Fleet Master Chief Jackie DiRosa
In 2006, Fleet Master Chief Jacqueline DiRosa was the first woman promoted to fleet master chief. She served as force master chief of Navy Medicine and director of the Hospital Corps in 2002. She was the first woman in Navy history selected for both force and fleet master chief. A native of Mount Olive, Illinois, she entered the Navy in 1981 and rose to Chief Hospital Corpsman in eight years. She retired from the navy in 2011 after 30 years of service.