CNP Speaks to VP-9 Sailors
OAK HARBOR, Wash. (Aug. 9, 2023) – Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman hands a microphone to Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Dimitri Jelobkovitch during an all-hands call with Patrol Squadron Nine (VP-9), the “Golden Eagles,” at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. Cheeseman and Navy Personnel, Manpower, and Training Fleet Master Chief Delbert Terrell Jr. answered questions about career opportunities and pay and personnel topics, including the future of billet-based advancement and systems modernization progress. Cheeseman and Terrell visited VP-9, a P-8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime aircraft squadron, while in the Pacific Northwest for the MyNavy HR Career Development Symposium. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeanette Mullinax)