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| Newly promoted E-7 Chief Petty Officer is "pinned" by her wife. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephanie Smith |
As a career
magazine editor, who is now a media consultant, I still receive media press
releases from all walks of life. The
other day, I received a press release from the U.S. Navy announcing a recent
promotion. The press release appears below
in its entirety along with the supplied photo, above.
As for the
content of the press release, Pillar to
Post makes no editorial comment pro or con save one comment: I never
thought I’d see the day where equality was an everyday event. I guess that is a comment, but I mean it as a
positive one.
Press release: “...Chief Aviation
Ordnanceman Misty Beck is pinned by her wife during a chief petty officer
pinning ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island. Beck and 20 other chief
selectees from six different commands were pinned during the ceremony in the
hangar of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephanie Smith/Released)...”
For those
not familiar with the term “pinning” here is what Stars & Stripes newspaper reported recently: “Navy commands
across the seas last week pinned about 4,600 sailors selected for E-7 to the
rank of a chief petty officer.
“The pinning
ceremony is the culmination of a six-week intense training program to prepare
selected sailors for their new responsibilities as senior noncommissioned
officers.
“In the
Navy, the rank of E-7 carries unique and additional responsibilities and
privileges that do not appear in print, but exist because of 200 years of naval
heritage,” said Stars & Stripes.
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