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While there is no equivalence in rank or office between military members and the Auxiliary, this table shows the updated uniform insignia for Auxiliary offices, and what active-duty ranks those insignia resemble.

Auxiliary Office Coast Guard / Navy Army /
Air Force / Marines		 AUX Collar Device    
&             
 Shoulder Boards     
Flotilla
Member, no office held   - member device, no office held
FSO Flotilla Staff Officer Ensign Second Lieutenant FSO, 1 stripe
VFC Vice Flotilla Commander Lieutenant (jg) First Lieutenant VFC, 1.5 stripes
FC Flotilla Commander Lieutenant Captain FC, 2 stripes
Division
SO Division Staff Officer Lieutenant (jg) First Lieutenant SO, 1.5 stripes
VCDR Division Vice Commander
(formerly VCP, Division Vice Captain)		 Lieutenant Commander Major VCDR (old Vice Captain (VCP)) 2.5 stripes
DCDR Division Commander
(formerly DCP, Division Captain)		 Commander Lieutenant Colonel DCDR (old Division Captain (DCP)) 3 stripes
District
ADSO Assistant District Staff Officer Lieutenant Captain ADSO, 2 stripes
DSO District Staff Officer Lieutenant Commander Major DSO, 2.5 stripes
D-AA Administrative Aide to the District Commodore Lieutenant Commander Major d-aa, 2.5 stripes
DDO District Directorate Officer Commander Lieutenant Colonel DDO, 3 stripes
D-AD Aide to the District Commodore Lieutenant Captain D-AD, 2 stripes
DCAPT District Captain
(formerly RCO, District Rear Commodore)		 Captain Colonel DCAPT (old Rear Commodore), 4 stripes
DCOS District Chief of Staff
(formerly VCO, District Vice Commodore)		 Captain Colonel DCOS (old District Vice Commodore), 4 stripes
DCO District Commodore Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Brigadier General DCO, 1 star
National
BA Branch Assistant Lieutenant Captain BA, 2 stripes
BC Branch Chief Lieutenant Commander Major BC, 2.5 stripes
DVC Division Chief Commander Lieutenant Colonel DCV, 3 stripes
DIR Department Director
(formerly DC, Department Chief)		 Captain Colonel DIR (old Department Chief), 4 stripes
N-EA National Executive Assistant Captain Colonel N-EA, 4 stripes
N-Ad National Commodore's Administrative Deputy
(will be removed in 2011)		 Captain Colonel N-Ad, 4 stripes
ANACO Assistant National Commodore
(formerly NADCO, National Directorate Commodore)		 Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Brigadier General ANACO (old National Directorate Commodore), 1 star
DNACO Deputy National Commodore
(formerly ARCO, Area Rear-Commodore)		 Rear Admiral (Upper Half) Major General DNACO (old Area Rear-Commodore), 2 stars
VNACO Vice National Commodore
(formerly NAVCO, National Vice-Commodore)		 Rear Admiral (Upper Half) Major General VNACO (old National Vice-Commodore), 2 stars
NACO National Commodore Vice Admiral Lieutenant General NACO, 3 stars