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  Master Chief Petty Officer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Advancement to Master Chief Petty Officer is similar to that of Chief Petty Officer and Senior Chief Petty Officer.
The Command Master Chief is the senior enlisted person at a command and as such works as a liasion between the Commanding Officer and the enlisted ranks.
Collectively, officers and chiefs are referred to as "khakis." This is a reference to the color of their most common uniforms, and is a direct contrast to those in paygrades E-6 and below (or, blueshirts).
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 Encyclopedia: Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Master Chief Petty Officer is the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy, just above Senior Chief Petty Officer, and is a non-commissioned officer.
A Master Chief Petty Officer is purely administrative and is usually tied closely with the Commanding Officer, except possibly when the command is very large (e.g.
Master Chief is also the rank and given title of John-117, the main character in Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2.
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 Officer
An Officer and a Gentleman An Officer and a Gentleman is a Robert Loggia and Louis Gossett Jr.
Chief Academic Officer A Chief academic officer (CAO) is a generic term for the officer in an institution of provost or...
Officer, Victoria Officer is a Shire of Cardinia.
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 Department of Defense Enlisted Rank Insignias
Master chief petty officer of the Navy and fleet and force master chief petty officers.
The Navy NCO equivalent, petty officer, is achieved at the rank of petty officer third class.
The sergeant major of the Army, the sergeant major of the Marine Corps, the master chief petty officer of the Navy and the chief master sergeant of the Air Force are the spokespersons of the enlisted force at the highest levels of their services.
www.defenselink.mil /specials/insignias/enlisted.html   (451 words)

  
 United States Navy: Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The MCPON serves as the senior enlisted leader of the Navy, and as an advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations and to the Chief of Naval Personnel in matters dealing with enlisted personnel and their families.
The MCPON is also an advisor to the many boards dealing with enlisted personnel issues; is the enlisted representative of the Department of the Navy at special events; may be called upon to testify on enlisted personnel issues before Congress; and, maintains a liaison with enlisted spouse organizations.
DirectLine is the newsletter of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy to all Command Master Chiefs and Chiefs of the Boat, published at the discretion of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, not based on regular publication dates.
www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/mcpon/mcponpg.html   (288 words)

  
 Chief Petty Officer heritage
Petty officers, who were appointed by the Captain, consisted of one Captain's Clerk, two Boatswain's Mates, a Coxswain, a Sailmaker's Mate, two Gunner's Mates, one Yeoman of the Gun Room, nine Quarter Gunners (eleven were allowed for the two larger vessels), two Carpenter's Mates, an Armorer, a Steward, a Cooper, a Master-at-Arms, and a Cook.
Chief Boatswain's Mates and Chief Gunners's M ates were paid $30.00 per month and were listed for service only on board vessels of the lst and 2nd rates.
Chief Quartermasters were paid the same except for a $2.00 reduction while serving in ships of the 3rd and 4th rates.
www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq46-1.htm   (3139 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Paraguay - Manpower | Paraguayan Information Resource
Officers in command of many of the most influential positions were members of the "old guard," who had supported Stroessner in his rise to power and had held command ever since.
The eight air force officer ranks were identical to those of the army in level from second lieutenant to brigadier general, but did not include higher general officer ranks.
Navy officers wore all-white summer dress uniforms; army and air force officers wore a white shirt with summer dress uniforms for special occasions.
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 United States Navy: Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Master Chief Scott served aboard the ballistic missile submarines USS John Adams (SSBN 620) and USS James Madison (SSBN 627) as Missile Division Leading Chief Petty Officer.
He was "Chief of the Boat" aboard the fast attack submarine, USS Jacksonville (SSN 699), and served as Command Master Chief of Strike Fighter Squadron 192 (VFA 192) based in Atsugi, Japan, and deploying aboard USS Independence (CV 62) and USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).
Master Chief Scott's first ashore command senior enlisted billet was as Base Command Master Chief at Naval Security Group Activity, Winter Harbor.
www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/mcpon/mcponbio.html   (377 words)

  
 MCPON Testifies on Quality of Life Issues to House Subcommittee
The Navy’s senior enlisted Sailor testified as to the necessity of funding military construction housing projects and support of Public-Private Ventures to seek and develop comfortable, affordable and safe housing at a significant reduction in cost to taxpayers.
The Navy’s efforts in Professional Military Education, the Navy’s senior enlisted advisor told the panel, will expand opportunities for advanced education, fulfilling the need for career-long educational opportunities relevant to the Navy’s mission, and professional and personal growth and development of the total force.
The Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation program, including efforts in child care, Scott testified, remains heavily focused on supporting single Sailors, deployed units and their family members in support of the global war on terrorism.
www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=17134   (897 words)

  
 GlobalSecurity.org - Reliable Military News and Military Information
Ninth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Master Chief Herdt is a graduate of the U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy and U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy.
Master Chief Herdt is married to the former Sharon E. Lawrence of Newark, Del., and has one son, James II who lives in Birmingham, Ala.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/congress/2001_hr/01-05-09herdt.htm   (3160 words)

  
 DefenseLINK News: 'Master Chief' Perry Honored by Navy's Enlisted Leadership
Courtesy of the Navy News Service WASHINGTON -- The Navy recently named Defense Secretary William J.Perry an honorary master chief petty officer in a night full of recognition from the Navy's senior enlisted leaders.
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Hagan certified Perry an honorary master chief as former master chief petty officers of the Navy Del Black and Bob Walker pinned anchors on the collar of Perry's dress shirt.
"Everybody knows that a master chief outranks the secretary of defense." "Authority, responsibility and accountability are traits required of a chief petty officer," said Black, the first master chief petty officer of the Navy.
www.defenselink.mil /news/Dec1996/n12131996_9612137.html   (334 words)

  
 Ex Astris Scientia - Uniform & Rank Inconsistencies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It is only significant that on the otherwise navy blue jumpsuits the departments on Enterprise NX-01 are already distinguished by thin stripes of different colors: yellow for command, red for engineering and security, green for science.
The rank signs of officers at the time of early TNG were well-defined: one solid pip for the ensign, one solid and one hollow for the lieutenant junior grade, two solid for the full lieutenant, two solid and one hollow for the lieutenant commander, and so on.
More evidence that he may have climbed up the ranks comes from DS9: "Shadow Play", where O'Brien states that he is a "Senior Chief Specialist", which is about the closest in the US Navy to an officer rank, a senior chief petty officer with the status of a specialist.
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 Winds of Change
In the act of adding an extra gold star to a master chiefs crow, the senior levels of command were, in effect, saying to the enlisted community, we respect and value your opinion, we need your input, and we will listen and act.
No officer, regardless of his position in the chain of command or Washington bureau, demands more respect, gains quicker access, or is listened to more intently than the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.
In each and every sailor serving the U. Navy today lies the potential to be a Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy and the opportunity to make the world's finest Navy just a bit better for their shipmates.
www.quarterdeck.org /WindsOfChange/TOC.htm   (864 words)

  
 CNO Announces New Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Scott currently serves as the CNO-directed command master chief for Naval Forces Central Command and 5th Fleet.
"Master Chief Scott has the fleet experience and is singularly qualified to represent Sailors around the world.
Master Chief Scott is a graduate of the U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy, and holds a bachelor of science degree in vocational education from Southern Illinois University.
www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=954   (329 words)

  
 Search Underway For Next Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
WASHINGTON - The next Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) is anticipated to take the helm from MCPON (SS/AW) Terry Scott in late spring or early summer of 2006, and the Chief of Naval Personnel is accepting applications.
As the Navy's senior enlisted leader, the MCPON must have the ability to serve as the Navy's enlisted representative at all levels of strategic planning crucial to the Navy's ability to meet challenges now and in the future.
The MCPON also represents the Navy's enlisted Sailors on presidential, Defense Department, Department of the Navy and corporate executive-level working groups, and often serves as guest speaker before a wide range of civic and Navy affiliated functions.
www.military.com /features/0,15240,78950,00.html   (309 words)

  
 Journal Main Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Master Chief Black's tour as MCPON covered the challenging times and issues of the Vietnam Conflict.
Master Chief Black was a great leader who was tireless in his pursuit of improving the lives of our Sailors and their families.
Master Chief Black was the first Navy enlisted man to be awarded the Distinguished Service Medal.
www.dcmilitary.com /navy/journal/archives/mar9/j_a3900.html   (667 words)

  
 Navy/Marine Corps News - 2004 Program Hi Lites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
MCPON Minute: Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (SS/AW) Terry Scott’s Fourth of July message to the fleet.
Secretary of the Navy Gordon England and the British ambassador to the U.S. visit Boston’s Charleston Navy Yard and the crews of “Old Ironsides” and the Royal British Navy’s HMS Cornwall (F99).
MCPON Minute: This week, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (SS/AW) Terry Scott highlights the vital worldwide services provided by the United States Naval Reserve.
www.mediacen.navy.mil /tv/nmcn/2004.htm   (5960 words)

  
 Navy/Marine Corps News - 2002 Program Hi Lites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Navy bowled over Army in the 104th annual football game but the troops overseas were on the minds of everyone who attended.
MCPON Minute: Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Terry Scott talks about the importance of mentorship and training the Sailors who will replace you in your current job.
Navy uniform regulation changes were put into effect in January and a complete list of the revisions can be found at bupers.navy.mil and follow link to instructions.
www.mediacen.navy.mil /tv/nmcn/2003.htm   (12120 words)

  
 Welcome to Hawaii Navy News Online - Serving the "Best Homeport of the Navy"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Vern Clark (center, left) and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Terry Scott (center, right) hold a command master chief's call at Lockwood Hall.
The CNO and MCPON are touring major fleet concentration areas to observe regional business practices and to meet with commanding officers and command master chiefs to discuss the current state and future of the Navy.
Appreciation of Sailors, admiration of the job they perform and a look to the future of the Navy were all aspects of what Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Vern Clark and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Terry Scott discussed with Navy leaders during their visit to Pearl Harbor this week.
www.hnn.navy.mil /Archives/031121   (336 words)

  
 NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Master Chief Hagan was born in Luton, England, on May 20, 1946.
In April 1988 Master Chief Hagan reported to Pre-Commissioning Unit PHILIPPINE SEA (CG-58) in Norfolk, Virginia, as the Command Master Chief.
As I now close out my tour as Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, it is particularly pleasing for me to have one last opportunity to meet with you in a discussion of Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR).
www.house.gov /hasc/testimony/105thcongress/3-12-98hagan.htm   (2329 words)

  
 Herdt to keynote Navy Ball   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Retired Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Jim Herdt will be the guest speaker at the Navy Ball in the Cedar Point Officers' Club Oct. 15 at 6 p.m.
He served as the ninth master chief petty officer of the Navy from March 27, 1998, until his retirement on April 22, 2002.
Tickets for the Navy Ball are $45 for O6 and above, $40 for O4-O5 and civilians, $35 for E7 thru O3, $25 for E5 and E6, and $20 for E4 and below.
www.dcmilitary.com /navy/tester/9_37/local_news/31182-1.html   (530 words)

  
 Hawaii Navy News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
That was the theme of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON), Machinist’s Mate Master Chief (SS/SW/AW) Jim Herdt, who visited Pearl Harbor April 21-24.
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, Machinist’s Mate Master Chief (SS/SW/AW) Jim Herdt, visited Sailors at the Banyans Club on Pearl Harbor Naval Station April 24.
MCPON discussed the recent changes in QOL and the state of the Navy with over 100 local Sailors.
www.hnn.navy.mil /Archives/000428   (372 words)

  
 ipedia.com: U.S. Navy enlisted rate insignia Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This chart represents the U.S. Navy enlisted rate insignia (their rating symbols are generic).
Gold Petty Officer chevrons and service stripes are granted if a sailor completes 12 years of honorable service without any official record of bad conduct, including, but possibly not limited to, non-judicial punishment or court martial.
The United States Coast Guard uses the same insignia structure as the Navy, except that Seaman Recruit continues to carry one diagonal stripe in the Coast Guard, which is no longer the case in the Navy.
www.ipedia.com /u_s__navy_enlisted_rate_insignia.html   (228 words)

  
 Ernest Borgnine Makes Chief
Borgnine enlisted in the Navy in 1935 serving on destroyers and submarine chasers.
He left the Navy after the war in 1945, but he says he never forgot what he learned.
While in Washington he spoke at the National Press Club, served as master of ceremonies for the United States Navy Band's annual Navy Birthday Concert and he attended a viewing of his latest film, "A Trail to Hope Rose," which is a Hallmark Original movie -- a western -- that aired July 3.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-18-2004/0002285059&EDATE=   (415 words)

  
 Navy Retiree Recognition
Navy retirees may be eligible for official recognition of their military service.
They may obtain a certificate or letter from their Governor, past and present U.S. Presidents, and - in the case of Navy personnel - the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.
To request a retirement letter from the Master Chief Petty Officer of the NAVY, complete this online form.
www.military.com /Resources/ResourcesContent/0,13964,38122,00.html   (266 words)

  
 Marine Corps News - NAVY'S ENLISTED LEADER VISITS HAWAII   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James L. Herdt came to Hawaii as a guest at the Navy's 223rd birthday ball celebration.
Sgt.Maj. Royce G. Coffee(left), Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay sergeant major and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James L. Herdt discuss enlisted leadership issues during their tour of the Kaneohe Marine Corps installation Oct. 13.
Herdt was in Hawaii to meet with Sailors and attend the Navy's 223rd birthday ball.
www.usmc.mil /news98.nsf/78474d8d567cc4648525657d0064a54a/0048a67c604fd4ea852566a300077ef6?OpenDocument   (606 words)

  
 MCPON Pays Visit to Sasebo Sailors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
SASEBO, Japan (NNS) -- Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (SS/AW) Terry Scott visited Sasebo March 28 as part of his tour of Naval Forces Japan (CNFJ) and 7th Fleet.
The seamen need to know the petty officers are watching out for them, and that the chiefs are watching out for the seamen and the petty officers.
The CNO (Chief of Naval Operations) asked we look at the entire seabag and assess what part of the uniform we still need and get rid of what we don't.
www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=6729   (451 words)

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