1 to O-10, and their corresponding ranks and benefits. Find out the differences between enlisted, warrant officer, and officer grades, and the special cases of cadets, midshipmen, and inchoate officers.
Learn about the various medals, ribbons, devices, and badges that recognize military service and personal accomplishments of U.S. service members. See the general order of precedence, the types of awards, and the inactive and obsolete awards.
Other military service members may also receive specific Navy Department military awards, provided such service members are performing duty under a Navy or Marine Corps command. Likewise, a Navy or Marine Corps service member may receive medals and decorations of another military branch, if cross assigned to a command of the respective service.
This web page shows the names, photos, and service branches of 43 active-duty four-star officers in the United States. It does not include the number of associates currently serving on active duty in the National Guard or the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.