Chief Petty Officer Jonathon Trude, of Midwest City, Okla., asks a question during a lighthearted portion of the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers’ Academy at Training Center Petaluma, Sept. 4, 2014. The monthlong course helps prepare new Chiefs for the increased responsibility they take on as members of the Chief Petty Officer Corps. Instruction is provided in work-life, wellness, human resource management, oral and written communications, career management, human relations and military customs and courtesies.