{"id":59062,"date":"2015-04-02T15:04:07","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T19:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=59062"},"modified":"2015-04-02T15:04:07","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T19:04:07","slug":"happy-birthday-chief-petty-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=59062","title":{"rendered":"Happy birthday, Chief Petty Officers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CPO<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

Several folks sent us links to Navy Live<\/a> which announces that the rank of Chief Petty Officer was officially created on April 1st, 1893, so we’re a day late;<\/p>\n

Armed with official recognition, chiefs of the past went on to lay the foundation for their modern day counterparts. As servant-leaders, they acted as the unique lynchpin between officers and enlisted personnel who executed daily operations, and also took a leading role in the career development of junior petty officers.<\/p>\n

Additionally, chiefs were celebrated not only for their technical expertise, but their administrative abilities as well. Knowledge in the intricacies of the ship\u2019s daily operations and ability to coordinate with various departments gave chiefs unique abilities that were unrivaled by even the most senior officers.<\/p>\n

With this newly recognized position of authority and expertise they were bestowed with uniform devices to recognize their merit. At first, the only distinction was the advent of a rocker to their rating badge. According to Juergens, borrowing the master-at-arms rating that used three stripes, a single rocker was added and became official in 1894. The fouled anchor as a cap device was introduced in 1905; collar devices did not become an official part of the uniform until 1959.<\/p>\n

Additionally, chiefs were given their own space on ships. Referred to as the \u201cChief\u2019s Mess,\u201d it is off-limits to anyone else (officer or enlisted) without invitation and is affectionately called the \u201cGoat Locker.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not everyone can be a CPO, although we’ve seen one or two try. Many will never be a CPO, no matter how refined are their photoshop skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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