the same as a new recruit. The pay for an officer trainee, however, is equal to an E-5 on the enlisted pay scale, unless the candidate previously achieved a higher enlisted rank than E-5, e.g., an E-7 who becomes a candidate would continue to receive E-7 pay, and so on. Once commissioned, the new officer advances to the pay rate of O-1, unless they have at least four years of active duty service, in which case they are paid the higher O-1E rate in recognition of the prior enlisted service. Such pay continues at promotion to the next two grades ("O-2E" and "O-3E"), but is discontinued at the grade of O-4. OT rank insignia loosely parallels that of Air Force ROTC and United States Air Force Academy Cadet Insignia, except in the case of the directly commissioned chaplains, lawyers, and medical personnel. References External links U.S. Army OCS Foundation website U.S. Army official OCS website U.S. Army official OCS Recruiting website U.S. Coast Guard OCS Foundation website U.S. Navy OCS Foundation website U.S. Navy official OCS website U.S. Air Force Officer Training School website U.S. Marine official OCS website Military ranks Military ranks of the United States Army Military ranks of the United States Navy Military ranks of NATO