U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Earle, left, a Manassas, Virginia native and an infantry unit leader with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and U.S. Navy retired Senior Chief Petty Officer Stanley Earle, a Charleston, South Carolina native, pose for a photo after a Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 29, 2023. The rank of chief petty officer was officially established April 1, 1893, and holding the title "Chief" means a Sailor has achieved senior non-commissioned officer status. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cara Castañeda)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cara Castaneda