Tinker’s Air Force, Navy hold joint SNCO induction Published Oct. 28, 2011 By Mike W. Ray Tinker Public Affairs TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Ninety Navy and Air Force noncommissioned officers at Tinker entered the senior enlisted ranks during a recent banquet that was replete with pomp and circumstance. Ten petty officers from the Navy were elevated to chief petty officers and 80 Air Force technical sergeants advanced to the rank of master sergeant. The first-ever Joint Senior Noncommissioned Officer Induction Ceremony was held Oct. 21 at the Tinker Club. In keeping with Navy tradition, the inductees were "piped" into the ballroom and entered beneath an arch of sabers. Each inductee received a special medallion and hearty congratulations from Navy and Air Force leaders. The medallion featured the Air Force Master Sergeant's chevron with a Navy Chief's anchor occupying the center. An ice sculpture at the head table was carved in the same symbol. The two services held a joint ceremony this year because both have a presence at Tinker and, "We're promoting the joint warfighter," said Air Force Master Sgt. Keith M. Scott, president of the Tinker Top Three organization. "You are now Chief Petty Officers and Master Sergeants, which means you have mastered the techniques and abilities of noncommissioned officers," the banquet program read. "You are afforded privileges not awarded others and you have freely accepted responsibility beyond the call of normal duty." To the naval petty officers, the banquet celebrated a seven-week-long induction process "designed to prepare the new Chiefs for the next stage in their careers," said co-emcee Master Sgt. Lila Gaitan. For the Air Force sergeants, the banquet culminated a week-long seminar "designed to provide the next level of leadership enhancement to our newest senior noncommissioned officers," co-emcee Master Sgt. Andre Locust said. Subjects of the various indoctrination classes the NCOs attended during the week included the manpower process, standards and discipline, counseling and mentoring, team building and motivation, ethics, protocol, stress management, military professional writing, the importance of education and Community College of the Air Force initiatives, time management, and joint activities involving the Air Force and one or more branches of the U.S. military or other nations. NAVY Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 3 Chief Petty Officer Travis Carter Chief Petty Officer James Martin Chief Petty Officer James Reed Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 4 Chief Petty Officer Justin Baylor Chief Petty Officer Cody Cearley Chief Petty Officer Danny Giles Chief Petty Officer Jorge Gomez Chief Petty Officer Chris Krug Chief Petty Officer Chrissy Schatzle Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 7 Chief Petty Officer Kenny Kahlden AIR FORCE Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Tech. Sgt. Delana August Tech. Sgt. 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