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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. CHAPTER 4 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of this chapter, you should be able to do the following: Identify the petty officer responsibilities. 6. Explain how to supervise personnel awarded extra military instruction (EMI), extension of 7. work hours, or withholding of privileges. Describe the various watch organizations. 8. Identify the personnel qualification stand- ards and organization. 9. Explain how to review an enlisted service record. Describe the personnel advancement require- ments system. Describe the application procedures for the limited duty officer (LDO) and chief warrant officer (CWO) programs. Identify the duties of the training petty officer. Describe the procedures for presenting per- sonnel for quarters, inspections, and cere- monies. Any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think he can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction . . . “I served in the United States Navy. ” —John F. Kennedy 35th President of the United States In this chapter we will give you a brief overview of the duties of a petty officer first class. As a senior petty officer, you should have a thorough knowledge of the various programs that pertain to the responsibilities of that position. a PETTY OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES To make you aware of your responsibility as petty officer, we will cover in-depth the leadership areas the Navy has entrusted to all its petty officers. Most of the information will focus on the leading petty officer (LPO). TYPES OF AUTHORITY There are two distinct types of authority: 1. General 2. Organizational In the following paragraphs we will show you how these two types of authority are used to give you a better idea of how you fit into the Navy’s leadership structure. General General responsibilities officers and petty officers in and duties of all the Navy are listed in article 141.4 of the Standard Organization and Regulations of the United States Navy, OPNAVINST 3120.32B. 4-1
The most basic organisation in the armed forces is that of rank. Rank is the lawful authority given to a sailor, soldier, or an airman to command others. The higher the rank, the more people he or she has to command and is responsible for. There are four broad categories of rank.
On enlistment into the armed forces a person usually has no rank. Officially this person is responsible for no one but themselves but practically they are responsible for their mates as well. These personnel are known as the "rank and file" by virtue of the fact that on parade they fill out the ranks and files. Non-commissionedNon-commissioned officers (NCOs) form the largest rank group in the armed forces. They are responsible for small groups of people, usually numbering no more than about 15, but a platoon sergeant or equivalent is responsible for the discipline of 30 to 40 soldiers. An NCO's authority to command is vested in them by their commanding officer as a representative of the commander of their service, as opposed to an officer, whose authority derives from a commission from the head of state. WarrantThose with warrant rank are known collectively as warrant officers and within a military organisation are generally responsible for the maintenance of discipline. Their authority is derived from the warrant that they hold. When originally instituted, sometime prior to the 1800s, officers could issue warrants to selected personnel to help them carry out their tasks; once these duties were fulfilled the warrant was withdrawn. In 1879 the British Army introduced a permanent warrant to define the authority of its most senior NCOs and these soldiers become known as warrant officers. In Australia a warrant is issued under the authority of the Defence Act of 1903. All personnel up to and including warrant officers are known collectively as other ranks. CommissionedThose with commissioned rank are known as officers. Their authority to command is vested in them by the head of state, in Australia's case the sovereign, and this authority is known as their commission. Officers are usually responsible for around 30 people at the most junior levels of command, up to hundreds of thousands at the highest levels. Once granted, a commission is held up for life and can only by withdrawn in the case of serious misconduct.
The following table lists equivalent ranks in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army, and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Current ranks are listed in plain text and those no longer used are listed in italics. Other ranks
Non-commissioned officers
*Flight Sergeants and Chief Petty Officers hold an equivalent position in the rank hierarchy to Army Warrant Officers Class Two but do not possess a warrant issued under the authority of The Defence Act. Warrant officers
Commissioned officers
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