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Leading Rating Information

Leading Rating (or Leading Rate) is the most senior of the junior rates in the Royal Navy. It is equal in status to Corporal, although for a long time was officially junior to that rank. The rate was introduced under the authority of Admiralty Circular No. 121 of 14 June 1853.

Leading Ratings are normally addressed as Leading Hand or using their branch title e.g. Leading Seaman, Leading Regulator etc.

The insignia worn by Leading Rates is a single fouled anchor, leading to the slang term Killick or Hooky used in reference to this rate.

· · Ratings and Other Ranks of the British Armed Forces

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OR-1 AC

OR-2 AB Mne Pte LAC - SAC - Jnr Tech/SAC(T)

OR-3 LCpl LCpl LCpl (RAF Regt only)

OR-4 LH Cpl Cpl Cpl

OR-5/OR-6 PO Sgt Sgt Sgt

OR-7 CPO CSgt SSgt / CSgt Chf Tech - Flt Sgt

OR-8 WO2 WO2 WO2

OR-9 WO1 WO1 WO1 WO / MAcr

Categories: Military ranks of the Royal Navy

 

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