chief petty officer
a noncommissioned rank above petty officer first class and below senior petty officer. Abbreviation: CPO, C.P.O., c.p.o.
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The investigation also found that several sailors, including chief petty officers, decided not to don their firefighting gear because they thought they were wearing the wrong uniform at the time, according to the investigation.
The Navy released a scathing report about the fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard | Jeff Schogol/Task & Purpose | October 22, 2021 | Popular-ScienceWhen I got assigned there, I had Master Chief Hubbard as my leading chief petty officer.
These Jobs Were Not Posted on ZipRecruiter (Ep. 473) | Stephen J. Dubner | August 26, 2021 | FreakonomicsA chief petty officer is not the highest rating of the enlisted service.
The U-boat hunters | James B. ConnollyTwo were Coast Guardsmen, one a lieutenant and the other a chief petty officer.
Smugglers' Reef | John Blaine"In that case I ask your pardon," replied the coastguard, whose badges proclaimed him to be a chief petty officer.
Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. | Percy F. Westerman
We had barely finished when the chief petty officer came up and examined the clews.
A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" | Russell Doubledaychief petty officer Munro returned thanks on behalf of his comrades, and said that the reception had been quite unexpected.
With the Naval Brigade in Natal (1899-1900) | Lieutenant Burne.
British Dictionary definitions for chief petty officer
the senior naval rank for personnel without commissioned or warrant rank: Abbreviation: CPO
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