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Originally Posted by bunkerratt
i stand to disagree sir the enlisted rank of master chief was indeed in effect in the second world war ..i mean no dis respect ..but i come from a navy family both male grand parents ww2 navy ...2 great uncles ww2 navy flyers 2 uncles both post ww2 and a father navy... myself u s navy sea cadets 4 yrs .u s marines active 4 yrs so in proof i present the following link ...
http://www.valoratsea.com/paygrade.htm |
And...I must disagree with you in turn, and I mean no disrespect either, as I come from a navy family as well (both grandfathers, one of whom is buried at the National Cemetery here in Riverside). From the
OFFICIAL U.S. Navy Historical Center website:
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The pay grades of E-8 and E-9, Senior Chief and Master Chief, were created effective June 1, 1958, under a 1958 Amendment to the Career Compensation Act of 1949.
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http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq46-1.htm
Valor at Sea is flat out wrong. I don't know where they got their information from, but in any case it's totally incorrect.