Coast Guard chief petty officers render a hand salute and present morning colors at Base Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 29, 2017. Fourteen chief petty officers are going through a seven week program called Chief's Call to Indoctrination, which is a rites-of-passage process sanctioned by the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard and the commandant of the Coast Guard. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Charly Hengen.