The Vice CNO and the Vice CNO’s Assistant,Directors of Major Staff Offices (DMSOs), andDeputy Chiefs of Naval Operations help the CNOcarry out these responsibilities (fig. 1-5). Ofparticular interest to the enlisted communityis the master chief petty officer of the Navy(MCPON).The master chief petty officer of the Navyperforms the following specific duties:1. The MCPON’s assignment is to theimmediate Office of the Chief of Naval Opera-tions. The MCPON serves as the senior enlistedrepresentative of the Navy and acts as the primaryenlisted advisor to the CNO. The MCPON advisesthe Chief of Naval Personnel in all matters aboutboth active-duty and retired enlisted members andtheir dependents.2. The MCPON serves in an advisory capacityon various boards pertaining to enlisted members,including the following:The Master Chief Petty Officerof the NavyIn 1966 the Secretary of the Navy’s TaskForce on Navy/Marine Corps PersonnelRetention recommended the creation of theoffice of the master chief petty officer ofthe Navy (MCPON), The function of the officewas to provide a direct, unofficial channel ofcommunication between enlisted personnel andthe senior policy level of DON. With a tour lengthset at 4 years, the office was formally set up 1Board of Managers, Navy Relief SocietyBoard of Administrators of the BUPERSCentral Nonappropriated FundsBoard of Equal Opportunity for WomenMarch 1967.Figure 1-5.-Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.1-9
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