CS> More recently, many CPO clubs are now combined Officer/Chief sorts.
 CS> Drop your rank and issues at the door before entering.  Had many a
 CS> happy beer with my CO/XO.  It;s not a problem at all.  I'd call it one
 CS> of the more positive changes the Navy has seen in the past 10 years.


I suspect this traces back to the Brit navy, a true caste system and 
probably still in effect there?

Sad to say it was still very much in effect during my days - a very rare 
officer who would even know your name, let alone talk to you.  :)

By and large,if you did see one, he was probably a Mustang.



 
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