Acting (rank)  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to:
navigation, search  An Acting rank is a military designation
allowing a commissioned or non-commissioned officer to assume a
rank—usually higher and usually temporary—with the pay and
allowances appropriate to that grade. As such, an officer may be
ordered back to the previous grade. This situation may arise
when a lower-ranking officer is called upon to replace a senior
officer, or fill a position higher than the current rank held.
When addressing an individual with an acting rank, the person
should be addressed as if the full rank was held. For example, a
member who is an acting master seaman would be addressed as
"Master Seaman Smith", and not "Acting Master Seaman Smith"
since the "acting" is a designation, regardless of the
individual's actual rank and clerical designation. It should
also be noted that an exception is the rank of acting sub-
lieutenant: they should be addressed verbally as mentioned ("sub
lieutenant"), but in written document