Senior Chief Petty Officer



         





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Senior Chief Petty Officer is the eighth enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy, just above Chief Petty Officer and below Master Chief Petty Officer, and is a non-commissioned officer. They are referred to as Senior Chief in most circumstances.

Advancement to Senior Chief Petty Officer is similar to that of Chief Petty Officer. It carries requirements of time in service, superior evaluation scores, specialty examinations, and peer review. A Chief Petty Officer can only advance if the existing senior chiefs approve.

As with Chief Petty Officers, a Senior Chief Petty Officer takes on more administrative duties. Their uniform changes to reflect this change of duty; becoming similar to that of an officer, albeit with different insignia than an officer.

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Air Force: AB Amn A1C SRA SSgt TSgt MSgt SMSgt CMSgt -

CMSgt - CMSgtAF
Army: PV1 PV2 PFC SPC -

CPL

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1SG

 SGM -

CSM - SMA
Marine Corps: Pvt PFC LCpl Cpl Sgt SSgt GySgt MSgt -

1st Sgt

 MGySgt -

SgtMaj - SMOMC
Navy: SR SA SN PO3 PO2 PO1 CPO SCPO MCPO -

CMCPO - MCPON


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