Leading Chief Petty Officer (LCPO) assists the Division Officer in administrating, supervising, and training division personnel.

• A. LCPO
• B. LPO
• C. CMEO
• D. XO

Answer: (A)

The Leading Chief Petty Officer is the senior enlisted in a division and serves as the Division Officer’s primary enlisted advisor. This role focuses on helping administer division tasks, supervising the division’s enlisted personnel, and coordinating training and readiness. The LCPO acts as the crucial link between the officer’s directions and the sailors’ day-to-day work, ensuring standards, qualifications, and welfare are maintained. The other roles don’t fit this description: a junior Leading Petty Officer would not carry the same level of division-wide enlisted leadership; the Command Managed Equal Opportunity Officer handles EO programs; and the Executive Officer is the officer second in command rather than the division’s senior enlisted supervisor.