Navy CPO Gold Lace on Blue Hashmarks / Service Stripes Stripe Quantity:9 Stripe •Two Loops - Aides to

•Two Loops - Aides to major/brigadier generals

Enlisted personnel center the 3 1/2 inch sleeve chevrons halfway between shoulder seam and bottom edge of the sleeve on the long sleeve shirt/coat

The following jobs have recently been merged by the Navy into the the larger category of Repair Technician: Damage Controlman (DC)

regardless of previous qualifications

Navy CPO Gold Lace on Blue Hashmarks / Service Stripes Stripe Quantity:9 Stripe •Two Loops - Aides toUnited States Navy CPO Gold Lace on Blue Hashmarks Service Stripes Criteria: A service stripe, commonly called a hash mark, is a decoration of the United States military which is presented to members of the U. S. military to denote length of service. The United States Navy awards each stripe for four years of duty. The Navy also issues gold service stripes to those service members with over twelve cumulative years service free of disciplinary action