# Id this naval rank/insignia (but no pic this time)? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 5, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-naval-rank-insignia-but-no-pic-this-time/636834 "2012-10-05T18:45:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-naval-rank-insignia-but-no-pic-this-time/636834/1 "2012-10-05T18:45:03Z")
It’s a Senior Chief Petty Officer, I’m pretty sure, but the insignia inside the chevrons appears to look–from the grainy pic I had–almost like a gear with a feather in it. [Tried Googling, but my Google-fu failed me.] ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-naval-rank-insignia-but-no-pic-this-time/636834/2 "2012-10-05T18:48:40Z")
[Data Processing Technician?](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Data_Processing_Technician&action=edit&redlink=1) Oops try [here.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_ratings) ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-naval-rank-insignia-but-no-pic-this-time/636834/3 "2012-10-05T18:55:00Z")
Thank you!