in the united states navy prior to june 2019, sailors in pay grades e-4 to e-9 were authorized to wear golden rate insignia instead of red if they met the requirements for good conduct service. personnel e-4 to e-6 who had met good conduct service requirements were also authorized to wear collar insignia and cap devices with gold chevrons on their service uniforms. on 1 june 2019, golden rate insignia began to be worn by all sailors with 12 years of service or more, regardless of disciplinary history.