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It was 132 years ago – and counting - on April 1, 1893, that the U.S. Navy chief petty officer rank was officially designated. Navy General Order 409 established that as the Fleet’s senior enlisted rank, chief petty officers would primarily serve as a bridge between officers and junior enlisted Sailors. Along with a whole lot more. For the approximately active duty 35 chief petty officers – as well as 27 retired chiefs - assigned to Naval Hospital Bremerton, the collective experience, expertise, and leadership of hundreds of accumulated years of experience has helped to develop, mentor and lead the warrior ethos in providing a ready medical force more than capable of ensuring there’s a medically ready force when called upon (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB/NMRTC Bremerton public affairs officer)