Training Center Cape May, N.J.
U.S. Coast Guard
Media Advisory
Media Advisory: Coast Guard advances first female gunner's mate to chief petty officer
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TRACEN Cape May, N.J. |
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| Media Advisory |
Date: Feb. 28, 2011 |
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Coast Guard advances first female gunner's mate to chief petty officer |
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CAPE MAY, N.J. - A ceremony will be held Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at the Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in the Harborview All-Hands Clubs at 1:30 p.m., to advance Petty Officer 1st Class Kristin Werner to the rank of chief petty officer, making her the first female chief gunner's mate in Coast Guard history. While the gunner’s mate rating was formally established in 1797, women have served in the rating for only the last 35 years. According to Master Chief Petty Officer Timothy Wallace, the Gunner’s Mate Rating Force Manager, there are currently 695 active duty gunner’s mates of which only 37 are females. “I am extremely honored to be accepting the title of first female gunner’s mate chief petty officer,” said Werner. “It’s a humbling experience to be getting my anchors. I know that the shipmate’s in my rate work hard to advance and I feel that I was just fortunate to place high on the advancement list this year. I hope one day soon there will be no more female firsts.” WHO: Petty Officer 1st Class Kristin Werner WHAT: Werner will be the first female gunner's mate to advance to the rank of chief petty officer WHEN: Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. WHERE: Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Harborview All-Hands Club, One Munro Ave, Cape May N.J. 08204 Editor's Note: Media interested in attending the ceremony should contact Chief Warrant Officer Veronica Colbath at 609.898.6362 for access to the base. |
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