The Anchor
The Firsts
Navy Terminology
Heritage
Funsies
100

This reminds us of cooperation, mainaining harmony and continuity of purpose and action. 

What is the "U", for Unity. 

100

The Chief Petty Officer grade was first established when. 

What is 1893.

100

This is a collection of notes, study material and personal experiences.

What is a Charge Book. 

100

This tradition begun during WWI, after a pilot used this item as a way to confirm his identity and prove he was not the enemy. 

What is the Challenge coin. 

100

This is a household phrase in and out of the Navy. 

What is "Ask the Chief"
200

She was considered to be the first female Chief.

Who is Chief Yeoman Loretta P. Walsh

200

This pet goat attended a Navy-Army football game and later became the Navy's mascot.  It is believed to be the source of this old Navy term. 

What is the Goat locker. 

200

This ceremony is a moment of reflection and remembrance, that those who will follow you, you were once one of them, and to never forget where you came from. 

What is White Hat Burial. 

300

The Fouled Anchor was first used as a ___ with the Chief Petty Officer uniform in 1905. 

What is a cap device

300

The first MCPON was ___ and was selected in _____.

Who is GMCM Delbert D. Black, selected in 1967. 

300

This term originated in 1845 in India where British soldiers soaked white uniforms in mud, coffee, and curry powder to blend in with the landscape.  

What is Khaki's. 

300

At the centennial of the rate of Chief Petty Officer in 1993, this item was cast to mark this milestone anniversary.  It is a symbol of our continued dedication to "Setting the Tone."

What is the Chief's Bell.

400

In ____, the Fouled Anchor was used as a collar device, becoming an official part of the CPO uniform. 

What is 1959. 

400

After the establishment of the CPO rank, what was the first war in which a Chief Petty Officer received the Medal of Honor. 

What is the Spanish American War of 1898. 

400

This naval insignia got its start as the seal of the Lord Howard of Effingham. 

What is the Fouled Anchor. 

400

This title is in nature symbolic; it is intended to recognize a sustained contribution, not just a single act, to the CPO community, enlisted force and the Navy. 

What is an Honorary Chief Petty Officer

500

The "Super Chiefs" were created on this date. 

What is June 1st, 1958. 

500

This term means inspiring reverence or admiration, of supreme dignity or grandeur, majestic.  A description of any CPO. 

What is August Chief Petty Officer. 

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