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Author: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeff Troutman, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West, Det. Hawaii

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For chief petty officer selectees, completing their extensive six-week Navy and chief heritage training is reason enough for celebration, but to complete the process alongside a husband or wife is a special event not often seen during CPO 365 Phase II.

150308-N-WC566-103 - PEARL HARBOR (March 8, 2015) – Master Chief Cryptologic Technician (Control) Tara O’Brien presents retired Chief Boatswain’s Mate Jim Castaneda with a traditional charge book during an honorary Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony at Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The pinning ceremony was held in honor of Castaneda, who was medically retired after suffering a debilitating stroke during active duty service in 2010. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gabrielle Joyner/Released)

Retired Sailor Returns for Promotion of a Lifetime

Retired Sailor Returns for Promotion of a Lifetime

When retired Navy Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Jim Castaneda arrived on Ford Island at Pearl Harbor he was under the impression he and his fellow brothers and sisters in the Navy Wounded Warrior-Safe Harbor program were attending a ceremony honoring the 2015 Wounded Warrior Pacific Trials being held in Hawaii.