Definition of chief petty officer
: an enlisted man in the navy or coast guard ranking above a petty officer first class and below a senior chief petty officer
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Kevin Graham was a chief petty officer, who served 22 years in active and reserve duty.
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In addition, the Navy is examining one charge of dereliction of duty against a chief petty officer, a senior enlisted leader on the ship.
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His father was a Navy chief petty officer, and he was raised primarily by an aunt and uncle in Harborcreek, Pa.
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Navy Chief Aviation Electronics Technician James Mutka from Crown Point was recently promoted to chief petty officer, which only one in five eligible sailors achieve each year.
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First Known Use of chief petty officer
1865
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: a petty officer in the navy or coast guard ranking below a senior chief petty officer
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