CPO command identification badge Chief petty officer ( CPO ) command identification badges are special United States Navy and United States Coast Guard badges which are issued to the most senior chief petty officer in a given U . S . Navy or U . S . Coast Guard command . The command may either be a shore or surface unit . CPO command identification badges are worn on the lower left pocket of a Navy and Coast Guard uniform . Navy CPO identifications are considered temporary identification badges only and are surrendered at the termination of the assignment for which they are held . Coast Guard CPO command identification badges are permanent awards . However , if a CPO is not currently filling a billet defined by the CPO identification badge they have earned , it is worn on the lower right pocket of the Coast Guard uniform . United States Navy . The appearance of the CPO command identification badge is determined by the rank of its holder and the level of the command in which they serve . At the single command level , the badge is issued with word “ Command ” on its face with a chief petty officer anchor showing the foiled anchor insignia of the bearer . E - 7 CPOs display the anchor , senior chief petty officer s the anchor with star and master chief petty officer s the anchor with two stars . At higher Navy commands , the designation of “ Fleet ” and “ Force ” is displayed instead of “ Command ” indicating the senior enlisted member of an entire Navy fleet or task force . Holders of this badge are always command master chief petty officer s . The highest CPO identification badge of all is the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy badge held solely by the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy . United States Coast Guard . Just like the U . S . Navy , the appearance of the U . S . Coast Gurad ' s CPO command identification badge is determined by the rank of its holder and the level of the command in which they serve . Unlike the Navy , the Coast Guard has two general categories of CPO command identification badges which can be distinguished by their metallic color , silver or gold . Silver Coast Guard CPO command identification badges represent non - designated command positions while gold Coast Guard CPO command identification badges are commandant - designated command positions . Non - designated command badges can be found at the unit and command level at pay grades E - 7 through E - 9 . The higher commands are always commandant - designated command positions at the command , area , reserve force master chief , Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Force ( MCPO - CGRF ) , and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard level . All commandant - designated command positions are at the command master chief petty officer pay grade . Prior to the release of the U . S . Coast Guard ' s March 2012 uniform regulation ( M1020 . 6G ) , the Coast Guard awarded / issued non - designated sector CPO Command identification badges to the senior most CPO of a Coast Guard sector . Due to the removal of this badge from M1020 . 6G , it is assumed that the sector CPO command identification badges are no longer awarded / issued but may still be worn by those CPOs that have previously earned them .