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January 13th, 1967, GMCM Delbert Black was selected to be the first Senior Enlisted Advisor of the Navy. On April 28th, 1967, the post was renamed to Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.
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Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Rick D. West .
Master Chief Anna Der-Vartanian was the very first female Master Chief Petty Officer. She served in the Naval Auxiliary Corps known as WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service." Women enlisted in WAVES had the same status as male sailors in the Navy, but were restricted in duty posts to the continental US and were not allowed to serve aboard ships or airplanes. Der-Vartanian served as a yeoman in the Navy for 20 years, from 1943 to 1963. Before her service in the Navy she served in the Army for a short time. Beth Lambert served as the command Master Chief on board the USS Theodore Roosevelt. She was the first female to hold such a position in the US Navy. She retired in May 2008 after a 30-year naval career.
The United States Navy established the E-9 pay grade in 1958. This rank, known as Master Chief Petty Officer, was created to recognize senior enlisted personnel who had significant leadership responsibilities. The E-9 rank includes the Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO), the Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer (FLTCM), and the Command Master Chief Petty Officer (CMDCM).
COB stands for "Chief of the Boat", and is the senior enlisted member aboard an active commissioned submarine in the U.S. Navy, regardless of rank. The position aboard a submarine is equivalent to a ship or shore Command Master Chief; however, the COB can be a Senior Chief (or a Chief in rare circumstances). Typically if the COB is not a Master Chief, he is very close to becoming one, or at least has many years at the Senior Chief position.
A chief petty officer is a US Navy or Coast Guard non-commissioned officer of the grade E-7, E-8, or E-9. E-7: Chief Petty Officer E-8: Senior Chief Petty Officer E-9: Master Chief Petty Officer E-9 also can be a Command Master Chief (CMC) of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) which is assigned to the highest ranking enlisted person in the United States Navy.
There are currently 16 Force Master Chief Petty Officers in the Navy. Below this answer is a link for further information on the subject.
No, Master Chief is in the fictional United Nations Space Command, or UNSC. That's why UNSC is plastered all over everything. Master Chief (or Spartan 117, or more simply "John") isn't even from Earth. There's several Halo books out there that can help you get the full story.