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Navy Medicine Sacred Dates: Navy Chief’s Birthday

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March 25, 2026 | 2:43

Navy Medicine Sacred Dates video series debuts with a tribute of the chief petty officer (CPO) rank that was established on April 1, 1893, with General Order 409 by Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Tracy. The CPO rank, a cornerstone of naval leadership, was originally introduced across nine ratings – to include the apothecary rating that is the direct ancestor of today’s Hospital Corps. The Navy Medicine Sacred Dates is a video series, championed by the Navy Medicine historian and produced by M-VID, highlights specific U.S. naval traditions and the history of Navy Medicine. The voiceover in this video was generated using AI.

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