DENVER STYLE
WORDS FROM 16 SEPTEMBER 1998
FROM: PRESIDENT, DENVER METRO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION/00//
TO: ALLDENVERMETROAREACPOS//
INFO: NEWDENVERMETROCPOSTOO//
SUBJ: THE BELL HAS AGAIN
TAKEN IT'S TOLL!//
FOR CPO EYES ONLY//
1. INITIATION COMMENCED
AT 0814 ON 15 SEP 98. THIS DAY KICKED OFF WITH A BLAST AND FOR THE
NEXT 3.9 HOURS, THIS PROCESS WAS INTENSE. THESE HOURS OF THE
CLOCK'S HANDS TICKED PAST AND WHAT EMERGED WERE 10 WORTHY, WELL HUMBLED,
AND WELCOMED UNITED STATED NAVY CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS.
2. THE PRESIDENT HEREBY AWARDS THE MARK OF "OUTSTANDING" TO THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL WHO PLAYED KEY ROLES IN YET ANOTHER SUPERIOR DENVER INITIATION:
A. CHAIRMAN: CHIEF GREG SCHONDEL, USN
B. ASSISTANT: CHIEF DOUG MCKELVY, USN
C. TREASURER: CHIEF DENNIS $ ERWIN, USN
D. FLOOR CHAIRMAN: SENIOR CHIEF DANNY MOORE, USN
E. ASSISTANTS TO THE FLOOR:
CHIEF KEN DILBECK, USN
CHIEF JOHN REAGON, USN
SENIOR CHIEF RAY VERSCHUYL, USN (ret)
CHIEF KURT HEGGERSTON, USN
CHIEF RANDY CAPES, USN
CHIEF KEITH RAUSCH, USN
CHIEF VALARIE BRYAN, USN
CHIEF KATHY GRAZIER, USN
F. LEGAL AUTHORITY:
MASTER CHIEF DAVE ("fine 'em 'till they bust")
MALMGREN,
USN
MASTER CHIEF JIMMY ("just why are you here?")
SANDLIN, USN
CHIEF DAVE ("you have but one last chance...")
MORRIS,
USN
G. LEADERSHIP/DIRECTION: MASTER CHIEF PAULETTE GIVENS, USN
H. PHOTOS: CHIEF JIM BRYAN, USN
I: TO THE GREAT CHIEFS WHO SPONSORED AND PROVIDED "DIVINE CHIEFLY WISDOM" TO ALL NEW CHIEFS! WELL DONE...BZ!
J. FINALLY, THANKS SO MUCH TO THE STAFF AND CPO MESS OF THE NAVAL RESERVE READINESS UNIT, DENVER FOR ALLOWING THIS 24 HOURS OF INENSELY REQUIRED TRAINING AND INITIATION. EACH OF YOU HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR MESS.
K. THE DENVER METRO CPOA
SALUTES ALL OF YOU...AND WELCOMES OUR NEW CHIEFS! YOU EARNED IT
FOLKS...ENJOY THE MESS! WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON NEXT YEAR TOO!
:-) IT TOO WILL BE A MEANINGFUL AND WELL DESIGNED "DAY"!!!