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<channel><title><![CDATA[Iron Side Division - Chief\'s Mess]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.ironsidedivision.org/chiefs-mess]]></link><description><![CDATA[Chief\'s Mess]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:39:58 -0800</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Through the cadets]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.ironsidedivision.org/chiefs-mess/through-the-cadets]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.ironsidedivision.org/chiefs-mess/through-the-cadets#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:53:14 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ironsidedivision.org/chiefs-mess/through-the-cadets</guid><description><![CDATA[&#8203;My experiences with the USNSCC has been an awesome time, and if I could go back in time I'ddo it again. The people I've met and the places I've gone have just been some of the best timesof my life. I started out just like anyone does as an E1 with no experience whatsoever in 2019,just before covid, and I was trying my best to hold onto all the info I was given. Then I went toRecruit Training in 2021, aka RT. That was the only time where I've ever been going and notthinking about what I've [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph">&#8203;My experiences with the USNSCC has been an awesome time, and if I could go back in time I'd<br />do it again. The people I've met and the places I've gone have just been some of the best times<br />of my life. I started out just like anyone does as an E1 with no experience whatsoever in 2019,<br />just before covid, and I was trying my best to hold onto all the info I was given. Then I went to<br />Recruit Training in 2021, aka RT. That was the only time where I've ever been going and not<br />thinking about what I've been doing. I didn't have the time to think either. It was just go go go<br />and then sleep. Then go on watch, then go back to not thinking. After that, then I went back to<br />my home unit and applied that knowledge to what I was doing already and I took off with it. After<br />that, I went to Petty Officer Leadership Academy, and had one moment where I had broken<br />down because of something that happened between two of my shipmates. After that all<br />happened, I became a P02 and I went up to Washington's Puget Sound for a drone training,<br />which was as fun as flying a drone can be, and the final day I ended up trying to fix my drone.<br />One of the wires popped out of the motor and caused it to stop spinning the rotor blade. After<br />that, I ended up doing POLA again at my officers suggestion. After another year of POLA, I<br />ended up going back to the Sound to staff an RT, and that went about as well as I could have<br />expected for my first staffing experience. At that point I was an E6 (PO1) and had my chief<br />Coursework done. All I had to wait was for my time in grade, and then I'd be a chief. Once I saw<br />that I was a chief, I was shocked and excited. As soon as I actually got pinned as the 6th chief<br />my unit, I knew I had done it. I had completed the program and could enlist as an E3. I just had<br />to finish my years out, and I'm ending it at Rileah, staffing POLA. If anyone has any questions,<br />go ahead and hit the Ask The Chief button! I'd be happy to answer any questions that are within<br />reason. If it's about what happened my first pola that made me break down, I'm not going to<br />answer that. - CPO K. Bullard</div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[chief petty officers of record]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.ironsidedivision.org/chiefs-mess/chief-petty-officers-of-record]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://www.ironsidedivision.org/chiefs-mess/chief-petty-officers-of-record#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2024 17:42:22 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ironsidedivision.org/chiefs-mess/chief-petty-officers-of-record</guid><description><![CDATA[CPO Kamryn Bullard 2024CPO Kristian Conklin 2022CPO Diallo De Landro 2022CPO Cody Cox 2019CPO Nichole Johnson 2017CPO Samuel Freeman 2015   [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-mzRd6wf9qz2TsEbx4elhmFlB34_ZA6C/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">CPO Kamryn Bullard 2024</a><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SvUAVbneGOCaaDX1Briq23UlLT6qdcI8/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">CPO Kristian Conklin 2022</a><br />CPO Diallo De Landro 2022<br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mh2yVqWlrBdc_hMNU48naDfNyM7g8JhF/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">CPO Cody Cox 2019</a><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-xQjwpUvY2quFwiYRMXXp7xFXkHCmzE6/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">CPO Nichole Johnson 2017</a><br /><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GLglcmcbQSJ-ylF-RE_2Nr8EAi5oZMvO/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">CPO Samuel Freeman 2015</a></div>  ]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>