UF Navy

The United Flops Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United Flops Armed Forces and the largest of the 5 armed services in terms of overall numbers. The Navy is responsible for protecting the sea lines of communication between the mainland United Flops and the overseas possessions, as well as protecting the nation's economic and security interests around the world. The Navy operates a wide range of water-based and air-based craft, including aircraft carriers, submarines, destroyers, amphibious ships, and cruisers, which carry out various operations, such as anti-piracy, anti-terrorism, and humanitarian assistance & disaster relief.
== Structure ==
=== Ranks ===
==== 0-10 Admiral ====
Commanders of regional commands, joint commands, chief of naval operations and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
==== 0-9 Vice Admiral ====
A vice admiral is likely to be in charge of regional naval operations. They communicate with multiple naval fleets to achieve operational goals.
==== 0-8 Rear Admiral ====
A rear admiral may command a fleet of Navy ships, submarines or air wings. Rear admirals can also direct the overall planning and movement of their fleet. In addition, they can assist vice admirals in performing their duties.
==== 0-7 Rear Admiral (Lower Half) ====
The Commander of a Carrier Strike Group.
==== 0-6 Captain ====
A captain in the US Navy is a senior officer who commands a ship or submarine and leads its crew.
==== 0-5 Commander ====
A commander in the Navy may command a frigate, destroyer, submarine, aviation squadron or small shore activity, or may serve on a staff afloat or ashore (typically as an action officer or as an executive officer to a flag officer or general officer), or a larger vessel afloat (as either a department head or executive officer.)
==== 0-4 Lieutenant Commander ====
A department head or executive officer on a ship, aircraft squadron or submarine. On FLOP teams, LCDR serve as executive officers. Some officers serve as a commanding officer of a minesweeper or a patrol craft.
==== 0-3 Lieutenant ====
Usually a division officer or service head on some smaller ships, in aircraft squadrons, submarines and ships, lieutenants serve as division officers. In some commands, senior lieutenants are department heads. For FLOP teams, LT, LTJGs and ENS serve as platoon leaders.
==== 0-2 Lieutenant (Junior Grade) ====
Lieutenants, junior grade typically lead petty officers and non-rated personnel, unless assigned to small aircraft or on staff duty. A LTJG's usual shipboard billet is as a division officer. Lieutenant, junior grade is often referred to colloquially as JG.
==== 0-1 Ensign ====
An ensign (ENS) is the lowest-ranking officer in the Navy ranks. The designation is given upon commission as a naval officer and is typically held for the first two years of active-duty service before promotion to Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG).
==== W-5 Chief Warrant Officer 5 ====
Chief Warrant Officers and Limited Duty Officers are technical or warfare specialists beyond the rank of Chief Petty Officer.
==== W-4 Chief Warrant Officer 4 ====
==== W-3 Chief Warrant Officer 3 ====
==== W-2 Chief Warrant Officer 2 ====
==== W-1 Warrant Officer ====
==== E-9 Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy ====
The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy is appointed by the Chief of Naval Operations to serve as a spokesperson to address the issues of enlisted personnel to the highest positions in the Navy. As such, they are the senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) and to the Chief of Naval Personnel.
==== E-9 Command Master Chief Petty Officer ====
Command Master Chiefs are senior enlisted leaders who report directly to their respective Commanders/Commanding Officers.
==== E-9 Master Chief Petty Officer ====
The master chief petty officer is the senior enlisted person at a command and works as a liaison between the commanding officer and the enlisted ranks.
==== E-8 Senior Chief Petty Officer ====
Supervise and be the “expert reference” for all Unit ceremonies. Initiate and maintain a current roster of all Cadets in the Unit and their assigned position.
==== E-7 Chief Petty Officer ====
The Leader Chief Petty Officer (E7 and Above) (CPO) represents his or her command, communicating the command's goals and direction to the enlisted workforce, while simultaneously representing the enlisted personnel's views and concerns.
==== E-6 Petty Officer First Class ====
First class petty officers normally serve as leading petty officers of a division, and direct the activities of a division. There are situations when there are more than one first class petty officers in a division, due to the demands for highly experienced or skilled Sailors in technical areas.
==== E-5 Petty Officer Second Class ====
2nd Class Petty Officers are self-sufficient leaders and know what work needs to be done without being told. They are qualified most of their in-rate watchstations and can conduct maintenance and repairs of all equipment under their Division's cognizance.
==== E-4 Petty Officer Third Class ====
Petty Officer Third Class (PO3)Petty Officers are considered self-sufficient leaders and know what work needs to be done without being told. They are qualified basic watchstations and can conduct maintenance and repairs of most equipment under their Division's cognizance.
==== E-3 Seaman ====
Seamen are responsible for the smooth operation of the majority of occurrences above deck. They are capable of performing almost any task in connection with deck maintenance, small boat operations, navigation, and supervising all personnel assigned to a ship's deck force or shore unit.
==== E-2 Seaman Apprentice ====
Seaman Recruit is the second-lowest among enlisted ranks in the USN. Navy Seamen are considered apprentices in training for their warfare community. There is not much difference between the lives of an E-1 or E-2.
==== E-1 Seaman Recruit ====
Seaman Recruit is the second-lowest among enlisted ranks in the USN. Navy Seamen are considered apprentices in training for their warfare community. There is not much difference between the lives of an E-1 or E-2.
=== Structure ===
==== Fleet ====
A fleet or naval fleet is a large formation of warships – the largest formation in any navy – controlled by one leader. A fleet at sea is the direct equivalent of an army on land.
==== Squadron ====
A squadron, or naval squadron, is a significant group of warships which is nonetheless considered too small to be designated a fleet. A squadron is typically a part of a fleet.
==== Flotilla ====
A flotilla is usually composed of a homogeneous group of the same class of warship, such as frigates, destroyers, torpedo boats, submarines, gunboats, or minesweepers.
==== Division ====
A naval division is the smallest naval formation, usually consisting of two to four ships. It can be a subdivision of a squadron, flotilla, or fleet.
== History ==
The history of the UF Navy stretches back to the late 1700s, when the United Flops first began to establish a navy as a way to protect its coastal shipping lanes and expand its economic and military power. Over time, the Navy has grown into one of the most powerful naval forces in the world, playing a key role in numerous conflicts and missions, such as World War II, the Floprean War, the Indochiflop War, the Gulf War, Operation Binraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom. The Navy has also played a crucial role in numerous humanitarian missions, such as providing aid and relief during natural disasters.