A chief petty officer is a senior non-commissioned officer and the
seventh enlisted rank in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. The
grade was established on April 1, 1893 for the Navy. The United
States Congress first authorized the Coast Guard to use the
promotion to Chief Petty Officer on 18 May 1920.
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