SCUTTLEBUTT

Military Requirements for Petty Officer First Class
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Locker and seabag inspections are held for within the division. The presentation of your several reasons. One reason is that living spaces aboard ship are limited. Some of our younger people have never learned to keep their personal gear in order. They must learn to stow their lockers neatly and keep possessions to a minimum. If they are allowed to live in a disorganized manner, gear will be left adrift and may be stolen. Your people receive a clothing allowance, so there is no reason they cannot maintain a full regulation seabag. All clothing should be properly marked to discourage illegal “borrowing.” Your division will present a much better appearance at quarters if all hands are in properly marked regulation uniforms, U.S. Navy Uniform Regulations, NAVPERS 15665G, lists all required seabag items and correct marking procedures. SUMMARY Professional responsibilities are the same as those of senior petty officers in every rating. Your advancement to petty officer first class will be a significant milestone in your naval career. You will now plan and supervise the work and teach new skills. You are responsible for keeping abreast of the latest information concerning educational and career opportunities so that you can share this information with your junior personnel. Your people will look to you for guidance when considering the Navy as a career. Your credibility is on the line each time you answer a question so make sure you have the correct information. In this chapter we briefly presented your responsibilities toward your personnel including personnel awarded EMI, extension of working hours, and the withholding of privileges. We discussed watch organization including the WQS bill. PQS programs were discussed and advance- ment requirements explained to you. You know how to properly screen enlisted service records and understand the importance of the record. You should know the application procedures for LDO and CWO within the naval structure. We discussed the importance of the TPO and training division for quarters, inspections, and ceremonies were presented. As a senior petty officer, you should know these responsibilities so that you can provide accurate information to your personnel. REFERENCES Personnelman 3 & 2, NAVEDTRA 10254-D1, Naval Education and Training Program Management Support Activity, Pensacola, Fla., 1987. SCUTTLEBUTT The origin of the word scuttlebutt, which is nautical parlance for a rumor, comes from a combination of “scuttle,” to make a hole in the ship’s side causing her to sink, and “butt,” a cask or hogshead used in the days of wooden ships to hold drinking water; thus the term scuttlebutt means a cask with a hole in it. “Scuttle” describes what most rumors accomplish if not to the ship, at least to morale. “Butt” describes the water cask where men naturally congregated, and that’s where most rumors get started. The terms galley yarn and messdeck intelligence also mean the spreading of rumors and many, of course, start on the messdeck. 4-24

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