Video by Chief Warrant Officer Kelly Parker | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 06.12.2025
Master Chief Petty Officer Grant Heffner, the Boatswain’s Mate Rating Force Master Chief, chats about his reasoning to award 20 service wide exam points to first class petty officer Boatswain’s Mates who have at least one Officer-In-Charge (OIC) certification. For a rating in which leadership is an expectation, Boatswain’s Mates are now even more incentivized to seek out the challenging......
