Chapter 4 Professional Responsibilities

Military Requirements for Petty Officer First Class
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. CHAPTER 4 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to do the following: Identify the petty officer responsibilities. 6. Explain how to supervise personnel awarded extra military instruction (EMI), extension of 7. work hours, or withholding of privileges. Describe the various watch organizations. 8. Identify the personnel qualification stand- ards and organization. 9. Explain how to review an enlisted service record. Describe the personnel advancement require- ments system. Describe the application procedures for the limited duty officer (LDO) and chief warrant officer (CWO) programs. Identify the duties of the training petty officer. Describe the procedures for presenting per- sonnel for quarters, inspections, and cere- monies. Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think he can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction . . . “I served in the United States Navy. ” —John F. Kennedy 35th President of the United States In this chapter we will give you a brief overview of the duties of a petty officer first class. As a senior petty officer, you should have a thorough knowledge of the various programs that pertain to the responsibilities of that position. a PETTY OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES To make you aware of your responsibility as petty officer, we will cover in-depth the leadership areas the Navy has entrusted to all its petty officers. Most of the information will focus on the leading petty officer (LPO). TYPES OF AUTHORITY There are two distinct types of authority: 1. General 2. Organizational In the following paragraphs we will show you how these two types of authority are used to give you a better idea of how you fit into the Navy’s leadership structure. General General responsibilities officers and petty officers in and duties of all the Navy are listed in article 141.4 of the Standard Organization and Regulations of the United States Navy, OPNAVINST 3120.32B. 4-1

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