Nearly 100 first class petty officers assigned to detachments of Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training (CNATT) worldwide were notified of their selection for advancement to the rank of chief petty officer (CPO) Aug. 5.

The CNATT CPO selectees now begin Phase 2 of CPO 365, a year-long development and training program for all first class petty officers.

CNATT Command Master Chief Michael Knowles said the importance of CPO 365 Phase 2 - a roughly six-week process designed to foster teamwork, resilience and hone leadership skills - cannot be understated.

"These chief petty officer selects will be challenged both physically and mentally during CPO 365 Phase 2," he said. "But they won't lose sight of what they will accomplish during the next month - they're already leaders, and are being groomed to further understand the priorities, values and ideals that as Sailors and chief petty officers they will embody and ultimately perform at the highest level an enlisted service member can."

Knowles said Pensacola CNATT CPO selectees from the Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) and Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC) will participate in the CPO transition process with CPO selectees from commands throughout the area, something he said is integral to the continued success of what is truly a global organization.

"Being selected to chief petty officer is never about the individual - it's about the Sailors they will continue to mentor and lead," he said. "There are chief petty officer selects around the world who are training together, learning together and growing as Sailors together. Pensacola-area CNATT chief selectees will be working with their counterparts from other commands aboard NAS Pensacola to further forge the team they will embrace in the future out in the fleet."

The Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training, one of 13 learning centers under the Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), provides single site management for Navy and Marine Corps aviation technical training. With a staff of more than 3,000, CNATT is responsible for the training of more than 130,000 students annually.

CNATT is the technical training agent for the Naval Aviation Enterprise (NAE), an organization designed to advance and sustain naval aviation warfighting capabilities at an affordable cost, and is the largest training center under the NETC.

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