This made me cry. My dad was was master chief retiring 1963. WWII, Korea, cold war, Cuban missile crisis was his last duty aboard USS Randolph where they were almost nuked by soviet sub. So proud. Miss u dad.
I taught at a combined services school...USAF, USN, and USMC. The tech training facility was on an Air Force Base. I dealt with Navy instructors daily..and the biggest problem I had was stopping them from sexually harassing and assaulting the junior enlisted personnel. It was CONSTANT. I recall one SSgt coming to me, and asking me to "get that clown OFF of me." I was the Navy equivalent of a Master Chief, so I didn't have much of a problem. I served on active duty for more than 20 years, and the number of CPO's that I respected was less than a third.
I am a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force pettyofficerthird, and this year I became a petty officer third class, joining the ranks of non-commissioned officers. In Japan, from petty sergeant 3rd class, we wear uniforms equivalent to those of the chiefs of the US Navy. Watching this ceremony makes me keenly aware of the weight of responsibility in class and uniforms.
Amazing video! Big congrats to these Chiefs and a big thanx to those vets that proudly served down in the comments. With that being said, the last Chief Quinton Jackson I bet catches hell for having that name. They probably call him Rampage haha (Rampage Jackson is a former Mixed Martial Arts world champ for the few that don't know)
As a retired JOC(SW), I had mixed emotions upon viewing this ceremony. My own, on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in 1987, wasn't nearly so elaborate. The new chiefs had every reason to feel proud, as I did when my wife pinned my anchors on me. What kind of put me off, however, was the slew of negative comments and faultfinding that followed below. Lighten up, people! Whether or not this be to your personal taste, it is an event these people will never forget. I know I never have. I served 1968-91, and made chief in 1987.
+Timothy Siggia There will always been negative comments but just bypass them. I thought it was a great event and I met a few of these fine folks over the years since I filmed this. They are fabulous, so be proud and remember you served all those years so that idiots could prove they are by protecting their right to speak freely.
+Kathie Costos DiCesare You did a fine job of filming this, Kathie, as good as the work done by any of the Navy JOs with whom I had the honor to serve. Yours is a lasting legacy to the CPO community.
+Timothy Siggia Thank you very much. I really miss being able to cover all the events like I used to but I had to go back to work a couple of years ago and time is limited now. I do have a few events coming up that I'll be putting up videos on.
i miss the navy but in life theres a season for everything left the navy in 05,then went to the airforce then to normal life in 2015.. i could not do any of those things again, or would want too. thats why unless your super human theyb generally want you out by age 45. cuase for normal bodied person theres a season for everything and that season ends. but i still miss it from time to time. im 49 today.
No it isn't just you. I thought the same thing when I met him at another event about a year or so later. He laughed when he said I made him a star....and he even sounds like him.
How come the chief who the master of ceremonies doesnt have a warfare device? I was a submariner and had to get my dolphins the first year I was on the boat, so I dont know all the surface rules and regs
I should have been there to teach them how to sing Anchors Away.They're going to have to work on that one. Had to sing it on the USS Constitution in 2002, and at Millington, TN during a REAL initiation.
Aww, isn’t that cute! I didn’t hear anything about Humility and not much about the tremendous responsibility to train Junior Officers. I hear that it’s now not much more than a big training evolution. What a shame. These folks will never know what they missed out on. Nevertheless, good luck. SCPO(SW), USN, (Ret), SEA, Class 55.
I have to disagree. I'm prior enlisted. Commissioned in 1972 at OCS Newport, RI. I was invited to a number of initiations and found them far too centered on hazing and alcohol. Tailhook forced all the services to go to All Stop and examine the real purpose of various ceremonies and rites of passage. The Chiefs initiations were sorely lacking. I was initiated (the real deal) as an Honorary Chief in 1997. I have missed participating in only two "events" since then (the rite of passage has been renamed several times; to me, it's still an initiation). I can tell you that there is now meaningful training, history, and leadership ingrained in new Chiefs. I can tell you that I have benefitted greatly by being part of this tradition and have been fortunate to learn more about leadership from Chiefs than any other group in the Navy. Being accepted into the Chiefs Mess can be emotional and bring tears. Good riddance to the "old school" initiations. CDR Scott Smith (ret), now a Senior Naval Science Instructor in the NJROTC program.
This made me cry. My dad was was master chief retiring 1963. WWII, Korea, cold war, Cuban missile crisis was his last duty aboard USS Randolph where they were almost nuked by soviet sub. So proud. Miss u dad.
I taught at a combined services school...USAF, USN, and USMC. The tech training facility was on an Air Force Base. I dealt with Navy instructors daily..and the biggest problem I had was stopping them from sexually harassing and assaulting the junior enlisted personnel. It was CONSTANT. I recall one SSgt coming to me, and asking me to "get that clown OFF of me." I was the Navy equivalent of a Master Chief, so I didn't have much of a problem. I served on active duty for more than 20 years, and the number of CPO's that I respected was less than a third.
I am retired MGySgt (E9) of Marines and I can tell you that Chiefs in the Navy are Gods. Spent many a times on ships in the Chiefs Mess/Lounge.
Thank you for your service and starting my day off with this. Awesome comment about them.
Ooorah!!
Fair winds and following seas to all.
I love to do events like this. Makes my day!
Miss you Thanks
I am a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force pettyofficerthird, and this year I became a petty officer third class, joining the ranks of non-commissioned officers. In Japan, from petty sergeant 3rd class, we wear uniforms equivalent to those of the chiefs of the US Navy.
Watching this ceremony makes me keenly aware of the weight of responsibility in class and uniforms.
Amazing video! Big congrats to these Chiefs and a big thanx to those vets that proudly served down in the comments. With that being said, the last Chief Quinton Jackson I bet catches hell for having that name. They probably call him Rampage haha (Rampage Jackson is a former Mixed Martial Arts world champ for the few that don't know)
No I didn't know that and thank you for the comment.
Being a CPO I never seen a hand shake like that!
It was my pleasure. I try to get to most events in Florida and was very happy to see this event. Very impressed.
This makes me wish I had stayed in and tried to make Chief. #GoNavy
Only 10% of all enlisted sailors in the USN (probably fewer in the USCG) make chief petty officer
that is awesome, from what year to what year did serve in the USN yourself and I am still thinking about joining as well too #USN
As a retired JOC(SW), I had mixed emotions upon viewing this ceremony. My own, on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in 1987, wasn't nearly so elaborate. The new chiefs had every reason to feel proud, as I did when my wife pinned my anchors on me. What kind of put me off, however, was the slew of negative comments and faultfinding that followed below. Lighten up, people! Whether or not this be to your personal taste, it is an event these people will never forget. I know I never have. I served 1968-91, and made chief in 1987.
+Timothy Siggia There will always been negative comments but just bypass them. I thought it was a great event and I met a few of these fine folks over the years since I filmed this. They are fabulous, so be proud and remember you served all those years so that idiots could prove they are by protecting their right to speak freely.
+Kathie Costos DiCesare You did a fine job of filming this, Kathie, as good as the work done by any of the Navy JOs with whom I had the honor to serve. Yours is a lasting legacy to the CPO community.
+Timothy Siggia Thank you very much. I really miss being able to cover all the events like I used to but I had to go back to work a couple of years ago and time is limited now. I do have a few events coming up that I'll be putting up videos on.
Well said people are just jealous
F****** hell, you look up Master Chief once online and you're inundated with this for the rest of your life
must be your search engine because that doesn't happen to me.
Thank you for posting this, i did not know anyone was filming. r/ HMC Clinton Jackson
No... no ... no ... those are merely E-7's!
I am a BMC (sw) I served from 1972 to 1992, I made chief in 1983.
You retired when I was born
Somebody didnt pay attention during Drill & Ceremony
i miss the navy but in life theres a season for everything left the navy in 05,then went
to the airforce then to normal life in 2015.. i could not do any of those things again, or would want too. thats why unless your super human theyb generally want you out by age 45. cuase for normal bodied person theres a season for everything and that season ends. but i still miss it from time to time. im 49 today.
Happy Birthday!
2 more weeks...then i'm done
I get to pin my husband tomorrow
Thank you for your service and for your sacrifice...From canada
This isn't a promotion, it's a bloody chorus line.
I have never heard this version of Anchors Away.
Its the original
Thank you
Whats up with selectee number 1?
I think you are talking about the first woman. She must have been nervous considering how many people were there.
irs a female yank thing
Is it just me or did someone think this was something about Men Of Honor? The black guy looks just like Cuba!
No it isn't just you. I thought the same thing when I met him at another event about a year or so later. He laughed when he said I made him a star....and he even sounds like him.
Why does this keeps reminding me of my cousin Who's a sergeant?!
two ranks lower than a chief petty officer
did the navy do away with height weigh standards?
How come the chief who the master of ceremonies doesnt have a warfare device? I was a submariner and had to get my dolphins the first year I was on the boat, so I dont know all the surface rules and regs
Sorry but maybe someone else knows the answer on that. I sure don't.
Too much time on the drill field
There are many things I know but many more I don't and the answer to this question is one of them. Maybe one of the other viewers will know.
his rating might be a limited shipboard duty or a non SW rating.
Why they did it bells backwards ... it's two bells first then you announce the name
My grand father was a chief patty officer
Mine was a beef patty officer.
My father made Chief Petty Officer, 1951. He put your grandfather in the brig for serving liver patties with ground up bones in them.
I should have been there to teach them how to sing Anchors Away.They're going to have to work on that one. Had to sing it on the USS Constitution in 2002, and at Millington, TN during a REAL initiation.
Too funny!
Aww, isn’t that cute! I didn’t hear anything about Humility and not much about the tremendous responsibility to train Junior Officers. I hear that it’s now not much more than a big training evolution. What a shame. These folks will never know what they missed out on. Nevertheless, good luck. SCPO(SW), USN, (Ret), SEA, Class 55.
That height-line sucked
1996 was the last year the U.S. Navy had a real initiation. Anything after and to the present is called an "orientation. Shame & Lame.
i joined in 97 and the 5 following years 97 - 02 I can assure you on my ship there was " initiations" going on each year for the Chiefs.
I have to disagree. I'm prior enlisted. Commissioned in 1972 at OCS Newport, RI. I was invited to a number of initiations and found them far too centered on hazing and alcohol. Tailhook forced all the services to go to All Stop and examine the real purpose of various ceremonies and rites of passage. The Chiefs initiations were sorely lacking. I was initiated (the real deal) as an Honorary Chief in 1997. I have missed participating in only two "events" since then (the rite of passage has been renamed several times; to me, it's still an initiation). I can tell you that there is now meaningful training, history, and leadership ingrained in new Chiefs. I can tell you that I have benefitted greatly by being part of this tradition and have been fortunate to learn more about leadership from Chiefs than any other group in the Navy. Being accepted into the Chiefs Mess can be emotional and bring tears. Good riddance to the "old school" initiations. CDR Scott Smith (ret), now a Senior Naval Science Instructor in the NJROTC program.
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You got to be kidding me with that singing. That is so tacky & generally sad.