Frocking

Frocking is a term used by the U.S. military, is expressed by the that a non-commissioned officer (NCO) or officer may wear the rank insignia of a military rank to which he has not been promoted. However, this applies only for the special case that he is already on an official promotion list, which usually comes about by that may legally only a certain number of persons must carry a grade. Frequently so soldiers would have to wait for their carriage a long time. In the Army and Air Force this happens usually only in the higher degrees officer in the U.S. Navy, however, are once a year on 16 September, all for the transport upcoming Petty Officer to Chief Petty Officer frocked.

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