The Anchor Watch

Chiefs are the leaders we look to for answers. We ask the Chief! Since April 1st, 1893, the special blend of magic contained in the Goat Locker has repeatedly turned out technical experts with the ability to lead Sailors and train Junior Officers.World War II hero Admiral Bull Halsey once told a story to a stranger at a parade held in his honor – about the Chief that trained him while he was a brand new Ensign.“No one before or after taught me as much about ships or men as my Chief did. You civilians don't understand. You go down to Long Beach, and you see those battleships sitting there, and you think that they float on the water, don't you?”The man answered Halsey, ‘Yes sir, I guess they do.’‘You’re wrong,’ replied Halsey, ‘they’re carried to sea on the backs of those Chief Petty Officers.’Chiefs have always put our Navy ships on their backs and carried them to sea. And for more than a century, Chiefs have been the humble stewards of our Navy heritage and of the standards we need to