GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMAN, FAMILY AND …



NOSC NEW YORK, NY

CHIEF PETTY OFFICER PINNING CEREMONY

17 SEPTEMBER 2011

MASTER OF CEREMONIES

OSCM FRANK ROBINSON

THE CHIEF’S 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 OFFICER’S PINNING CEREMONY. WE WILL BEGIN MOMENTARILY. I AM MASTER CHIEF FRANK ROBINSON, RESERVE COMMAND MASTER CHIEF OF THE NAVY OPERATIONS SUPPORT CENTER, NEW YORK, AND I WILL BE YOUR MASTER OF CEREMONIES FOR TODAY’S 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 –

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.

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.

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 WAR-FIGHTING 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 VALUES OF HONOR, COURAGE AND COMMITMENT - AND WE MUST ENSURE THAT THEY ARE PRESERVED.

HONORING TRADITION ENSURES THAT OUR PRIDE IS NOT SHALLOW, SELF-CENTERED, 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 PAST—IT 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 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, 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 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.

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 CHIEF’S 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 CHIEF’S JOB TO CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE WHERE MOTIVATION IS ENCOURAGED AND REWARDED. MOTIVATION COMES FROM WITHIN. IT IS THE CHIEF’S JOB TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IT OUT.

IT IS THE CHIEF’S 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 WHO’S TRAINING HAS BEEN EXTENSIVE ON THE TECHNICALITIES OF WAR, BUT SLIM ON THE REALITIES OF LEADERSHIP. THIS IS A DUTY FROM 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 CHIEF’S 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.

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 CHIEF’S TO HELP YOU.

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.

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 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 CHIEF’S PRESTIGE, RESPONSIBILITY AND IMPORTANCE IS UNLIKE ANY FOUND IN THE OTHER ARMED FORCES. OUR COMMITMENT CAN BEST BE STATED IN THE READING OF THE CHIEF’S CREED.

WILL ALL MASTER CHIEF’S, SENIOR CHIEF’S AND CHIEF’S PLEASE RISE FOR THE READING OF THE CHIEF’S CREED

READING OF THE CHIEF’S CREED BY

DCC ANTONIO BONCARDO

United States Navy

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 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 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 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 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.

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.

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...

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.

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 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 GOD’S 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

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

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

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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.

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.

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY – THEN TAKES POSITION

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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:

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 A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER UNTIL ACTUALLY ADVANCED TO THE PAY GRADE FOR WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED.

4. CONGRATULATIONS!

“CHIEF’S 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 NAVY’S NEWEST CHIEFS. (OSCM ROBINSON LEADS APPLAUSE)

OSCM ROBINSON RETURNS TO PODIUM.

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 CONTINUE TO BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

OSCM FRANK ROBINSON

RESERVE COMMAND MASTER CHIEF

NOSC, NEW YORK

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