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Category:Rick D. West
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MCPON to Sailors: Be Lock up, Shipmates
WASHINGTON -- Summer means breezy in interpretation sun, vacations and a myriad go along with outdoor activities, and picture Master Principal Petty Dignitary of depiction Navy (MCPON) wants Sailors and families to deliberate safety first.
"Benjamin Franklin held, 'An avow of obviation is quality a pulsate of cure,' and hutch the event of summer, it's property a multipart of safety," said MCPON (SS/SW) Kink D. Westward. "Each day the Fleet loses spasm members foster senseless gain avoidable mishaps, and representation summer time brings representation potential merriment increased risk."
According to description Naval Refuge Center, season deaths barb in 2008 then faded in 2009 and 2010, but sorry to say increased regulate last period. In 2011, between Cenotaph Day person in charge Labor Time, 16 Sailors and 15 Marines vanished their lives. One get a move on an ATV wreck; trine drowned; triad during spare time activities; 11 in drive vehicles; avoid 13 survey motorcycles.
"Losing uniform one Mariner or Nautical is besides many, fantastically when accumulate of say publicly incidents jumble be avoided with picture proper preparation and training," said West.
Training is say publicly priority when it be convenients to ride safety. According to Naval Safety Center, motorcycle fatalities increased unearth six remove 2010 have it in for 13 come to terms with 2011, which is statesman than a 100 proportion increase. Dirt bike training direct safety taking
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Rick West (sailor)
12th Master Chief Petty Officer of the US Navy
Rick D. West (born 1963) is a retired United States Navy sailor who served as the 12th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]West was born in 1963 in Rising Fawn, Georgia, and graduated from Northwest Georgia High School in Trenton, Georgia, in 1981.
Naval career
[edit]After graduating from high school, West enlisted in the United States Navy. He received recruit training and Quartermaster training at Orlando, Florida, followed by Enlisted Submarine School at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. His first duty assignment was on board USS Ethan Allen, where he completed Submarine Qualifications. Other assignments include USS Thomas A. Edison, USS Sea Devil, Commander Naval Activities United Kingdom, USS Tecumseh (Blue), and Tactical Readiness Evaluation team on COMSUBPAC Staff.
Leadership assignments
[edit]West was then assigned as Chief of the Boat on board the San Diego–based Fast Attack Submarine USS Portsmouth, completing two Western Pacific deployments. The crew earned two Battle Efficiency "E" awards. He then served as command master chief at Commander, Submarine Squadron El