61st year, No. 14
Serving the NATO, Naples and Gaeta Military Community in Italy
Friday, April 8, 2016
Happy Birthday Chiefs Defense Secretary Ash Carter
Force of Future Requires Best Talent in America, Carter Tells Students By Lisa Ferdinando DoD News
Naval Support Activity, Naples, Italy, Chief’s Mess prepare for colors on the “spine” at Capodichino for the Chief’s birthday April 1, 2016. Photo by MC1 Daniel Barker By Gary Nichols NSA Public Affairs
On April 1, 1893, Navy General Order 409 of February 25, 1893, established the rate of Chief Petty Officer. According to naval records, the first mention of the chief petty officer was on a ship’s muster roll in 1775. This brief mention of the CPO title did not resurface in naval history for almost 100 years. In 1865 a Navy regulation reestab-
lished the term chief petty officer. The term was first used for the ship’s Master-at-Arms. It made him responsible for preservation of order and obedience to all regulations. On February 25, 1893, President Benjamin Harrison issued an executive order outlining the pay scale for Navy enlisted personnel. This executive order was issued to the Navy as General Order Number 409. This general order divided the pay scale into rates and for the first time listed chief petty officers. Both
General Order Number 409 and U.S. Navy Regulation Circular Number 1 listed chief petty officers as distinct rates. These documents went into effect April 1, 1893, which is officially observed as the official birthday of the U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officers. Since their inception, chief petty officers have formed the backbone of naval leadership, providing invaluable management, counseling and advisement of Sailors under their charge.
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Force of the Future Investments are needed to ensure tomorrow’s DoD force, or the “force of the future,” is as strong as the one of today, Carter said. “To make that possible, we need more talented and dedicated people like you – men and women who are committed to making creative and lasting contributions to our national defense,” he said.
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The Defense Department is facing complex threats and needs the “best talent America has to offer” to tackle challenges now and in years to come, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said March 31 at the University of Texas at Austin. The best talent for tomorrow’s force can come from innovative, bright thinkers such as the young people in the audience today, Carter said. He noted the audience included ROTC cadets – future military officers who have chosen a “consequential” career that “makes a great difference” in national and global security. “As secretary of defense, I have the privilege of leading the finest fighting force the world has ever known,” the secretary said. “But that’s not a birthright. It’s not a guarantee. We have to earn it again and again.”