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'''Master chief petty officer''' ('''MCPO''') is an [[enlisted]] naval rate, a type of military [[rank]] used by the service organizations of different cultures. As a traditional naval grade, MCPO is the most senior grade of [[chief petty officer]], and is almost the highest enlisted grade in organizations like [[Starfleet]] and the [[United States armed forces|US Navy]], falling subordinate to any [[commissioned officer]]. In comparison to infantry ranking systems, this rank is approximately equivalent to the mor senior [[sergeant]] grades.
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'''Master chief petty officer''' ('''MCPO''') is an [[enlisted]] naval rate, a type of military [[rank]] used by the service organizations of different [[List of races and cultures|cultures]]. As a traditional naval grade, MCPO is the most senior grade of [[chief petty officer]], and is almost the highest enlisted grade in organizations like [[Starfleet]] and the [[United States armed forces|US Navy]], falling subordinate to any [[commissioned officer]]. In comparison to infantry ranking systems, this rank is approximately equivalent to the mor senior [[sergeant]] grades.
   
 
This rank is considered to have the responsibility of a "noncommissioned officer." Personnel of this grade can be addressed simply as [[chief]] (or more properly, "master chief"), and sometimes by their job title, such as "master chief [[specialist]]."
  
This rank is considered to have the responsibility of a "noncommissioned officer." Personnel of this grade can be addressed simply as [[chief]] (or more properly, "master chief"), and sometimes by their job title, such as "master chief [[specialist]]."
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When there are individual grades of chief petty officers, [[senior chief petty officer]] (SCPO) is subordinate to MCPO.
  
When there are individual grades of chief petty officers, [[senior chief petty officer]] (SCPO) is subordinate to MCPO.
   
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In [[2286]], when a probe projecting [[humpback whale]] signals threatened to destroy [[Earth]], Master CPO [[Janice Rand]] was one of the officers in [[Admiral]] [[Cartwright]]'s command area. ''([[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]])''
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In [[2286]], when a [[Whale probe|probe]] projecting [[humpback whale]] signals threatened to destroy [[Earth]], Master CPO [[Janice Rand]] was one of the officers in [[Admiral]] [[Cartwright]]'s command area. ''([[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]])''
 
:''The [[Star Trek Movies]]-era [[rank insignia]], designed by [[Robert Fletcher]], were the first and only ''Trek'' insignia systems to feature separate pins for several realistic grades of CPOs. It's odd that Janice was in a [[chief]] uniform -- while she was an [[enlisted]] chief in ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'', she had appeared again in ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'', wearing [[officer]] insignia.''
  
:''The [[Star Trek Movies]]-era [[rank insignia]], designed by [[Robert Fletcher]], were the first and only ''Trek'' insignia systems to feature separate pins for several realistic grades of CPOs. It's odd that Janice was in a [[chief]] uniform -- while she was an [[enlisted]] chief in ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'', she had appeared again in ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'', wearing [[officer]] insignia.''
   

Revision as of 13:21, 28 April 2005

Master chief petty officer (MCPO) is an enlisted naval rate, a type of military rank used by the service organizations of different cultures. As a traditional naval grade, MCPO is the most senior grade of chief petty officer, and is almost the highest enlisted grade in organizations like Starfleet and the US Navy, falling subordinate to any commissioned officer. In comparison to infantry ranking systems, this rank is approximately equivalent to the mor senior sergeant grades.

This rank is considered to have the responsibility of a "noncommissioned officer." Personnel of this grade can be addressed simply as chief (or more properly, "master chief"), and sometimes by their job title, such as "master chief specialist."

When there are individual grades of chief petty officers, senior chief petty officer (SCPO) is subordinate to MCPO.

In 2286, when a probe projecting humpback whale signals threatened to destroy Earth, Master CPO Janice Rand was one of the officers in Admiral Cartwright's command area. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

The Star Trek Movies-era rank insignia, designed by Robert Fletcher, were the first and only Trek insignia systems to feature separate pins for several realistic grades of CPOs. It's odd that Janice was in a chief uniform -- while she was an enlisted chief in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, she had appeared again in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, wearing officer insignia.

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