Panel To Review Potential Expansion For Senior Chief Program

The U.S. Navy is weighing whether a new rating should be developed for sailors in the command senior chief program, reports the Navy Times.

The Navy is trying to develop command-level senior enlisted leaders earlier in their career and to increase their numbers, officials said.

A panel of chiefs is being assembled to study the process, reported Stars and Stripes.

The command senior chief program, which involves senior chief petty officers (E-8), was introduced in 2005; the...