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- [Charlotte Oliver] One of the
greatest milestones a sailor

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can achieve in their career,

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is earning their their anchors,

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advancing to the rank of
a Chief Petty Officer.

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At Commander Fleet Activities Chinhae,

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two sailors earn their
place in the Chief's Mass.

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- This represents something
that I've been striving for

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for a while and it
finally came to fruition.

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I couldn't be happier.

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My sponsors were really good.

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They were very hard on me, but
they were hard for a reason.

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- [Charlotte] The pinning
ceremony takes place

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following a six week training period.

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- So the process of forging a new chief

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is an incredible process,
from the perspective of the

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entire mass, especially as a sponsor,

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because it's a very personal relationship.

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It's really rewarding
to see how they begin,

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and then in the final
product, when they finally don

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their cover and their anchors.

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- [Charlotte] Reporting from
Commander Fleet Activities

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Chinhae, I'm Petty
Officer Charlotte Oliver.