GREAT LAKES, Ill. (April 1, 2019) Rear Adm. Mike Bernacchi, commander, Naval Service Training Command, is pinned as an Honorary Navy Chief Petty Officer (HCPO) by Command Master Chief Jimmy Hailey, command master chief of Naval Service Training Command 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 s
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (April 1, 2019) Rear Adm. Mike Bernacchi, commander, Naval Service Training Command, is pinned as an Honorary Navy Chief Petty Officer (HCPO) by Command Master Chief Jimmy Hailey, command master chief of Naval Service Training Command 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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