Portsmouth Naval Shipyard hosted the pinning ceremony for the Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Selectees of Class 133 on, Sept. 16, 2026. This event marked the culmination of a rigorous, weeks-long training and initiation period—a formalized, mandatory component of the Enlisted Leader Development Continuum designed to ready first-class petty officers for their transition into the Chief's Mess.
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