Master Chief Petty Officer: Difference between revisions

'''Master Chief Petty Officer''' (''abbrev'': '''MCPO''') is an [[enlisted]] paygrade within the [[Royal Manticoran Navy]], the [[Grayson Space Navy]], and the [[Republic of Haven Navy]].  It holds the equivalent military paygrade of [[E-9]] within {{trmn}} and is not only very experienced in their specialty, but has achieved a command responsibility, becoming the right-hand of the supervising officer. A chief petty officer ''is'' referred to by their rank, but also by their rate. So a [[Fire Control Technician]] who earned their rocker would be called "Chief," but also "Master Chief Fire Controller."

In peacetime, a Master Chief Petty Officer would have served at least 19 years, with 36 months [[Time in grade | Time in Grade]]. However, since there are a limited number of vacancies, there is a competitive test to determine who can be promoted, ''and'' they need to be approved before the Chief Petty Officer Promotion Board.  The [[Grayson Space Navy]] uniform is blue with gold stripes with a six-pointed star. The [[Royal Manticoran Navy]] is black and the color of the stripes and rockers change depending on the specialty of the spacer.<ref name="Military.com">[http://www.military.com/navy/enlisted-rates.html (military.com)]</ref>

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