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First master chief petty officer

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 16, 2024
Entity authorityQ5453253 ↗
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The naval rank of First Master Chief Petty Officer in the Armed Forces of the Philippines has been passed in a bill filed by Senator Rodolfo Biazon back in July 2004. It is expected that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will sign it very soon, enabling the rank to be created. The equivalent rank in the Philippine Army will be first chief master sergeant.

Rank's aim

According to Senate Bill Number 1286, the creation of the rank of first master chief petty officer aims to professionalize the Armed Forces of the Philippines, especially in allowing its sailors to choose a better career while serving in the navy. The ranks are to be considered as non-commissioned officer ranks.

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This entry incorporates text from “First master chief petty officer” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.