Complex sentence: Service stripes are 7 inches long and 3/8 inch wide for male chief petty officers; male sailors from rates seaman recruit to petty officer first class wear service stripes 5-1/4 inches long and 3/8 inch wide.
Split into simpler sentences: Service stripes are 7 inches long and 3/8 inch wide for male chief petty officers. Male sailors from rates seaman recruit to petty officer first class wear service stripes 5-1/4 inches long and 3/8 inch wide.