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Navy chief petty officer charge book the charge book is a navel tradition. These books were not official us navy publications, and were largely initiated, funded, and produced by the crew of the ship. Creative, proudly constructed charge books have been an especially impressive part of the past cpo initiations. I heartily recommend it to old salts and even young salts if they have an interest in the us navy. All hands read current and archived editions of the all hands magazine, a monthly publication that looks at the lives of navy service.
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