CHIEFS FROM AROUND HAWAII GATHER TO OBSERVE COLORS ALONGSIDE THE USS MISSOURI MEMORIAL
DURING THE U.S. NAVY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION'S 2012 YEAR OF THE CHIEF KICKOFF. FOR THE FIRST
TIME, THE NAVY MEMORIAL FOUNDATION WILL SHINE NATIONWIDE SPOTLIGHT ON THE HISTORY AND CONTRIBUTIONS
OF OUR NAVY'S CHIEF PETTY OFFICER MESS.
"SO THE MAIN JOB OF THE CHIEF I THINK IS LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP OF OUR JUNIOR SAILORS AND LEADING
THEM IN THEIR CAREER PATHS, SHOWING THEM THE CORRECT WAY TO DO THINGS. I BELIEVE THE LEADERSHIP
AND THE MENTORSHIP IS THE BEST ASPECT FOR US IN REGARDS TO HOW THEY DESIGNATED THE YEAR
OF THE CHIEF FOR US."
NUMEROUS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE NAVY WILL BE HELD ALL YEAR TO HIGHLIGHT THE NAVY CHIEF.
FROM JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, I'M PETTY OFFICER SEAN FUREY.