Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Navy)

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enlisted rank military rank non-commissioned officer rank

Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Navy) is a senior non-commissioned rank that serves as the backbone of enlisted leadership, providing technical expertise and mentorship within the Navy.

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Surface form Occurrences
Chief Petty Officer 4
Chief Petty Officer (USN) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf enlisted rank ⓘ
military rank ⓘ
non-commissioned officer rank ⓘ
abbreviation CPO NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith CPO pinning ceremony ⓘ
Chief Petty Officer initiation ⓘ
authorityLevel deckplate leadership ⓘ
belongsTo U.S. enlisted rank structure ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
equivalentRank Gunnery Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gunnery Sergeant (U.S. Space Force, Marine-equivalent) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Master Sergeant (U.S. Air Force pre-2024) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Master Sergeant (U.S. Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sergeant First Class (U.S. Army) ⓘ
hasSubrank Command Chief Petty Officer (billet title) NERFINISHED ⓘ
higherRank Master Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Navy) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Senior Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Navy) NERFINISHED ⓘ
insignia gold fouled anchor with silver USN ⓘ
introduced 1893 ⓘ
lowerRank Petty Officer First Class (U.S. Navy) NERFINISHED ⓘ
mottoAssociated Ask the Chief ⓘ
NATOrankCode OR-7 ⓘ
payGrade E-7 ⓘ
professionalCommunity Chiefs Mess NERFINISHED ⓘ
rankCategory senior non-commissioned officer ⓘ
rankGroup Chiefs Mess ⓘ
requires favorable evaluations ⓘ
leadership performance ⓘ
time in grade requirement ⓘ
time in service requirement ⓘ
responsibility developing future leaders ⓘ
enforcing Navy policies ⓘ
maintaining standards and discipline ⓘ
managing technical operations ⓘ
supervising work centers ⓘ
training junior sailors ⓘ
role advisor to officers ⓘ
enlisted leadership ⓘ
mentor to junior enlisted ⓘ
technical expert ⓘ
selectionMethod advancement exam ⓘ
promotion board ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Navy ⓘ
typicalBillet departmental leading chief petty officer ⓘ
division chief ⓘ
leading chief petty officer ⓘ
uniformInsigniaLocation cap device ⓘ
collar ⓘ
sleeve rating badge ⓘ

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Petty Officer First Class → higherRank → Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Navy) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chief Petty Officer
Warrant Officer 1 → higherThan → Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Navy) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chief Petty Officer
Royal Navy rank system → includesRank → Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Navy) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chief Petty Officer
Master Chief Petty Officer (USN) → lowerRank → Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Navy) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chief Petty Officer (USN)
Senior Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Navy) → lowerRank → Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Navy) ⓘ
Senior Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Navy) → promotionFrom → Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Navy) ⓘ
Petty Officer First Class → promotionTargetRank → Chief Petty Officer (U.S. Navy) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chief Petty Officer