* Petty officer

Chief Petty Officer is the seventh enlisted rank in the U. S. Navy and U. S. Coast Guard, just above Petty Officer First Class and below Senior Chief Petty Officer, and is a senior non-commissioned officer.

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Petty officer, 2nd class, PO2, is a Naval non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces.

Petty officer, 1st class, PO1, is a Naval non-commissioned member rank of the Canadian Forces.

Petty officer is the lowest of the senior rating grades.

Petty officer 1st class insignia.

Petty officer, first class is equivalent to staff sergeant in the United States Army and Marine Corps, and technical sergeant in the United States Air Force.

Petty officer, second class is equivalent to sergeant in the United States Army and Marine Corps, and staff sergeant in the United States Air Force.

Petty officer, third class is equivalent to corporal in the United States Army ( or specialist ), corporal in the United States Marine Corps, and senior airman in the United States Air Force.

Petty officer third class is the fourth enlisted rank in the U. S. Navy, U. S. Coast Guard, and the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps, just above seaman and below petty officer second class, and is the lowest rank of non-commissioned officer, equivalent to a corporal in the U. S. Army and Marines.

Petty officer third class shares the same pay grade as senior airman in the Air Force, which no longer has an NCO rank corresponding with E-4.

To address a petty officer, one would say, " Petty Officer Smith ", " Smith ", or " Sailor " ( the latter two forms being acceptable for use by those equal or greater in rank than the Petty Officer ).

* Petty Officer 2nd Class

* 1737 – William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, English statesman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ( d. 1805 )

* 1805 – William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English statesman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ( b. 1737 )

* May 7 – William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ( b. 1737 )

* May 2 – William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ( d. 1805 )

Killed were Lt. John Connors, Chief Petty Officer Donald McFaul, Torpedoman's Mate 2nd Class Issac Rodriguez, and Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Chris Tilghman.

* Sam Redford as Petty Officer 2nd Class Vasily

The William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne | " Lansdowne Antinous " was found at Hadrian's Villa in 1769 ( Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge )

Lord Rockingham died only three months after coming to power ; he was succeeded by another Whig, William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne.

It was initially organized as the district of Shelburne in 1768, named in honor of William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, an Irish-born British politician, who later served as Prime Minister during the American Revolutionary War.

* William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne ( 1737 – 1805 )

By definition, with the unification of the CF into one service, the rank of Sergeant included the naval rank of Petty Officer 2nd Class, and Corporal includes the Naval rank of Leading Seaman ; Corporal also includes the appointment of Master Corporal ( Naval Master Seaman ).

NCOs are officially divided into two categories: Junior Non-Commissioned Officers ( Jr NCOs ), consisting of Corporals / Leading Seamen and Master Corporals / Master Seamen ; and Senior Non-Commissioned Members ( Sr NCOs ), consisting of Sergeants and Petty Officers 2nd Class.

The Countess Granville died on 7 October 1745, leaving one daughter Sophia, who married William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, later 1st Marquess of Lansdowne.

Coast Guard drill instructors are called " company commanders " and hold a rank ranging from Petty Officer 2nd Class ( E-5 ) up to Senior Chief Petty Officer ( E-8 ).

After holding subordinate offices under William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne and William Pitt the Younger, he entered the cabinet in 1791 as Secretary of State for the Home Department.

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* William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne: 30 July 1766-20 October 1768

: Petty Officer 2nd Class Bernard " Bernie " Wiseman is rookie soldier for the Principality of Zeon who befriends Al after his Zaku is shot down within Libot.

* William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of Shelburn & 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, ( 1737 – 1803 )

* John Henry Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne ( 1765 – 1809 )

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* William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne ( later 1st Marquess of Lansdowne ), British Prime Minister ( 1782-83 )

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Petty is a member of the inaugural class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Two months before filming, Lori Petty, Reeves, and Swayze trained with former world class professional surfer Dennis Jarvis on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

Petty officer, second class is the fifth enlisted rate in the U. S. Navy, U. S. Coast Guard, and the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps, just above petty officer third class and below petty officer first class, and is a non-commissioned officer.

A petty officer second class may be generically referred to as PO2 when the sailor's rating is not known, although some prefer to be called simply " Petty Officer ( Martinez ).

Petty officer, first class is the sixth enlisted rate in the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard, just above petty officer, second class and below that of chief petty officer.

* Chief Boatswain's Mate ( abbreviated as BMC ), a class of Chief Petty Officer in the US Navy

NASCAR stars such as Rusty Wallace, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch, Kyle Petty, Mark Martin, Jamie McMurray, Kevin Harvick, and Robby Gordon have all participated, with Martin and Gordon notably winning several class victories for Roush Racing in the GTO class in the 1980s – 90s.