[edcoil]

Never saw an E-4 petty officer driving a boat. Job sucked - was boring -

What the heck was a Master Chief doing as a COB? They long stopped ship/shore rotations.

[faucetman]

I was in the Navy a long time ago, but isn't Master Chief almost always a desk job? If you wanted to actually continue doing your job, you would not accept promotion to Master Chief. I could be wrong, but that's how I remember it.