A Chief Petty Officer (CPO) is most well-known a member of the grade category of the NCOs in naval forces of English-language countries, US Navy.

Royal Navy

In the Royal Navy the Chief Petty Officer is the second highest rank of the grade category of the NCOs.

United States Navy

A Chief Petty Officer with a boat man rank is earliest comparable in the German navy.

The group of careers of the CPO divided into three ranks, even if there are several separate uses. Here the master Chief Petty Officer OF takes the Navy (MCPON) a privileged position, since this rank is led only by an active sailor.

Contrary to the group of careers of the Petty Officer in the transports due to the service, selective test and special training further take place, a transport to the CPO and thus into the higher group of careers one assigns, after a commission from active senior and master Chiefs made a positive decision over it.

The transport into the CPO of ranks is the most important in the numbers of US Navy of NCOs. As Chief the sailor takes over more administrative tasks. Besides also their uniform reflects the change, there it now those of the officers, however with other badges, is. Sailors in rank one of the three CPO of ranks have substantial privileges, like example meadow separate Ess and sleep area. Each ship of an appropriate size has an area, which is reserved for Chiefs only, this excludes even officers, these in US the Navy jargon "„Chief"´s measuring "“(similarly the officers' mess) is called.

Use designations

Chief Petty Officers are on the one hand responsible person and on the other hand technique specialists, whereby with the ascent into the higher career the weighting more shifts on the guidance of Untergebener.

Like the Petty Officer has each CPO a rank (guess/advise) and a use designation (rating), similarly the MOS in the other armed services. The full service designation einens CPO consists therefore of these two titles. A senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO) its use designation "„Machinist"´s Mate "“is, correctly "„senior Chief Machinist's Mate "“is called.

Each use designation has an official abbreviation, for example mm for Machinist"´s Mate, CBM for Boatswain"´s Mate or square meter for Quartermaster. If this abbreviation with rank is combined, an abbreviation for the special CPO, e.g. BMC for Chief Boatswain's Mate is created. Usually a CPO is then treated with this contraction, in the correspondence, as well as when name imprinting.

By Untergebenen such as superiors equally CPO in the normal official use are addressed senior"” or "“master Chief"” however with "“Chief"”, "“senior Chief"”, "“, never however with "“Mr."” or "“Sir"”.

With the material variants of ranks on the top sleeve the symbol for the use designation is to be found in the center. These material badges are carried only to "„the Dress Blue "“uniform, carried at all other uniforms a metal badge (anchor with "„USN "“label and stars).

In summary officers and Chiefs are called informally "„khakis "“, this refer to the color of their usually used ship service uniforms and stand in the direct contrast to the ranks E-6 and under it (Petty Officer), which are called "„blueshirts "“.

Service Stripes

The NCOs of US Navy carry so-called service Stripes at the left sleeve of its A-class uniform (not at the daily service uniform). Everyone of these red crossbars stands for 4 years service. There is also a golden execution, which is carried by NCOs, who are free at least 12 years in the service and from disciplinary actions.

COMMAND master Chiefs

"„Masters Chief Petty Officer "“(MCPO) are experts on their special field. Therefore they are usually in large naval forces and in staffs assigned. Many masters Chiefs decide for the COMMAND master Chief program. If they are selected for it, they get special training in people guidance.

In large commands (for example on an aircraft carrier or on a large base) in those several MCPO serve, become "„the COMMAND master Chief "“(CMCPO) (in a fleet "„fleet master Chief "“), directly and forms the primary connection between the NCOs and the officers subordinates the Commanding Officer (CO). Usually this is the serve-oldest master Chief. It is responsible for the needs, the discipline, the training and the moral.

On smaller ships this position can be filled out also by a senior Chief, whereby the post of the serve-oldest Petty Officer on a submarine Chief OF the Boat (COB) is called. "„COMMANDs master Chiefs "“carry a master the Chiefs with the difference, which in the center of the angles a star is to be found as badges. "„A fleet master Chief "“carries the same badge, however with golden stars.

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