Senior Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

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Senior Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
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The Senior Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (abbrev: SMCPON, colloq.: SMACK-PON) is a TRMN-level Staff position with the paygrade of E-10 in the Royal Manticoran Navy. The member holding this position is the most senior enlisted person in the RMN.

Job Description

The SMCPO of Her Majesty’s Royal Manticoran Navy is an important position. The SMCPON is responsible for the enlisted in the Fan Club, to ensure the Bosuns know their duties and responsibilities and to be the voice of the Enlisted to the First Space Lord and the First Lord of the Admiralty. The SMCPON is the senior enlisted member of the fan club and reports to the First Space Lord.

Sleeve insignia of the SMCPON

Definitions:

  • Senior Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy: Senior enlisted person in the Organization/TRMN
  • Senior Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (GSN): Senior enlisted person in the Grayson Space Navy component of TRMN
  • Command Senior Master Chief Petty Officer: Senior enlisted person in a ground installation. (e.g., SIA)
  • Sgt Major of the Army / Sgt Major of the Marine Corps

Major Areas of Responsibility

  • Be a Cheerleader for the enlisted personnel
  • Encourage participation
  • Assist in conflict resolution
  • Train/Educate Fleet and Branch Bosuns in their various duties including taking exams at the Academy
  • Be the voice of the enlisted to the First Space Lord and assist them as required.
  • Coordinate with Branch senior enlisted to make sure the Enlisted Corps are all on the same page, present a unified front
  • Collect Bosun Reports from Fleet/Branch Senior Enlisted for presentation to the First Lord of the Admiralty Quarterly.
  • Create a Bi-Annual State of the Enlisted report to be presented to the Board through the First Space Lord
  • The SMCPON is responsible for organizing and moderating the quarterly Enlisted Promotion Board for all enlisted members (including RMN, RMMC, RMA, GSN, and IAN) nominated for promotion to the grades of E-8 to E-10
  • The SMCPON approves all promotions from the grade of E-6 to E-7 for all enlisted members (including RMN, RMMC, RMA, GSN, and IAN) nominated for promotion
  • Other duties as assigned by the First Space Lord.

Specific Duties:

  • First and foremost a SMCPON needs to do everything possible to enhance the fan experience of the members of the Fleet. This includes all enlisted and even junior officers. Make sure they find what they are looking for in the fan environment.
  • Assign and oversee duties of the Fleet Bosuns assigned to them. Hands-on if needed, but ideally the SMCPON will give direction and then make sure it is done right & well.
  • Act as an ombudsman to the Club to resolve conflicts.
  • Discuss with each Bosun/Fleet Bosun about their crew's desired level of involvement (military, civilian, etc.) and assist them in getting their crew to participate to their level of comfort.
  • Assist the Bosuns/Fleet Bosuns in Encouraging the crew to participate and have fun.
  • Create and foster an attitude of military bearing and respect among the crew to the best of each person's comfort level.
  • Foster an appreciation for uniform dress (whether it is a T-shirt or the full uniform). Help each member work to achieve at least a basic level of TRMN attire. Note what items per crewmember are needed to accomplish the next level of uniform dress.
  • Be well versed in Drill and Ceremonies and the use of the Bosun's Pipe. Teach and maintain the crew's ability to perform basic military drill and ceremonies functions as detailed by the commanding officer's directives.
  • Oversee enlisted exam-taking and rating development in the fleet.
  • Locate and mentor Bosuns/Fleet Bosuns/Branch Bosuns to achieve higher rank and to take on more responsibility. Groom a crewperson to take over SMCPON duties if SMCPON is unavailable. This will First be the CSMCPO of the Academy, then the senior most of the Fleet Bosuns.


List Senior Master Chief Petty Officers of the Navy

No. Name Unit Assumed Relieved
1 Sir William J. Lochen, OC, KE, NS, Baron Boundary Waters HMS Invincible 15 April 2012[1] 8 March 2014
2 Sir Thomas Coonradt, KDE, KCR, OC, DGC, NS, CGM, QBM, CBM HMS Andromeda 8 March 2014[2] 31 May 2018[3]
3 Sir William J. Lochen, KSK, OC, KR, KE, SC, OG, NS, QBM, Baron La Mancha HMS Invincible 31 May 2018
(acting)[3] 		9 January 2019
4 Christopher Baye, OC, DGC, OR, QBM. HMS Hellhound 9 January 2019 16 July 2024
5 Robert Toland, OC, DGC, RMN HMS Medusa 16 July 2024[4] Incumbent

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Naval Directive 12AP-01
  2. ↑ Naval_Directive_14JL-02
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Naval Directive 18MAY-04
  4. ↑ Appointed HMND 2407-04



TRMN Ranks
Type Grade Navy Marines/Army Type Grade Fleet Marines/Army
Officers Enlisted
Flag
Officers 		F6 AotF
HADM
GdF 		MotC
MotA 		NCO
Ranks 		E10 SMCPON
OSBdF
FSMCPO
CSMCPO
MCPON
SMCPO
OSB 		SGTMAJRMMC
SGTMAJRMA
CSGTMAJ
RSGTMAJ
F5 FADM
GADM 		MSHL
FMSHL 		E9 MCPO
SB 		SGTMAJ
F4 ADM GEN E8 SCPO
HB 		1SGT
F3 VADM LTGEN E7 CPO
OB 		MSGT
F2 RADM
KADM 		MAJGEN E6 PO1
B 		SSGT
F1 CDRE
FADM 		BRGEN E5 PO2
OMT 		PSGT
Field
Grade
Officers 		O6 CAPT
CAPTSG
CAPTJG
KDS 		COL E4 PO3
MT 		CPL
O5 CDR
FK 		LTCOL Non-Rate
Enlisted
Ranks 		E3 S1C
HGEFR 		LCPL
O4 LCDR
KK 		MAJ E2 S2C
OGEFR 		PFC
Company
Grade
Officers 		O3 LTSG
KL 		CPT E1 S3C
GEFR 		PVT
O2 LTJG
OLDS 		1LT Training
Ranks 		N/A MID
CDT
SK
O1 ENS
LDS 		2LT
Warrant
Officers
W5 W4 W3 W2 W1
MCWO
SMCWO 		SCWO
MCWO 		CWO
SCWO 		WO1
CWO 		WO2
WO


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