Senior Chief Petty Officer (Noun)
Meaning
A senior noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to master sergeant in the Army.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The senior chief petty officer oversaw the training of new recruits in the Navy's engineering division.
- After serving for 20 years, she was promoted to the rank of senior chief petty officer in the Coast Guard.
- As a senior chief petty officer, he was responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the ship's deck department.
- The senior chief petty officer's years of experience and leadership skills made him an ideal candidate for the position of command chief.
- In the Navy's hierarchy, the rank of senior chief petty officer is just below that of master chief petty officer.