Sept. 15, 2022
Part of a Quality Quartet of Chief Selectees
Naval Hospital Bremerton, Washington —
In the Navy, each eligible Sailor for chief is required to be selected by a ranking and selection board composed of master chiefs who actively chooses the future leadership from the most capable Sailors, considering both their aptitude as technical experts and ability as leaders.
To signify the new leadership position of the chief petty officer rank, the time honored tradition of the chief’s pinning was created at the pay-grade’s inception in 1893.
Getting to that pinning is also a process.
As Brayman, Cunningham, Jenkins and Soriano are about to find out…