Youngest Master Chief In The Us Navy
Master chief petty officer mcpo is an enlisted rank in some navies it is the ninth and highest enlisted rank with pay grade e 9 in the united states navy and united states coast guard just above senior chief petty officer scpo.
Youngest master chief in the us navy. Command master chief scw exw percy trent jr was selected the 17th force master chief of the seabees. The master chief petty officer of the navy mcpon ˈ m ɪ k p ɒ n is a unique non commissioned rank and position of office of the united states navy which has with it the paygrade of e 9 the holder of this position is the most senior enlisted member of the u s. Actually there were 146 first master chief petty officers. The grade of chief petty officer was established on 1 april 1893 for the united states navy.
He enlisted in the u s. A master chief petty officer of the navy receives a monthly basic pay salary starting at 0 per month with raises up to 8 498 per month once they have served for over 38 years. And for the late master chief petty officer carl brashear that s the type of dedication he possessed. They were all promoted the same day november 16 1958.
Black became the first master chief petty officer of the navy jan. His selection was announced by naval facilities engineering command navfac at the washington navy yard december 1 2015. Chief petty officer cpo is the seventh enlisted rate with the paygrade e 7 in the united states navy and u s. The sixth of eight children brashear was born in 1931 to a sharecropper family in kentucky.
Trent will assume the duties of the highest ranking enlisted seabee in march 2016. Wilson was recently stationed aboard uss stout ddg 55. Not only was he the youngest chief selected in 2015 in a rating where the average sailor put on anchors on average at 12 8 years in service after nearly five years as a first class no one from. Listings of the names are available in clippings from navy times.
Navy in 1948 as a steward performing chores for officers. Listings of the names are available in clippings from navy times. Master chief petty officer of the navy mcpon del black. They were all promoted the same day november 16 1958.
A master chief petty officer of the navy is a senior enlisted advisor in the united states navy at dod paygrade e 9. Black became the first master chief petty officer of the navy jan. Actually there were 146 first master chief petty officers. Coast guard just above petty officer first class and below senior chief petty officer.
Navy equivalent to the sergeant major of the army chief master sergeant of the air force sergeant major of the marine corps.