CPO selectees lend a helping hand

Throughout the next few weeks, these selectees are participating in numerous events promote community relations both on and off base.

"The CPO selectees are going through a special training program to promote teamwork and camaraderie and learn management skills before they put on their chief anchors and

transition into middle management," said DCC(SW/AW) Darryl Melton, who is overseeing the seeing the selectee's projects.

"We plan for this season throughout the year and try to come up with some interesting projects that will not only benefit the base and local community, but will make the selectees proud of their accomplishments. And, because Jacksonville is such a big Navy city, it's a good way to promote good citizenship."

During the past couple of weeks, CPO selectees have completed a renovation at Nease High School, painting and cleaning up the NJROTC conference room and refurbishing a trailer used by the unit, worked the concession stands at a Jacksonville Jaguars and several Jacksonville Suns games and held a plane wash to clean up the static displays at Heritage Park near the NAS Jax Main Gate.

They've also washed cars, sponsored a chili cook-off, several barbeques and have participated in physical fitness activities.

Many more upcoming events are planned. So when you see the CPO selectees out there in action, stop by and offer your support!

Photos by AW1 James Hawkins From left, AZ1 Eugene Burns, AO1 Walter Herring and AS1 Kerry Calloway take a break from serving customers at a Jacksonville Suns game Aug. 20. The group worked one of the concession stands serving baseball fans as part of their chief petty officer selectee training.

Photo courtesy of the CPO selectees Nine chief petty officer selectees from NAS Jax helped out by working in one of the concession stands during the Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Aug. 18.

Photo by Dody Swaffar HM1 James Botkin tries on a uniform as his sponsor, HMC Nancy Glaser of Naval Hospital Jax and a NAS Jax Navy Exchange (NEX) employee look on during the NAS Jax NEX Chief Petty Officer Selectee Night Aug. 21. Nearly 300 selectees, sponsors and family members showed up for the annual event.