GREAT LAKES, Ill. (April 1, 2019) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Russell Smith congratulates Rear Adm, Mike Bernacchi, commander, Naval Service Training Command and his wife Kristin Bernacchi, after being pinned as an Honorary Navy Chief Petty Officer (HCPO) at the 2019 Great Lakes Region Chief Petty Officer Symposium at Recruit Training Command. Only the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy may authorize the HCPO recognition, which is intended to recognize sustained superior engagement with, and contributions to the collective Navy chief petty officer community and
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (April 1, 2019) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Russell Smith congratulates Rear Adm, Mike Bernacchi, commander, Naval Service Training Command and his wife Kristin Bernacchi, after being pinned as an Honorary Navy Chief Petty Officer (HCPO) at the 2019 Great Lakes Region Chief Petty Officer Symposium at Recruit Training Command. Only the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy may authorize the HCPO recognition, which is intended to recognize sustained superior engagement with, and contributions to the collective Navy chief petty officer community and enlisted force. The symposium is in celebration of the 126th birthday of the chief petty officer. More than 35,000 recruits train annually at the Navy's only boot camp.
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