PO1
What year did Petty Officer rank become official?
1808
What was Executive order 409?
Created Chief rating
What year was the E8 and E9 rates established?
1958
What were the requirements to advance to E9?
A minimum of six years service as a Chief Petty Officer with a total of 13 years service
Who was the first MCPON?
Delbert Black
Who originally appointed Petty Officers?
Captains
How many Chief ratings were initially established?
9
What were the requirements to advance to E8?
Minimum of four years in grade and a total of ten years of service.
How many Master Chiefs were promoted off the first exam?
146
How many MCPON has the Navy had?
16
The first use of Petty Officer insignia utilized what elements?
An eagle perched on an anchor.
Chief Master-at-Arms
Chief Boatswain's Mate
Chief Quartermaster
Chief Gunner's Mate
Chief Machinist
Chief Carpenter's Mate
Chief Yeoman
Apothecary
Band Masters
What year was the first test for E8?
1958
Who was the first female Master Chief?
Anna Der-Vartanian
Who is the current MCPON?
MCPON James M. Honea
In what year did the Navy recognize the three Petty Officer ranks?
1885
Who was the first female Chief?
Loretta Walsh
How many Senior Chiefs were advanced in 1958?
914
What was the first female Master Chiefs rate?
Yoeman
What happened for the Navy to create the MCPON rating?
Top levels felt out of touch with enlisted. Needed a middle man to communicate.
What year were the current Petty Officer insignia created?
1894
What was the first female chiefs rate?
Yoeman
Where were the results posted for the first "Super Chiefs"?
Navy times
How many Master Chiefs were promoted off the second exam?
151
What year did the MCPON rate become effective?
1967