Navy SOH

Military of Spirit of Hope
Motto	"Sailing Forth"
Founded	1653
Personnel
Active personnel	436,807
Expenditure
Budget	$203 Billion

The Spirit of Hope Navy is the principal naval warfare force of Spirit of Hope, a part of Spirit of Hope Armed Forces.

Personnel

Commissioned Officers

There are three primary routed by which officers are commissioned in the Spirit of Hope Navy, the Naval Academy, Cadet Candidate School and Direct Commissioning.

The largest number of officers are commissioned by the Cadet Candidate School, candidates are selected from applying civilians, recruits in basic training and junior non commissioned officers (NCOs) who show high leadership potential. All candidates must be over the age of 21 and under the age of 28 when training is completed, have a first class physical fitness test, and score above ZZ on the Skills, Ability, and Aptitude Test. Officer Candidate School lasts six months, before candidates are commissioned and sent to their primary occupation training.

The Naval Academy is the second largest source of commissioned officers, it is a four year service academy open to all citizens over the age of 17 and under the age of 24.

Direct Commissioning is the last way that officers are commissioned, it is primarily used for the recruitment of skilled personnel such as doctors, lawyers, and chaplains. The navy has the largest Direct commissioning program because it also commissions qualified civilian watch officers to serve as watch standers on non combat ships. Direct Commissioning is also occasionally used to promote especially deserving NCOs to the officer ranks when they are not eligible for Cadet Candidate School, or in times of great need.

Pay Grade	O-1	O-2	O-3	O-4	O-5	O-6	O-7	O-8	O-9
Title	Ensign	Lieutenant	Lieutenant Commander	Commander	Captain	Commodore	Rear Admiral	Vice Admiral	Admiral
Abbreviation	EN	LT	LTCDR	CDR	CAP	COM	RA	VA	A

Warrant Officers

Warrant officers are single track, specialty officers with subject matter expertise in a particular area, they are equivalent in authority to a Lieutenant, but are appointed instead of commissioned. The navy has a higher proportion of warrant officers than the army, but a lower proportion of warrant officers than the Air Force.

Pay Grade	WO-1	WO-2	WO-3	WO-4
Title	Warrant Officer	Chief Warrant Officer	Senior Chief Warrant Officer	Master Chief Warrant Officer
Abbreviation	WO	CWO	SWO	MWO

Enlisted

Enlisted members of the Spirit of Hope Navy enter service through one of four Recruit Training Centers, where they are trained for ten weeks before being sent to their primary occupation training. Promotion to Seaman Apprentice is automatic after completing training, and promotion to Seaman is automatic after completing all qualifications.

One year after promotion to Seaman a sailor is able to take a occupation based test for promotion. Upon passing, and if recommended by superiors, will be appointed as a junior non commissioned officer. Promotion to

Pay Grade	E-1	E-2	E-3	E-4	E-5	E-6	E7	E-8	E-9
Title	Recruit	Seaman Apprentice	Seaman	Petty Officer 3rd Class	Petty Officer 2nd Class	Petty Officer 1st Class	Chief Petty Officer	Senior Chief Petty Officer	Master Chief Petty Officer
Abbreviation	RCT	SA	SM	PO3	PO2	PO1	CPO	SPO	MPO