Fellow Chiefs, staff, family and friends watch as the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command Fiscal Year 2016 Chief Selects are advanced to the rank of Chief Petty Officer, September 16, 2015 at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C. The ceremony recognized 29 Sailors as they donned anchors representing more than a century of heritage and tradition. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Pastrick)

Chief Machinist’s Mate Jody Greenhill places a cover on Chief Electronics Technician (Select) Andrew Pfeffer as he is advanced to the rank of Chief Petty Officer during the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command Fiscal Year 2016 Chief Pinning Ceremony September, 16, 2015 at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C. Staff, students, family and friends watched as Pfeffer and 28 other Chief Selects donned anchors for the first time. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Pastrick)

Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC) Staff Member Chief Machinist’s Mate (Select) Jake Crowell is pinned and advanced to Chief Petty Officer at the Fiscal Year 2016 Chief Pinning Ceremony September 16, 2015 at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C. Family and friends watched as 29 Sailors participated in the ceremony representing more than a century of heritage and tradition. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Pastrick)

Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC) Chief Petty Officers congratulate and welcome newly pinned Chiefs at the NNPTC Fiscal Year 2016 Chief Pinning Ceremony September 16, 2015 at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C. With the time-honored tradition and heritage of being a Chief also comes great responsibility as the Navy’s newest deck plate leaders and mentors. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Pastrick)

Chief Electronics Technician Clair Dopson poses for a portrait with his family at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command Fiscal Year 2016 Chief Pinning ceremony September 16, 2015 at Joint Base Charleston - Weapons Station, S.C. Dopson and 28 other sailors were advanced to the rank of Chief Petty Officer during a ceremony representing more than a century of heritage and tradition. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason Pastrick)