SCPO

Military abbreviation · US Navy and Coast Guard Rank

SCPO
Stands forSenior Chief Petty Officer
CategoriesMilitary

SCPO stands for Senior Chief Petty Officer, a US Navy and coast guard rank abbreviation.

E-8 rank of the Navy and Coast Guard, created in 1958 together with master chief. The insignia adds one star above the eagle, and senior chiefs typically lead departments' enlisted personnel or serve as a ship's senior enlisted engineering or operations expert.

Example: SCPO Vargas took over as the reactor department's leading chief last month.

Usage notes

Spoken as "Senior Chief" and written with the rating as BMCS or ITCS. The grades E-8 and E-9 were added across the armed forces by the Military Pay Act of 1958. Senior chiefs are selected by board from eligible chief petty officers.

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