Year of the Chief

1. February 2012
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Sailor Gram
“Year of the Chief”
“Did You Know?”
Did you know that the Navy Memorial in Washington D.C. is
is honoring all Chief Petty Officers; retired, active, reserve, and
future with a year-long exhibit that not only focuses on the
history of the Chief Petty Officer, but what Chiefs currently do
while also displaying our outstanding senior enlisted leaders
that serve today?
This year long event is also inclusive of special events that are being
coordinated around the world to celebrate the Year of the Chief.
How can you become a part of this special celebration? Visit this website at
http://navymemorial.org/yotc/Join/tabid/248/Default.aspx and become a
member. There are three membership levels:
Platnum: $300.00
Gold: $100.00
Silver: $ 25.00
Each level will provide you with different levels of benefit and being a member gives you
automatic entry into monthly drawings for items such as serialized CPO Cutlasses, airline tickets,
and many other exciting items.
Visit the following link and you can order your Year of the Chief Coin as well as special
coins from special leaders who are supporting your efforts such as President George H.W. Bush
http://navymemorial.org/yotc/Home/tabid/224/Default.aspx
Challenge to all: Ask the Chiefs you are serving with and have served with if they are entered
in the Navy Log. This is your free opportunity to be entered into history. Consider having your CPO
Selectees enter the log as part of CPO 365.
YOTC Facebook Page Navy Log information
Stay up to date to gain information about major To complete your free entry in the Navy Memorial Navy
events and activities occurring across our Navy to Log visit this website:
support YOTC through this Facebook page:
IT”S FREE!!!
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/2012-Year-of-the-Ch http://navymemorial.org/NavyLog/tabid/58/Default.aspx
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