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Tag: CPO pinning

Beyond the rank: CPO pinning ceremony becomes unique family experience
September 21, 2016 — Fifteen San Antonio Navy Medicine Petty Officers First Class and an Army Sergeant First Class reached the pinnacle of their careers during a unique promotion ceremony held at Joint Base San Antonio Fort Sam Houston Sept. 16... MORE

Navy Chief Petty Officer selectees wait to be “pinned” with their Chief Petty Officer anchors and presented their combination cover at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Friday. With the Navy chiefs is Army Sgt. 1st Class Dan Hitchcock, NCO in charge of the Combat Casualty Care Force at the Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston and the son of retired Master Chief Hospital Corpsman Clark Hitchcock. Hitchcock participated in Navy Medicine San Antonio’s CPO 365 Phase 2 Training, a Navy-wide program of intense leadership, physical fitness and Navy heritage training for CPO selectees, and was pinned and presented his combination cover.