MCPON
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MCPON is the highest-ranking enlisted sailor in the U.S. Navy, serving as the senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations and the Chief of Naval Personnel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MCPON canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T175108 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MCPON Context triple: [Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, abbreviation, MCPON]
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A.
Cadet Sergeant
A Cadet Sergeant is a senior non-commissioned cadet rank typically responsible for leading and training junior cadets and assisting with the organization of unit activities.
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B.
Cadet Lance Corporal
Cadet Lance Corporal is a junior non-commissioned cadet rank in the Army Cadet Force, typically awarded to cadets showing early leadership potential and responsibility.
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C.
Coast Guard ensign
The Coast Guard ensign is the distinctive service flag of the United States Coast Guard, featuring the national colors with the Coast Guard emblem and used to mark its vessels and authority.
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D.
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps is the highest-ranking enlisted Marine who serves as the principal enlisted advisor to the Commandant of the Marine Corps on all matters affecting enlisted personnel.
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E.
Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board
The Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board was a senior administrative officer responsible for managing the records, correspondence, and day-to-day bureaucratic operations of the English Royal Navy’s governing body in the 17th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MCPON Target entity description: MCPON is the highest-ranking enlisted sailor in the U.S. Navy, serving as the senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations and the Chief of Naval Personnel.
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A.
Cadet Sergeant
A Cadet Sergeant is a senior non-commissioned cadet rank typically responsible for leading and training junior cadets and assisting with the organization of unit activities.
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B.
Cadet Lance Corporal
Cadet Lance Corporal is a junior non-commissioned cadet rank in the Army Cadet Force, typically awarded to cadets showing early leadership potential and responsibility.
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C.
Coast Guard ensign
The Coast Guard ensign is the distinctive service flag of the United States Coast Guard, featuring the national colors with the Coast Guard emblem and used to mark its vessels and authority.
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D.
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
The Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps is the highest-ranking enlisted Marine who serves as the principal enlisted advisor to the Commandant of the Marine Corps on all matters affecting enlisted personnel.
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E.
Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board
The Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board was a senior administrative officer responsible for managing the records, correspondence, and day-to-day bureaucratic operations of the English Royal Navy’s governing body in the 17th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy position
ⓘ
military position ⓘ senior enlisted rank ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Chief of Naval Operations ⓘ |
| chainOfCommandStatus | top of enlisted chain of command in the U.S. Navy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| equivalentTo |
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
ⓘ
Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force ⓘ Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman ⓘ
surface form:
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (in joint seniority tier)
Sergeant Major of the Army ⓘ Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Delbert D. Black ⓘ |
| focusArea |
Navy family readiness
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enlisted training and education ⓘ morale and welfare of enlisted sailors ⓘ professional development of enlisted force ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| fullForm | Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | MCPON self-link ⓘ |
| hasCollarDevice | gold fouled anchor with three silver stars ⓘ |
| hasConstituency | all enlisted sailors in the U.S. Navy ⓘ |
| hasInsignia | rating badge with three gold chevrons, one rocker, and three gold stars ⓘ |
| holdsRankWhileServing | Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy ⓘ |
| membership |
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations staff
|
| officeLocation |
Pentagon
ⓘ
surface form:
Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
|
| precedence | most senior enlisted member of the U.S. Navy ⓘ |
| primaryResponsibility |
advising on enlisted personnel policies
ⓘ
communicating Navy leadership priorities to enlisted force ⓘ improving quality of life for enlisted sailors ⓘ representing enlisted sailors’ interests to Navy leadership ⓘ |
| rankClass | enlisted ⓘ |
| rankGrade | E-9 ⓘ |
| rankTitle |
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Master Chief Petty Officer
|
| reportsTo |
Chief of Naval Operations
ⓘ
Chief of Naval Personnel ⓘ |
| role |
highest-ranking enlisted sailor in the U.S. Navy
ⓘ
senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations ⓘ senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Naval Personnel ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | entire enlisted force of the U.S. Navy ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | senior master chief petty officer with demonstrated leadership ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| symbolizes | enlisted leadership in the U.S. Navy ⓘ |
| termType | appointed, not elected ⓘ |
| typeOfAdvisor | senior enlisted advisor ⓘ |
| uniformCategory | special enlisted position with unique insignia ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Command Master Chiefs
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Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer ⓘ
surface form:
Fleet Master Chiefs
Force Master Chief Petty Officer ⓘ
surface form:
Force Master Chiefs
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: MCPON Description of subject: MCPON is the highest-ranking enlisted sailor in the U.S. Navy, serving as the senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations and the Chief of Naval Personnel.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.