Holy perfidious delay!
I haven't posted anything on a LONG time. I am surprised I haven't received a number of threats from Maggie. Perhaps she is too busy planning the fete for her friend who was newly selected as a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy.
It is undoubtedly, the hardest rank to make in the Navy. The transition from E6 (petty officer first class) to E7 is a grueling all day exam, a culling from all the potential candidates and then a selection board presided over by senior chiefs, officers and an admiral. To give you an example, in my former unit one of my sailors made chief. He was an Interior Communicationsman (IC). He was also the first IC chief, designated ICC, in twenty-one (21) years!
The Chief is the primary supervisor / leader among the enlisted ranks in the Navy. He is also the individual charged with training the new ensigns. It can be truly said that the Chiefs run the Navy. Some of the best people I have met have worn the anchors. Many chiefs move on to officer positions through various commissioning routes. They tend to be technical experts and uniquely qualified to perform their duties.
I am reminded of an old sea story. A young ensign is talking to his chief in the spaces aboard a destroyer.
Ensign: "I don't understand it Chief, you can move on to warrant or ensign, but an ensign can't become a chief."
Chief: "We have our standards, sir."
Go Navy.
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You know me too well! I was just coming out to copy the line about a new post in the comments below. I was going to email it to you accompanied by pouting! LOL
Then I saw there was finally a new post.
Then I saw that I was picked on. Humph!
But then......it was all better because it was interesting. I will have to link to it. I have had many hits today from people looking for CPO info and I am sure they are disappointed when they get to my place and find only nonsense!
Thanks!
Hmmm... I'm somewhat sympathetic to that viewpoint - I was enlisted before I became an officer. The Navy is a slightly different animal, so I'm not sure how much my experience would translate.
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