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Senior chief petty officer (SCPO) was an enlisted naval rate, a type of military rank used by the service organizations of different cultures. As a traditional naval grade, SCPO was senior to a chief petty officer.

Personnel of this grade could be addressed simply as chief (or more properly, "senior chief"), and sometimes by their job title, such as "senior chief specialist." (DS9: "Shadowplay")

The rank of "senior chief petty officer" was never referenced in dialog, but is rather derived from rank insignia.
O'Brien was referred to usually as "chief" or "chief petty officer." He was referred to as chief petty officer in TNG Season 4 and again in DS9 Season 3 and beyond. Presumably the DS9 Season 2 reference in "Shadowplay" to "senior chief specialist", means the term "petty officer" can be used interchangeably with "specialist". In the US Navy "chief petty officer" can also be used interchangeably with "chief specialist". In Starfleet "SCPO" might be the person's rank, while "specialist" is their title.
See also: Starfleet ranks and Starfleet enlisted personnel.

**Ranks**
	Enlisted personnel							Commissioned officers							Flag officers
Fleet:	CRM		PO		CPO		MID CDT OC WO	ENS	LT JG	LT	LT CMDR	CMDR	CAPT	FCAPT	CDORE	RADM	VADM	ADM	FADM
Military:	PVT AMN	CPL LCP		SGT	SSGT	MSGT 1SGT	MID CDT OC WO	2nd LT	1st LT	CAPT	MAJ	LT COL	COL		BRIG	MAJ GEN	LT GEN	GEN	MARSHAL
Services:	Andorian • Bajoran • Cardassian • Ferengi • Human (CSA • Third Reich • UE MACO • USA) • Jem'Hadar • Klingon • Romulan • United Earth/Federation Starfleet • Vulcan Mirror universe: Terran Empire Starfleet • Terran Empire MACO

This chart shows only general equivalencies based on the ranks used by many governments on Earth, as well as the rest of the galaxy.

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+'''Senior chief petty officer''' ('''SCPO''') was an [[enlisted]] naval rate, a type of military [[rank]] used by the service organizations of different cultures. As a traditional naval grade, SCPO was senior to a [[chief petty officer]].
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-'''Chief petty officer''' ('''CPO''') is an [[enlisted]] naval rank, a type of military [[rank]] used by the service organizations of different cultures. As a traditional naval grade, CPO is senior to a [[petty officer]], and is the highest enlisted grade in organizations like [[Starfleet]] and the [[US Navy]]. In comparison to infantry ranking systems, this rank is approximately equivalent to the more senior [[sergeant]] grades. Personnel of this grade can be addressed simply as [[chief]], and sometimes by their job title, such as "chief [[specialist]]."
+Personnel of this grade could be addressed simply as [[chief]] (or more properly, "senior chief"), and sometimes by their job [[title]], such as "senior chief [[specialist]]." ({{DS9|Shadowplay}})
-While chiefs are subordinate to all [[commissioned officer]]s, they have far more experience and practical knowledge than [[ensign]]s and [[lieutenant]]s, and are expected to act as mentors to them and to the junior enlisted assigned. As such, chiefs are often among the actual leaders in a Starfleet organization. Chiefs serve with distinction in most Starfleet branches and specialties, but are particularly visible in [[engineering]] and other technical trades.
+{{bginfo|The rank of "senior chief petty officer" was never referenced in dialog, but is rather derived from [[rank insignia]].|[[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien]] was referred to usually as "chief" or "chief petty officer." He was referred to as chief petty officer in [[TNG Season 4]] and again in [[DS9 Season 3]] and beyond. Presumably the [[DS9 Season 2]] reference in "Shadowplay" to "senior chief specialist", means the term "petty officer" can be used interchangeably with "specialist". In the US Navy "chief petty officer" can also be used interchangeably with "chief specialist". In Starfleet "SCPO" might be the person's rank, while "specialist" is their title.|See also: [[Starfleet ranks]] and [[Starfleet enlisted personnel]].}}
-There are usually individual grades of chief petty officers, differentiated by first, second class, etc; more senior CPOs are referred to as [[senior chief petty officer]] (SCPO) or [[master chief petty officer]] (MCPO), referred to as "senior chief" or "master chief" (respectively) in conversation.
-The origins of the rank Chief Petty Officer can be traced to [[Earth]], where the title was used in the [[United States Navy]]. ({{film|4}})
-When [[Sergey Rozhenko]] spied [[Miles O'Brien]] as the [[transporter chief]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2367]], Rozhenko was excited to meet another chief petty officer. When O'Brien introduced himself, he acknowledged Rozhenko as 'sir', to which Rozhenko told him not to call him 'sir', because he used to work for a living. Sergey's wife, [[Helena Rozhenko|Helena]], then told O'Brien that he was just [[joke|joking]] and that Sergey's proudest moment was when their son, [[Worf]], had earned his [[commission]]. Sergey then added, "''Imagine. An old [[enlisted]] man like me raising a boy to be an [[officer]]!''" ({{TNG|Family}})
-[[2372|Several years later]], O'Brien was identified by a [[Jem'Hadar]] as the rank of "Chief Petty Officer," or "''what Starfleet refers to as a '[[noncom]]',''" adding "''you must have a great deal of experience...that makes you a priority target.''" ({{DS9|Hippocratic Oath}})
-In [[2374]], [[Cadet]] [[Dorian Collins]] of the {{USS|Valiant|NCC-74210}}, introduced herself to [[Nog]] and [[Jake Sisko]] as "Acting Chief Petty Officer." ({{DS9|Valiant}})
-== List of chief petty officers ==
-* [[Dorian Collins|Collins, Dorian]] (Acting)
-* [[Garison]]
-* [[Gladstone]]
-* [[Humbolt]]
-* [[Miles O'Brien|O'Brien, Miles]]
-* [[Sanarek]]
-* [[Sergey Rozhenko|Rozhenko, Sergey]]
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-== Appendices ==
+[[es:Jefe suboficial senior]]
-=== See also ===
+[[ja:上級兵曹長]]
-* [[Starfleet ranks]]
+[[nl:Senior Chief Petty officer]]
-* [[Starfleet enlisted personnel|List of Starfleet enlisted personnel]]
-=== Background information ===
-[[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] makes a reference to a "Chief," operating the [[transporter console]] in {{e|Charlie X}}, implying the existence of the rank of Chief Petty Officer at that time.
-[[Jose Mendez|Commodore Mendez]] talks to a "Chief Humbolt" at the 'Computer Center' of Starbase 11 in the episode {{e|The Menagerie, Part I}}.
-In {{e|Mirror, Mirror}}, Captain Kirk, saved by an enlisted man from [[Pavel Chekov (mirror)|Chekov]], who intends to assassinate him, is told that "''Mr. Chekov was going to make me a chief, sir.''"
-In {{film|4}}, a Chief Petty Officer contacts the CDO Commander [[Rogerson]], regarding a power drain in the energy systems of the aircraft carrier Enterprise.  The CPO's voice is not heard on screen, but the Commander responds to the question "''Yes, Chief. We're tracking that too.''"
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