NOSC NEW YORK, NY

CHIEF PETTY OFFICER PINNING CEREMONY

17 SEPTEMBER 2011
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
OSCM FRANK ROBINSON
THE CHIEFS CREED
DCC ANTONIO BONCARDO
THE CPO PLEDGE
STGCS NICK TARULLI
THE MEANING OF THE FOULED ANCHOR
LSCS DENNINE SMIDDY
BRIEFING OF WHAT IS ABOUT TO TRANSPIRE,
INSTRUCTIONS ON PINNING, CHAPLIN

OSCM ROBINSON: GOOD AFTERNOON AND

WELCOME TO THE CHIEF PETTY

OFFICERS PINNING CEREMONY. WE
WILL BEGIN MOMENTARILY. I AM
MASTER CHIEF FRANK ROBINSON,
RESERVE COMMAND MASTER CHIEF OF
THE NAVY OPERATIONS SUPPORT
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CENTER, NEW YORK, AND I WILL BE

YOUR MASTER OF CEREMONIES FOR
TODAYS EVENT. THE CEREMONY IS
ABOUT TO COMMENCE. WE REQUEST AT
THIS TIME THAT YOU TURN OFF ALL
CELL PHONES AND PAGERS. PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO TAKE PICTURES AT ANY TIME
EXCEPT DURING THE PLAYING OF THE
NATIONAL ANTHEM, THE INVOCATION
AND THE BENEDICTION.
OSCM ROBINSON: I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN

BY INTRODUCING THE COMMAND

MASTER CHIEF OF THE NAVY
OPERATIONS SUPPORT CENTER, NEW
YORK. LADIES AND GENTLEMAN,
COMMAND MASTER CHIEF ERIC BOYKIN

MASTER CHIEF BOYKIN GIVES REMARKS AND RETURNS TO HIS SEAT.

INTRODUCTION OF THE CHIEF SELECTEES

OSCM ROBINSON: CHIEF SELECTEES, FRONT

AND CENTER

SELECTEES ENTER WHILE SINGING ANCHORS AWAY

AFTER ARRIVING AT ASSEMBLY POINT, DETAIL LEADER GIVES HALT
AND THEN LEFT FACE.

OSCM ROBINSON: LADIES AND GENTLEMAN,

PLEASE RISE FOR THE NATIONAL

ANTHEM AND REMAIN STANDING FOR
THE INVOCATION
COLOR GUARD, PARADE THE COLORS !
COLOR GUARD PARADES THE COLORS, STOPPING CENTER STAGE

NATIONAL ANTHEM IS PLAYED - ALL HANDS IN UNIFORM SALUTE.

COLOR GUARD, RETIRE THE COLORS

CHAPLIN MOVES TO PODIUM AND GIVES INVOCATION. UPON
COMPLETION, SHE RETURNS TO HER SEAT.
OSCM ROBINSON RETURNS TO PODIUM.

OSCM ROBINSON: PLEASE BE SEATED

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CHIEFS, SELECTEES, PARADE REST ! --GOOD AFTERNOON FELLOW CHIEFS AND

SHIPMATES, SPECIAL GUESTS, FAMILY
AND FRIENDS.
IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I
WELCOME YOU HERE TODAY TO
WITNESS A NAVY TRADITION THAT
HAS BEEN PERFORMED FOR OVER ONE
HUNDRED YEARS. YOU WILL NOT JUST
BE PRESENT FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF
SIX FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICERS TO
THE NEXT HIGHER PAYGRADE, BUT ALSO
SHARE IN THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
TRANSITION THAT THEY WILL EVER
MAKE IN THEIR NAVY CAREERS.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO
INTRODUCE CAPTAIN SAM TATE,
COMMANDING OFFICER, NAVY
OPERATIONS SUPPORT CENTER, BRONX.
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CAPTAINB GIVES REMARKS AND RETURNS TO HIS SEAT.

OSCM ROBINSON RETURNS TO THE PODIUM

OSCM ROBINSON: THANK YOU CAPTAIN

TATE.
THE UNITED STATES NAVY, AS WELL
KNOWN BY ALL NAVY PERSONNEL, IS
RICHLY STEEPED IN TRADITIONS AND
CEREMONIES, MOST OF WHICH ARE
UNIQUE ONLY TO THE NAVY AND NO
OTHER ARMED FORCE OF THE UNITED
STATES. UNLIKE OTHER BRANCHES OF
THE MILITARY, THE NAVY HAS
CEREMONIES FOR MANY EVENTS
INCLUDING RETIREMENT FROM NAVAL
SERVICE, CHANGE OF COMMANDS, SHIP
COMMISIONINGS, GRADUATION FROM
RECRUIT TRAINING, AS WELL AS, THE
PINNING CEREMONY FOR NEW CHIEFS.
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TRADITIONS IN THE NAVY DICTATES

THE WAY WE COME ABOARD OR LEAVE A
SHIP, OR EVEN GREET ONE ANOTHER. IT
DESCRIBES HOW WE RELIEVE THE
WATCH, BEGIN AND END EACH DAY AND
TRADITION GUIDES MUCH OF THE
ROUTINE IN BETWEEN. NAVAL
TRADITIONS ARE THE BEST PARTS OF
OUR PAST THAT WE PRESERVE IN
CEREMONIES AND CUSTOMS, FROM THE
ROUTINE TO THE SPECTACULAR. THEY
ARE PRESERVED BECAUSE THEY LINK US
WITH UNIQUE AND MEMORABLE
ASPECTS OF OUR SEAFARING AND WARFIGHTING HISTORY. WE DEFINE OUR
TRADITIONS AND SAFEGUARD THEM
FROM PERVERSION OR ABUSE. WE
ENSURE THAT TRADITIONS ARE NOT
PRACTICED IN WAYS WHICH ARE
INCONSISTENT WITH OUR CORE
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VALUES OF HONOR, COURAGE AND

COMMITMENT - AND WE MUST ENSURE
THAT THEY ARE PRESERVED.
HONORING TRADITION ENSURES THAT
OUR PRIDE IS NOT SHALLOW, SELFCENTERED, OR FOCUSED ON INDIVIDUAL
ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT IS, INSTEAD,
ANCHORED IN THE INSTITUTIONAL
STRENGTHS OF THE NAVY. SUCH PRIDE
IS INVIGORATING AND EMPOWERING.
IT IS EMBEDDED IN OUR CORE VALUES.
HONORING OUR TRADITIONS IS NOT
ABOUT LOOKING BACK AT THE PASTIT
IS ABOUT -- REMEMBERING.
THE TRADITION OF THE CHIEF PETTY
OFFICER TRANSITION - AN
ESTABLISHED AND CRUCIAL RITE OF
PASSAGE -CONTINUES AND CHANGES
ARE MAKING THE TRADITION PROUDER,
STRONGER, AND MORE VALUABLE TO
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OUR NAVY. THE GOALS OF THE CHIEF

TRANSITION PROCESS INCLUDES
CONGRATULATING, WELCOMING,
INSPIRING, INSTILLING TRUST, AND
MOTIVATING THE CHIEF SELECTEE
WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY TEACHING
LEADERSHIP, ESTABLISHING ESPRIT DE
CORPS, PROMOTING UNITY, BUILDING
TEAMWORK, AND OCCASIONALLY
HAVING SOME FUN IN THE PROCESS.
SELECTEES JOIN GROUP PHYSICAL
FITNESS ROUTINES, READ ABOUT OUR
NAVAL HERITAGE, PARTICIPATE IN CORE
VALUES DISCUSSIONS, AND VARIOUS
LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK TRAINING
EFFORTS. THE TRAINING ENDS WITH
THE PINNING CEREMONY IN SEPTEMBER.
AS THE TRANSITION IS COMPLETED, WE
CAN ENSURE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING
OF OUR TRADITIONS, OUR HERITAGE,
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AND OUR VALUES, NOT ONLY IN THE

NEWEST CHIEFS, BUT IN THE ENTIRE
CHIEF MESS. THESE ARE NOBLE AND
CHALLENGING GOALS.
TODAY, YOU WILL WITNESS A
CEREMONY WHERE THOSE RECENTLY
SELECTED TO THE RANK OF CHIEF PETTY
OFFICER WILL BE PINNED WITH THE
INSIGNIA OF THEIR NEW RANK. THIS
CEREMONY CULMINATES THE WEEKS OF
TRAINING, ASSIGNMENTS AND HARD
WORK OF THOSE STANDING BEFORE YOU
NOW.
NO OTHER ARMED FORCE HAS A RANK
EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF THE CHIEF IN
THE UNITED STATES NAVY. WHILE IT IS
TRUE THAT ALL ARMED FORCES HAVE
TWO CLASSES OF RANK, ENLISTED AND
COMMISSIONED, THE UNITED STATES
NAVY HAS THE DISTINCTION OF
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HAVING AN ADDITIONAL CLASS OF

SERVICE, THE BUREAU APPOINTED
CHIEF PETTY OFFICER. THIS IS WHAT
MAKES THE TITLE OF "CHIEF" EVEN
MORE DISTINCTIVE.
ALTHOUGH THE PAY GRADES (E-7
THROUGH E-9) ARE EQUIVALENT TO
THOSE OF OTHER SERVICES. THE NAVY
IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT CONFERS MUCH
MORE AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
ON THE CHIEF WHILE DEMANDING
MORE PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS
THAN ANY OF THE OTHER SERVICES. EVEN THE UNIFORM IS CHANGED. THE
"CHIEF" IS REQUIRED TO BE A
FOUNTAIN OF WISDOM, THE
AMBASSADOR OF GOOD WILL, AND THE
AUTHORITY ON PERSONNEL RELATIONS,
AS WELL AS THE TECHNICAL EXPERT.

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EVEN THOSE STANDING BEFORE YOU

NOW ARE NOT FULLY AWARE AND HAVE
NOT YET BEGUN TO GRASP THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TASKS - THE
RESPONSIBILITIES - AND THE
CHALLENGES THAT WILL LAY BEFORE
THEM IN THE FUTURE. AND TO THEM, I
WILL NOW GIVE A SYNOPSIS OF WHAT
THE CHIEFS JOB WILL ENTAIL.
THEY ARE CHARGED WITH MOTIVATING
SAILORS - YET NO ONE CAN MOTIVATE
ANYONE ELSE. I CAN POINT A GUN AT A
SAILOR AND GET HIM TO DO
SOMETHING, BUT THAT IS NOT
MOTIVATION - THAT IS FEAR. IT IS THE
CHIEFS JOB TO CREATE AN
ATMOSPHERE WHERE MOTIVATION IS
ENCOURAGED AND REWARDED.
MOTIVATION COMES FROM WITHIN. IT

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IS THE CHIEFS JOB TO FIGURE OUT

HOW TO GET IT OUT.
IT IS THE CHIEFS JOB TO TRAIN AND
DEVELOP SUBORDINATES, TO DEVELOP
THEM INTO LEADERS. THE CHIEF IS THE
KEY TO THE SUCCESS OF THE MISSION
AND IT IS THE CHIEF WHO MUST SOLVE
PROBLEMS.
BUT THAT IS THE EASY PART OF BEING A
CHIEF BECAUSE THAT HAS BEEN
EMBEDDED INTO THEM.
THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT AND
DIFFICULT TASK THEY WILL UNDERTAKE
IS TRAINING AND GUIDING THE
JUNIOR OFFICERS. JUNIOR OFFICERS
ARE THOSE WHOS TRAINING HAS BEEN
EXTENSIVE ON THE TECHNICALITIES OF
WAR, BUT SLIM ON THE REALITIES OF
LEADERSHIP. THIS IS A DUTY FROM
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WHICH A CHIEF CANNOT SHIRK AS THE

CONSEQUENCES FOR DOING SO, ARE
MONUMENTAL. THEY WILL BE
CONSTANTLY FRUSTRATED IN THIS
ROLE. THEY WILL BE FORCED TO BATTLE
THOSE WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
WRITING THEIR FITNESS REPORTS,
SOMEONE HALF THEIR AGE AND
SOMEONE - WHO IS CONVINCED - THAT
THEY ARE RIGHT AND THE CHIEF IS
WRONG.
BUT IF THEY ARE POTENTIALLY GOOD
NAVAL OFFICERS, THEY WILL SEEK THE
CHIEFS COUNSEL, LISTEN TO THEM,
AND THE CHIEF MUST HAVE THE
ANSWERS. IT HAS OFTEN BEEN SAID
THAT THE OFFICERS RUN THE NAVY
BUT IT IS THE CHIEFS THAT MAKE THE
NAVY RUN.

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A GOOD CHIEF AND A GOOD LEADER

WILL ENSURE HIS SAILORS HAVE THE
TOOLS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE TASKS
THAT ARE REQUIRED, WILL ACCEPT
RESPONSIBILITY WHEN A JOB IS NOT
PERFORMED WELL -- YET REMAINS
SILENT WHEN A GOOD JOB IS BEING
REWARDED. THESE TRAITS ALONE WILL
ESTABLISH TRUST IN THOSE THEY WILL
LEAD.
TO THE CHIEF SELECTEES I SAY DO
NOT BE AFRAID TO STAND UP FOR WHAT
IS RIGHT, OR TO CHALLENGE
SOMETHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG.
SHOW COURAGE. PICK YOUR BATTLES
WISELY. YOU WILL NEVER HAVE ALL THE
ANSWERS, BUT YOU WILL NEVER FIX
THE PROBLEMS IF YOU DO NOT TRY. RELY
ON YOUR FELLOW CHIEFS TO HELP YOU.

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COMMIT YOURSELF NOW TO MAKING A

DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFE OF A SAILOR
WHETHER IT IS A JUNIOR ENLISTED OR
A JUNIOR OFFICER.
A GREAT CHIEF DOES NOT EARN HIS
ANCHORS ONCE, BUT EARNS THEM
--EVERYDAY. IT IS NO LONGER ABOUT
YOU, BUT ABOUT THOSE YOU LEAD AND
GUIDE.
FINALLY, NEVER FORGET THOSE PEOPLE
WHO WORKED FOR YOU TO GET YOU
ENTRY INTO THE MOST EXCLUSIVE
FRATERNITY ON EARTH THE
FRATERNITY OF THE NAVY CHIEF PETTY
OFFICERS. IT IS THEIR SWEAT THAT
GOT YOU HERE AND YOU OWE THEM FOR
IT. THE CHIEFS MADE YOU AND THEY
CAN BREAK YOU IF YOU REFUSE TO
FUNCTION AS A TEAM.

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COMMIT YOURSELF TO BEING A LEADER.

IF YOU ARE IN CHARGE, TAKE CHARGE !
REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE ABOUT TO
BECOME. WEAR THE ANCHORS WITH
PRIDE AND BEHAVE IN A WAY THAT
WILL ALWAYS PROTECT THEM FROM ANY
STAIN OR DISHONOR. YOU ABOUT TO
JOIN THE RANKS OF THE CHIEF PETTY
OFFICER, AND THOSE WHO HAVE GONE
BEFORE YOU.
ATTENTION TO THE SAILORS CREED
DETAIL LEADER CALLS SELECTEES TO ATTENTION AND
ALL RECITE THE CREED

OSCM ROBINSON: EVERYONE SERVING IN

THE NAVY TODAY IS A SAILOR - FROM

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THE NEWEST RECRUIT, TO THE MOST

SENIOR ADMIRAL. EVERYONE IS YOUR
SHIPMATE. HOWEVER, ONLY A FEW ARE
SELECTED TO THE RANK OF CHIEF PETTY
OFFICER. AS YOU HAVE HEARD, THE
CHIEFS PRESTIGE, RESPONSIBILITY
AND IMPORTANCE IS UNLIKE ANY
FOUND IN THE OTHER ARMED FORCES.
OUR COMMITMENT CAN BEST BE STATED
IN THE READING OF THE CHIEFS CREED.
WILL ALL MASTER CHIEFS, SENIOR
CHIEFS AND CHIEFS PLEASE RISE FOR
THE READING OF THE CHIEFS CREED

READING OF THE CHIEFS CREED BY

DCC ANTONIO BONCARDO

United States Navy

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Chief Petty Officer Creed

DURING THE COURSE OF THIS DAY YOU

HAVE BEEN CAUSED TO HUMBLY ACCEPT
CHALLENGE AND FACE ADVERSITY. THIS
YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED WITH RARE
GOOD GRACE. POINTLESS AS SOME OF
THESE CHALLENGES MAY HAVE SEEMED,
THERE WERE VALID, TIME-HONORED
REASONS BEHIND EACH POINTED BARB.
IT WAS NECESSARY TO MEET THESE
HURDLES WITH BLIND FAITH IN THE
FELLOWSHIP OF CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS.
THE GOAL WAS TO INSTILL IN YOU
THAT TRUST IS INHERENT WITH THE
DONNING OF THE UNIFORM OF A CHIEF.
IT WAS OUR INTENT TO IMPRESS UPON
YOU THAT CHALLENGE IS GOOD; A
GREAT AND NECESSARY REALITY WHICH
CANNOT MAR YOU - WHICH, IN FACT,
STRENGTHENS YOU. IN YOUR FUTURE AS
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A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER., YOU WILL BE

FORCED TO ENDURE ADVERSITY FAR
BEYOND THAT IMPOSED UPON YOU
TODAY. YOU MUST FACE EACH
CHALLENGE AND ADVERSITY WITH THE
SAME DIGNITY AND GOOD GRACE YOU
DEMONSTRATED TODAY. BY EXPERIENCE,
BY PERFORMANCE, AND BY TESTING, YOU
HAVE BEEN THIS DAY ADVANCED TO
CHIEF PETTY OFFICER. IN THE UNITED
STATES NAVY - AND ONLY IN THE
UNITED STATES NAVY - THE RANK OF E7
CARRIES WITH IT UNIQUE
RESPONSIBILITIES AND PRIVILEGES
YOU ARE NOW BOUND TO OBSERVE AND
EXPECTED TO FULFILL. YOUR ENTIRE
WAY OF LIFE IS NOW CHANGED. MORE
WILL BE EXPECTED OF YOU; MORE WILL
BE DEMANDED OF YOU. NOT BECAUSE
YOU ARE AN E7 BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE
NOW A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER. YOU HAVE
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NOT MERELY BEEN PROMOTED ONE

PAYGRADE, YOU HAVE JOINED AN
EXCLUSIVE FELLOWSHIP AND, AS IN ALL
FELLOWSHIPS, YOU HAVE A SPECIAL
RESPONSIBILITY TO YOUR COMRADES,
EVEN AS THEY HAVE A SPECIAL
RESPONSIBILITY TO YOU. THIS IS WHY
WE IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY MAY
MAINTAIN WITH PRIDE OUR FEELINGS
OF ACCOMPLISHMENT ONCE WE HAVE
ATTAINED THE POSITION OF CHIEF
PETTY OFFICER. YOUR NEW
RESPONSIBILITIES AND PRIVILEGES DO
NOT APPEAR IN PRINT. THEY HAVE NO
OFFICIAL STANDING; THEY CANNOT BE
REFERRED TO BY NAME, NUMBER, NOR
FILE. THEY HAVE EXISTED FOR OVER 200
YEARS -- CHIEFS BEFORE YOU HAVE
FREELY ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY
BEYOND THE CALL OF PRINTED
ASSIGNMENT. THEIR ACTIONS AND
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THEIR PERFORMANCE DEMANDED THE

RESPECT OF THEIR SENIORS AS WELL AS
THEIR JUNIORS. IT IS NOW REQUIRED
THAT YOU BE THE FOUNTAIN OF
WISDOM, THE AMBASSADOR OF GOOD
WILL, THE AUTHORITY IN PERSONAL
RELATIONS AS WELL AS IN TECHNICAL
APPLICATIONS. "ASK THE CHIEF" IS A
HOUSEHOLD PHRASE IN AND OUT OF
THE NAVY. YOU ARE NOW THE CHIEF.
THE EXALTED POSITION YOU HAVE NOW
ACHIEVED -- AND THE WORD EXALTED
IS USED ADVISEDLY -- EXISTS BECAUSE
OF THE ATTITUDE AND PERFORMANCE
OF THE CHIEFS BEFORE YOU. IT SHALL
EXIST ONLY AS LONG AS YOU AND YOUR
FELLOW CHIEFS MAINTAIN THESE
STANDARDS. IT WAS OUR INTENTION
THAT YOU NEVER FORGET THIS DAY. IT
WAS OUR INTENTION TO TEST YOU, TO
TRY YOU, AND TO ACCEPT YOU. YOUR
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PERFORMANCE HAS ASSURED US THAT

YOU WILL WEAR "THE HAT" WITH THE
SAME PRIDE AS YOUR COMRADES IN
ARMS BEFORE YOU. WE TAKE A DEEP AND
SINCERE PLEASURE IN CLASPING YOUR
HAND, AND ACCEPTING YOU AS A CHIEF
PETTY OFFICER IN THE UNITED STATES
NAVY.
CHIEF BONCARDO RETURNS TO HIS SEAT. OSCM ROBINSON RETURNS
TO THE PODIUM

OSCM: SENIOR CHIEF NICK TARRULLI

Will now read the The Chief Petty Officer's
Pledge
I AM A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IN THE
UNITED STATES NAVY...
I SERVE MY COUNTRY AND HER PEOPLE
WITH PRIDE AND HONOR.
I SEEK NO SPECIAL FAVORS.
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I MAKE THINGS HAPPEN, AND DO THE

BEST I CAN DO.
I AM CHARGED WITH A LEADERSHIP
ROLE LIKE NO OTHER IN THE WORLD.
I DEVELOP JUNIOR OFFICERS AND MOLD
MY SAILORS.
I ACKNOWLEDGE FULL RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE ACTIONS OF MY SAILORS...
BECAUSE THESE SAILORS ARE THE
SEEDS OF FUTURE CHIEF PETTY
OFFICERS.
I LIVE BY THE NAVY'S CORE VALUES OF
HONOR, COURAGE AND COMMITTMENT.
I SET THE EXAMPLE.
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I ESTABLISH THE STANDARDS OF

PERFORMANCE.
MY SAILORS ARE STUDENTS AND I AM
THEIR TEACHER.
I GUIDE AND INFLUENCE THE LIVES OF
THESE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN.
IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS, I WILL
DETERMINE THE QUALITY OF THESE
SAILORS.
THEY LOOK UP TO ME BECAUSE I TREAT
THEM WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.
BECAUSE THEY NEED A LEADER, I AM
THERE FOR THEM --- AFTER ALL...

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I AM A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IN THE

UNITED STATES NAVY...
OSCM ROBINSON: CHIEFS, PLEASE BE

SEATED.

SENIOR CHIEF DENNINE SMIDDY WILL

NOW READ THE MEANING OF THE
FOULED ANCHOR.
THE FOULED ANCHOR IS THE EMBLEM OF
THE RATE OF CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IN
THE UNITED STATES NAVY. ATTACHED
TO THE ANCHOR IS A LENGTH OF CHAIN
AND THE LETTERS U.S.N.
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TO THE NOVICE, THE ANCHOR, CHAIN

AND LETTERS ONLY IDENTIFY A CHIEF
PETTY OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES
NAVY, BUT, TO A CHIEF, THESE HAVE A
MORE NOBLE AND GLORIOUS MEANING.
THE "U" STANDS FOR UNITY, WHICH
REMINDS US OF COOPERATION,
MAINTAINING HARMONY AND
CONTINUITY OF PURPOSE AND ACTION.
THE S STANDS FOR SERVICE, WHICH
REMINDS US OF SERVICE TO OUR GOD,
OUR COUNTRY, AND OUR FELLOW MAN.
THE N STANDS FOR NAVIGATION,
WHICH REMINDS US TO KEEP
OURSELVES ON A TRUE COURSE SO THAT
WE MAY WALK UPRIGHT BEFORE GOD
AND MAN IN OUR TRANSACTIONS WITH
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ALL MANKIND, BUT ESPECIALLY WITH

OUR FELLOW CHIEFS.
THE CHAIN IS SYMBOLIC OF
FLEXIBILITY AND REMINDS US OF THE
CHAIN OF LIFE THAT WE FORGE DAY BY
DAY, LINK BY LINK AND MAY IT BE
FORGED WITH HONOR, MORALITY AND
VIRTUE.
FINALLY, THE ANCHOR IS EMBLEMATIC
OF THE HOPE AND GLORY OF THE
FULFILLMENT OF ALL GODS PROMISES
TO OUR SOULS; THE GOLDEN OR
PRECIOUS ANCHOR BY WHICH WE MUST
BE KEPT STEADFAST IN FAITH AND
ENCOURAGED TO ABIDE IN OUR PROPER
STATION AMIDST THE STORM OF
TEMPTATION, AFFLICTION AND
PERSECUTION.
SENIOR CHIEF SMIDDY FINISHES AND RETURNS TO HER SEAT
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OSCM ROBINSON:

CHIEF SELECTEES,

RIGHT FACE
AS EACH SELECTEE IS CALLED, WILL
THOSE WHO WILL PIN AND CAP THEM
WITH THE CHIEF INSIGNIAS AND
COVER JOIN THE SELECTEE IN FRONT
I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE HOLD YOUR
APPLAUSE UNTIL ALL SELECTEES ARE
PINNED -- REGROUPED --- AND HAVE
BEEN FORMALLY INTRODUCED
COLLECTIVELY AS CHIEFS.
SELECTEES ARE INTRODUCED. THOSE PINNING AND CAPPING THEM
WILL JOIN THEM CENTER-STAGE

CHIEF SELECT JULIUS HARRISON,

FRONT AND CENTER.
SELECTEE TAKES TWO STEPS, HALTS AND THEN RIGHT FACE. PINNEES
WILL PIN COLLAR DEVICES ON AND SPONSOR WILL PLACE HAT ON
HEAD

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SELECT HARRISON WILL BE PINNED BY HIS

WIFE ELIZABETH , AND HIS DAUGHTERS
JULIANNA AND MARIE ELENA. HIS
SPONSOR, SENIOR CHIEF EDWARD KEENAN
WILL PRESENT HIS COVER.
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY THEN TAKES POSITION

____________________________________

CHIEF SELECT WILLIAM JACKSON,

FRONT AND CENTER.
SELECTEE TAKES TWO STEPS, HALTS AND THEN RIGHT FACE. PINNEES
WILL PIN COLLAR DEVICES ON AND SPONSOR WILL PLACE HAT ON
HEAD

SELECT JACKSON, WILL BE PINNED BY

HIS WIFE, KAREN, AND HIS DAUGHTER
ALLIE. HIS SPONSOR, CHIEF VASQUEZ
WILL PRESENT HIS COVER.
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY THEN TAKES POSITION

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CHIEF SELECT FRANK LEWIS, FRONT

AND CENTER.
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SELECTEE TAKES TWO STEPS, HALTS AND THEN RIGHT FACE. PINNEE
WILL PIN COLLAR DEVICES ON AND ALSO WILL PLACE HAT ON HEAD

SELECT LEWIS WILL BE PINNED BY HIS

WIFE, SHAHARAZADE AND HIS
DAUGHTER, ZARINA. HIS SPONSOR,
SENIOR CHIEF DALE WILL PRESENT HIS
COVER.
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY THEN TAKES POSITION

CHIEF SELECT MICHAEL PAPA, FRONT

AND CENTER.
SELECTEE TAKES TWO STEPS, HALTS AND THEN RIGHT FACE. PINNEES
WILL PIN COLLAR DEVICES ON AND SENIOR CHIEF WILL PLACE HAT
ON HEAD

SELECT PAPA, WILL BE PINNED BY HIS

WIFE, DENISE, HIS DAUGHTER
COURTNEY AND HIS SON ANTHONY. HIS
SPONSOR, CHIEF SEAN CHARLES WILL
PRESENT HIS COVER.
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PHOTO OPPORTUNITY THEN TAKES POSITION

_______________________________

I WILL NOW READ THE FROCKING

LETTER

FROM: COMMANDING OFFICER, NAVY

OPERATIONAL SUPPORT CENTER
TO:

FY11 CHIEF SELECTEES

SUBJ: AUTHORITY TO ASSUME THE

TITLE AND WEAR THE UNIFORM
OF A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER
REF:

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1. UNDER REFERENCE (a). YOU ARE

HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ASSUME
THE TITLE AND WEAR THE
UNIFORM OF A CHIEF PETTY
OFFICER EFFECTIVE 18 SEPTEMBER
2010
2. YOUR APPOINTMENT CARRIED WITH
IT THE OBLIGATION THAT YOU
EXERCISE INCREASED AUTHORITY
AND WILLINGLY ACCEPT GREATER
RESPONSIBILITY. OCCUPYING NOW
A POSITION OF GREATER
AUTHORITY, YOU MUST STRIVE
WITH A RENEWED DEDICATION
TOWARD THE VALUED IDEAL OF
SERVICE WITH HONOR
3. UNDER REFERENCE (a), YOU WILL
NOT BE ENTITLED TO PAY AND
OTHER MONETARY ALLOWANCES OF
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A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER UNTIL

ACTUALLY ADVANCED TO THE PAY
GRADE FOR WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN
SELECTED.
4. CONGRATULATIONS!

CHIEFS POST
NEW CHIEFS TAKE POSITION IN SUCCESSION AT BEGINNING OF
BULLETS.

- CHIEF CULINARY SPECIALIST JULIUS

HARRISON -- ARRIVING
SALUTE, TWO BELLS ARE SOUNDED -THEN DROP SALUTE
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_____________________________________
- CHIEF HOSPITAL CORPSMAN, WILLIAM
JACKSON, ARRIVING
SALUTE, TWO BELLS ARE SOUNDED -THEN DROP SALUTE

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CHIEF LOGISTICS SPECIALIST, FRANK

LEWIS-- ARRIVING
SALUTE, TWO BELLS ARE SOUNDED -THEN DROP SALUTE

CHIEF LOGISTICS SPECIALIST, MICHAEL

PAPA -- ARRIVING
SALUTE, TWO BELLS ARE SOUNDED -THEN DROP SALUTE
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AFTER ALL CHIEFS ARE PINNED AND IN PLACE, DETAIL LEADER WILL
PRESENT THE NEW CHIEFS HAND SALUTE AUDIENCE AFTER INTRO.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT IS WITH

GREAT PLEASURE THAT WE PRESENT TO
YOU THE NAVYS NEWEST CHIEFS.
(OSCM ROBINSON LEADS APPLAUSE)
OSCM ROBINSON RETURNS TO PODIUM.

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OSCM ROBINSON:

MASTER CHIEF BOYKINS WILL NOW

PRESENT THE CHIEF COIN TO EACH NEW
CHIEF.
I INVITE ALL MASTER CHIEFS, SENIOR
CHIEFS AND CHIEFS TO CONGRATULATE
OUR NEWEST CHIEFS, FOLLOWED BY
THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR PINNING
CEREMONY.
THERE WILL BE A RECEPTION
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ON THE
DRILL DECK
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING MAY GOD
BLESS ALL PRESENT HERE AND MAY GOD

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CONTINUE TO BLESS THE UNITED

STATES OF AMERICA.
OSCM FRANK ROBINSON
RESERVE COMMAND MASTER CHIEF
NOSC, NEW YORK

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