CHAPTER 2SENIOR AND MASTER CHIEFS AS PRINCIPALENLISTED ADVISORLEARNING OBJECTIVESUpon completion of this chapter, you should be able to do the following:1.State the roles and functions of the master chief3.Explain the Fleet, Force, and Command Masterpetty officer of the Navy.Chief Program.2.State the roles and functions of the Chief of Naval4.Describe the roles and functions of the commandOperations Master Chief Petty Officer AdvisoryPanel.master chief.You work hard and do the best you can atany job given, and suddenly you find yourselfthe senior enlisted person in the command. Yoursuccess and promotions have been based mostlyon performance in a rating skill. As youprogress up the ladder of responsibility, youfind yourself moving away from ratingtechnical skills and into the most technical skillof all-leading people.As the senior enlisted person in a command,with added responsibility as command masterchief, command senior chief, or commandchief, you will suddenly find yourself in a newarena. You work directly for the commandingofficer but also have a strong tie to the executiveofficer. You must enforce and strengthen thechain of command. To do this, you must workclosely with, and gain the trust of, departmentheads and division officers. You must set theexample for and lead the chiefs’ mess. You mustseek out, listen to, and respect your chiefs’inputs but never give up your responsibility asthe leader.A 1-hour conversation with an outstandingcommand master chief is worth several days ofresearch.- AVCM(AW) D. R. BusheyMCPONMASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OFTHE NAVYThe Office of the Master Chief Petty Officer of theNavy (MCPON) was set up in 1966. This was inresponse to a recommendation from the Secretary of theNavy’s Task Force on Navy/Marine Corps personnelretention. Its function was to provide a direct, unofficialchannel of communication between enlisted personneland the senior policy level of the Department of theNavy (DON).There has been a revision to the original charter ofthe MCPON since set up; however, the change in thewording has only been done to add additional duties andresponsibilities. We describe the current charter of theMCPON in the following paragraphs.The MCPONS assignment is to the immediateOffice of the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). TheMCPON, as OP-00A, is the senior enlistedrepresentative of the Navy and acts as primary enlistedadviser of the CNO. The MCPON, as OP-01D, advisesthe Chief of Naval Personnel (CHNAVPERS) in allmatters concerning active-duty and retired enlistedmembers and their dependents. In addition, the MCPONserves in an advisory capacity on various boards aboutenlisted members, including the following:Chief of Naval Operation’s (CNO’s) MasterChief Petty Officer (MCPO) Advisory Panel(chairman)National Naval Reserve Policy Board (advisor)Navy Uniform Board (member)2-1
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