U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy

U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy

Mission

The mission of the United States Navy Senior Enlisted Academy is to strengthen senior enlisted commitment to professional excellence and mission accomplishment through education.

History

Congress established the senior and master chief petty officer ranks in 1958, primarily as an incentive to retain E-7's beyond their 20-year mark. This move enjoyed some initial success. Although the chief petty officer has always held a well-defined position of responsibility in the chain of command, the roles of the senior and master chief petty officers have been the subject of considerable debate almost since their beginning days. It became apparent that senior and master chief petty officers received little additional responsibilities than what they had as chief petty officers. This resulted in a return of the old trend where many senior enlisted members left the Navy shortly after completing 20 years of service.

In 1979, the Chief of Naval Operations took concrete steps to end that debate and stated that the Navy would expand the role of the senior and master chief petty officers. Their roles would no longer be that of senior technicians; instead, their role would be that of mid-level management. As a result of the CNO's policy, commands throughout the Navy appointed many senior and master chief petty officers to positions of greater responsibility. While some performed well in their expanded roles, others lacked the education and training needed to carry out their new managerial duties. To assist senior and master chief petty officers' transition from technicians to positions of middle managers, the Navy founded the Senior Enlisted Academy.

Opening ceremonies held on September 14, 1981, marked the beginning of an educational program which is unique among the Navy's many training schools and programs. On that day, the Navy's Senior Enlisted Academy opened its doors to its first class. This pilot class, consisting of 16 students, received and validated the nine-week curriculum containing a diverse mix of subjects such as communications skills, national security affairs, Navy programs, and physical readiness training. Starting January 2005, the SEA seated 65 students per class and convened for 6 weeks.

Because of the SEA's success in preparing senior enlisted leaders for positions of greater responsibilities, graduation is now a requirement before assuming the positions of command master chief or chief of the boat.

The Senior Enlisted Academy began conducting its classes in facilities at the Center for War Gaming, Naval War College in Newport, RI in 1981. In August 1989, the Academy moved to its new facilities in Tomich Hall. This building contains the classrooms, office spaces, and berthing for 61 students. Tomich Hall pays tribute to Chief Watertender Peter Tomich who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions on the USS Utah (AG-16), 7 December 1941, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. During the Japanese attack, the USS Utah sustained major damage. Realizing the inevitable fate of the ship, Chief Tomich returned to his post in the boiler room to evacuate his fireroom personnel and shut down the boilers before the Utah sank. His efforts resulted in the saving of many lives in his fireroom crew and throughout the ship. His gallant actions were in keeping with the precepts upon which the Senior Enlisted Academy has been built: "Leadership by Example."

The Senior Enlisted Academy offers resident and non-resident classes. The resident class is 6 weeks long. The non-resident class is two weeks long. There have been 136 resident and 19 non-resident classes as of February 24, 2007.

External links

* [https://www.npdc.navy.mil/cnl/sea U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy] — Official website



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