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Originally Posted by Tobra
Does this mean the Navy does not ride on the shoulders of Chief Petty Officers any more?
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I hope not.
As I have written here before, my Grandfather was a Warrant Officer Electrician in WWII (he joined after PH) and two of his older brothers were already Chiefs when WWII in the Pacific ramped up.
When I received my commission they all, uh, all had some advice for the Ensign
So many stories.
I was the "lawyer" at a Chiefs Initiation during my first squadron tour for the lead E-6 on my Detachment that was selected for E-7.
The squadron Maintenance Master Chief was the Judge for the ceremony (who I got along with very well since when I was flying post maintenance test flights I would just STFU and listen to him, go through the MAF's with him and fly until the bird was up), pulled me over before the ceremony and said, "It is is an honor to be asked to do this...that said, I am going to **** all over you. Enjoy."
He did and I did.
No lawn, no clouds.