CPO HERITAGE & HISTORY

Introduction:

MAC Draper &

MAC McGathey

• I am a United States Sailor.• I will support and defend the Constitution of the United

States of America and I will obey the orders of those appointed over me.

• I represent the fighting spirit of the Navy and those who have gone before me to defend freedom and democracy around the world.

• I proudly serve my country's Navy combat team with Honor, Courage, and Commitment.

• I am committed to excellence and the fair treatment of all.

The Sailor's Creed

- What Is the importance and role of the Chief Petty Officer?

- Why is it important to know and understand the history of the Chief petty Officer Rating?

Question:

“In the United States Navy, the title "Chief Petty Officer" carries with it responsibilities and privileges no other armed force in the world grants enlisted people. These responsibilities and privileges exist because for 100 years, Chiefs have routinely sought out greater challenges and assumed more responsibility.”

ADM Frank Kelso on CPO heritage…

“The example set by Chiefs for the last century inspires our young men and women of today. Indeed what Americans see in our impressive young Sailors is the tradition of devotion and dedication the first Chiefs established with their sacrifices and valor.”

ADM Frank Kelso on CPO heritage…

“Everything I ever learned about Leadership I learned from a Chief Petty Officer”

Senator John McCain

The Earliest Example Of The Term Chief

During the Revolutionary War, Jacob Wasbie, a Cook's Mate serving on board the Alfred, one of the first Continental Navy warships, was promoted to "Chief Cook" on June 1, 1776. Chief Cook is construed to mean Cook or Ship's Cook which was the official rating title at that time. This is the earliest example of the use the term "Chief" located to date.

Birth of the Chief Petty Officer

On April 1, 1893, two important steps were taken. First, the grade of Chief Petty Officer was established; secondly, most enlisted men received a pay raise. The question is often asked, "Who was the first Chief Petty Officer?" The answer is flatly: "There was no first Chief Petty Officer due to the fact that nearly all ratings carried as Petty Officers First Class from 1885 were automatically shifted to the Chief Petty Officer level." Exceptions were Schoolmasters, who stayed at first class Paygrade..

First Established CPO Ratings

Chief Petty Officer Ratings on April 1, 1893  • Seaman Branch

Chief Master-at-ArmsChief Boatswain's MateChief Quartermaster How Many of these Chief Gunner's Mate Rates are still here

• Artificer Branch today? Chief MachinistChief Carpenter's Mate

• Special BranchChief YeomanApothecary Band Masters

IMPORTANT DATES IN HISTORY

• 1 April 1893 – CPO rank created• June 1, 1958 – Senior Chief and Master

Chief paygrades established• January 1967 – Senior Enlisted Advisor of

the Navy position established• April 1967 – Master Chief Petty Officer of

the Navy (MCPON) position established• First MCPON was Master Chief Gunner’s

Mate Delbert Black

GENERAL ORDER 409

• In 1893, the Navy paid men based on their value to the service and not on their classification. Machinist Chief Petty Officers were paid $70 a month. All other chief petty officers were paid between $50 and $65 depending on their perceived value to the navy. This practice continued until the early twentieth century, when a new pay system was established that based monthly pay on classification.

GENERAL ORDER 409 (cont.)

• An Executive order issued by President Benjamin Harrision dated 25 February 1893 and issued as General order No. 409 of 25 February 1893 gave a pay scale for Navy enlisted men. It was divided into rates and listed Chiefs Petty Officers. Both the executive and Circular No. 1 listed Chief Petty Officers as a distinct rate for the first time and both were to take effect on 01 April 1893. This is the date on which the Chief Petty Officer rate actually was established.

IMPORTANT DATES IN HISTORY

• 1 April 1893 – CPO rank created• June 1, 1958 – Senior Chief and Master

Chief paygrades established• January 1967 – Senior Enlisted Advisor of

the Navy position established• April 1967 – Master Chief Petty Officer of

the Navy (MCPON) position established• First MCPON was Master Chief Gunner’s

Mate Delbert Black

MCPON HISTORY

• 1. GMCM DELBERT D. BLACK 13JAN67 - 01APR71 Deceased March 20002. AFCM JOHN D. WHITTET 01APR71 - 25SEP75 Deceased May 1989 3. OSCM ROBERT J. WALKER 25SEP75 - 28SEP79 4. AFCM THOMAS S. CROW 28SEP79 - 01OCT82 Deceased November 20085. AVCM BILLY C. SANDERS 01OCT82 - 04OCT856. RMCM WILLIAM H. PLACKETT 01OCT85 - 09SEP88 7. AVCM(AW) DUANE R. BUSHEY 09SEP88 - 28AUG92 8. ETCM(SW) JOHN H. HAGAN 28AUG92 - 28MAR98 9. MMCM(SS/SW/AW) JAMES L. HERDT 28MAR98 – 22APRIL02 10. MTCM(SS/AW) TERRY D. SCOTT 22APRIL02 - JULY0611. HMCM(SW/FMF) JOE R. CAMPA, JR. JULY06 – 12DEC0812. QMCM(SS/SW) RICK WEST CURRENT

MCPON HISTORY• 1. GMCM DELBERT D. BLACK 13JAN67 - 01APR71 Deceased March 2000

2. AFCM JOHN D. WHITTET 01APR71 - 25SEP75 Deceased May 1989 3. OSCM ROBERT J. WALKER 25SEP75 - 28SEP79 4. AFCM THOMAS S. CROW 28SEP79 - 01OCT82 Deceased November 20085. AVCM BILLY C. SANDERS 01OCT82 - 04OCT856. RMCM WILLIAM H. PLACKETT 01OCT85 - 09SEP88 7. AVCM(AW) DUANE R. BUSHEY 09SEP88 - 28AUG92 8. ETCM(SW) JOHN H. HAGAN 28AUG92 - 28MAR98 9. MMCM(SS/SW/AW) JAMES L. HERDT 28MAR98 – 22APRIL02 10. MTCM(SS/AW) TERRY D. SCOTT 22APRIL02 - JULY0611. HMCM(SW/FMF) JOE R. CAMPA, JR. JULY06 – 12DEC0812. QMCM(SS/SW) RICK WEST CURRENT

CPO Firsts in History• In 1917, John Henry (''Dick'') Turpin became the first African-

American Chief Petty Officer, the Navy's highest enlisted rank at the

time. Turpin enlisted in 1896 and survived the sinking of the

Battleship USS Maine in Havana harbor in February 1898. A Chief

Gunner's Mate.

• On March 21, 1917, YNC Loretta Perfectus Walsh became the

first female to achieve the rank of Chief Petty Office in the U.S.

Navy.

• Robert William Andrew "Bob" Feller (born November 3, 1918 in

Van Meter, Iowa), nicknamed the "Heater from Van Meter", "Bullet

Bob" and "Rapid Robert", is the only CPO inducted into the MLB

Hall of Fame. He was also the first MLB player to volunteer for

service after the Pearl Harbor attack. He served as a Gun Captain

aboard the Battleship USS Alabama (BB-60). His bunk on the

Alabama is marked.

Youngest Chief Petty Officer

• Chief Petty Officer at 19: LeRoy Adams Cleaveland Born December 30,

1899. Enlisted in the US Navy on March 5, 1917. Advanced to

Electrician (Radio) First Class, E(R)1c August 1, 1918. Advanced to

Chief Electrician (Radio), CE(R), June 1, 1919. Honorably discharged

on June 26, 1919 and continued service in the Naval Reserve. Died

September 1, 1999.

USS Chief MCM-14

• The USS CHIEF MCM-14 is named for the former USS CHIEF AM-

315, and to honor the service and tradition of the Chief Petty

Officer's of the United States Navy. USS CHIEF MCM-14 was

christened by Mrs. Susan Bushey (the wife of the seventh Master

Chief Petty Officer of the Navy MCPON Dwayne Bushey) on 12

June 1993. Construction and fitting-out was done in Sturgeon Bay,

Wisconsin, and the ship was accepted from Mr. Ellsworth Peterson

on behalf of the United States Navy, and placed in commission by

Lieutenant Commander Timothy S. Garrold, USN, her first

Commanding Officer, on 8 July 1994.

USS Chief MCM-14• Navy blue and gold are the traditional colors of the United States

• Navy blue and gold are the traditional colors of the United States

Navy. The mine in the center of the shield represents the mine countermeasures mission of the CHIEF, while the crossed officer's sword and enlisted cutlass symbolize surface warfare excellence. The fouled navy anchor, insignia of a Chief Petty Officer, is further symbolic of the United States Navy's leadership. The three silver stars above the fouled anchor depict the leadership and service of the Master Chief Petty Officers of the Navy (MCPON) - past, present, and future, and honor the ship's sponsor. The stars are also arranged in the same manner about the anchor as the International Navigational Symbol for lights and shapes about the mast; signifying a vessel engaged in mine clearance operations.

USS Chief MCM-14• Navy blue and gold are the traditional colors of the United States

• There are 84 links in the fouled anchor chain, one for each Plankowner and the ship's Sponsor and Matron of Honor. The trident atop the crest denotes sea power. The blue and white surface from which it rises represents both the sea upon which the ship will serve, and the waters of Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan, upon which the ship was born. Surrounding the trident are seven stars representing the seven Battle Stars won during the Second World War and the Korean War by the first ship to bear the name CHIEF, USS CHIEF AM-315. The five above the trident are for World War Two, and the two alongside for the Korean War.

• Ships Motto: "HONOR, TRADITION, VALOR”

CPO HIERARCHY

• MCPON

• FLEET MASTER CHIEF

• FORCE MASTER CHIEF

• REGIONAL MASTER CHIEF

• COMMAND MASTER CHIEF

• RATING MASTER CHIEFS

• SENIOR CHIEFS

• CHIEF

The Anchor

• What does the USN on the Anchor stand for?

• What is wrong with the Anchor?

• Why is the Anchor fouled and What does it mean?

• What does the chain stand for?

• REVIEW

Admiral Halsey

• “Civilians don't understand. You go down to

Long Beach, and you see those battleships

sitting there, and you think that they float on the

water, don't you?"…"You are wrong, they are

carried to sea on the backs of those Chief Petty

Officers””

ANY QUESTIONS?