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PORT HUENEME, Calif. - The traditional chief’s pinning ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, in Hangar 355, Hawkeye Country, at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu. Fifty-four chief selectees are expected to be pinned at the event, which is open to everyone with base access.
The chief petty officer community came together at NBVC Port Hueneme last month to conduct a Chief Selectee Spouse Brief.
The Aug. 9 brief was to provide the spouses and family members of each chief selectee an opportunity to learn more about the CPO 365 Phase II process, as well as some Navy heritage and traditions within the Chief’s Mess.
Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) Ventura County played host to the more than 150 chiefs, chief selectees and their families.
NOSC Ventura County Command Master Chief Tom Lintz introduced the brief. Topics ranged from the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy’s mission, vision and guiding principles of a chief petty officer to sleep deprivation, dehydration, command resources and social etiquette and protocol.
Guest speakers included NBVC Ombudsman Corey Kendrick; the commanding officer of NOSC Ventura County, Capt. Thomas Long; and NBVC Command Master Chief Percy Trent.
“I would like to extend my personal congratulations to all the spouses in the room — you each played a significant role in your CPO selectee getting to this point in their career,” Long said. “This will be a busy time for the chief selectees and there will be many demands put upon them, so time management will be critical. There will be more commitments, more responsibilities and more expectations from the new chiefs.
“As the spouse of a chief, things may change a little, and you may get other spouses asking for advice or help. There are plenty of resources out there to draw from when these questions come up, and those resources are going to be shared with you to better equip you moving forward.”
Calling it “the backbone of any unit,” Long said the Chief’s Mess is “about leading Sailors to excellence.”
Each family was provided a copy of “Guidelines for the Spouses of Chief Petty Officers.”
“The selectees and their families really appreciated the Chief’s Mess coming together,” said Chief Builder (Select) Thomas Friedlander. “It was an awesome opportunity for spouses to meet the chiefs from each command, but more importantly to meet other spouses and share information. This event was a great way to ensure families are connected to the process.”
| Date Taken: | 09.30.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 09.30.2014 18:04 |
| Story ID: | 143855 |
| Location: | PORT HUENEME , CA, US |
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