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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''') is an [[enlisted]] naval rate, a type of military [[rank]] used by the service organizations of different cultures. As a traditional naval grade, SCPO is senior to a [[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 [[first sergeant]] grade.
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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]].
-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, "senior chief"), and sometimes by their job title, such as "senior chief [[specialist]]." ''([[DS9]]:"[[Shadowplay]]")''
+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}})
-:''O'Brien was referred to usually as "chief" or "chief petty officer." Since he was referred to as chief petty officer in [[TNG Season 4]] and again in [[DS9 Season 3]] and beyond, it must be assumed that the [[DS9 Season 2]] reference in "Shadowplay" to him being a "senior chief specialist" must mean that in Starfleet, just as the term "petty officer" can sometimes be used interchangably with "specialist," so too can "chief petty officer" be used interchagably with "chief specialist"''
+{{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]].}}
-When there are individual grades of chief petty officers, SCPO is subordinate to [[master chief petty officer]] (MCPO).
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-==See also==
-* [[Starfleet ranks]]
-* [[list of Starfleet enlisted personnel]]
-{{ranks}}[[Category:Titles]]
+[[Category:Military ranks]]
+[[de:Senior Chief Petty Officer]]
+[[es:Jefe suboficial senior]]
+[[ja:上級兵曹長]]
+[[nl:Hoofd onderofficier (senior)]]