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Navy Talent Acquisition Group New England pinned ten new Chief Petty Officers during a ceremony aboard the USS Constitution, Oct. 20, 2022.
“This year’s group of selectees originally started as nine individuals,” said NTAG New England Command Master Chief Jason Richardson from Sturgis, Michigan. “They became a team over six weeks and stepped up to help a new check-in selectee adjust to the command and CPO training. I’m proud of their work ethic, knowledge and dedication to the Navy.”
Chiefs are considered experts in their field and are charged with ensuring the command missions are accomplished while developing junior Sailors.
“The training process is vital for the selectees,” said Chief Recruiter, Master Chief Navy Counselor Sara Drake, from Indiana, Pennsylvania. “It helps lay out the framework of what a chief is. It’s in the training and preparation that makes a chief a good leader.”
The pinning ceremony recognizes the diverse leadership, heritage and 128 years of tradition instilled in the new chiefs.
“Chiefs are the backbone of the Navy,” said Chief Hospital Corpsman Ellasan Roe from Chicago. “We are charged with continuing tradition and helping to push the Navy forward. We develop junior sailors into leaders so that they can push the Navy forward as well.”
As the pinning concluded, the new CPOs were rung off the ship through the sideboys, marking the beginning of a new stage of their career as respected and valued leaders.
NTAG New England covers the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and the eastern half of New York. Headquartered out of Boston, Massachusetts, the command has more than 35 recruiting stations, eight Navy Operational Support Centers, and four Military Entrance Processing Stations.
Follow NTAG New England on Facebook (@NTAG.NewEngland), Twitter (@NTAGNewEngland) and Instagram (@newenglandnavy).
| Date Taken: | 10.20.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 10.23.2022 22:49 |
| Story ID: | 431859 |
| Location: | BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, US |
| Hometown: | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US |
| Hometown: | INDIANA, PENNSYLVANIA, US |
| Hometown: | STURGIS, MICHIGAN, US |
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