# Okinawa Celebrates Chief Petty Officer Pride Day (975816)

U.S. service members stationed on Okinawa, Japan, participate in a chief petty officer pride day celebration aboard White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 30, 2025. Chief petty officer initiation, or chief season, was a six-week tradition in the U.S. Navy where selected petty officer first classes undergo intense training, leadership instruction, and physically demanding challenges to prepare them for leadership and welcome them into the chief's mess. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Ernesto Lagunes)

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2025
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Ernesto Lagunes
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Okinawa_Celebrates_Chief_Petty_Officer_Pride_Day_(975816).webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Ernesto Lagunes
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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