Command Master Chief
CMDCM (SW/AW/FMF) Charlie Ratliff
Command Master Chief
NAS Kingsville
Master Chief Charlie Ratliff, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, joined the Navy in July 1982. He completed Recruit Training and graduated from Hospital Corps “A” School at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill. He is also a graduate of Operating Room Technician School and Surface Force Independent Duty Corps School, both in Portsmouth, Va.
CMDCM (SW/AW/FMF) Ratliff’s assignments include: Branch Medical Clinic, Naval Air Station, Kingsville, Texas; 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Force Service Support Group, Okinawa, Japan; USS Semmes (DDG 18) in Charleston, S.C.; USS Richmond K. Turner (CG 20) in Charleston, S.C.; Branch Medical Clinic, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla.; and 1st Battalion, 10th Marines & 10th Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
His Command Master Chief (CMC) tours include: U.S. Naval Hospital, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico; Halyburton Naval Hospital, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, N.C.; Sea Control Squadron THREE FIVE in Coronado, Calif.; USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) in San Diego, Calif.; and Beachmaster Unit ONE in Coronado, Calif. He reported to his current assignment as Command Master Chief, Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas in April 2009.
CMDCM (SW/AW/FMF) Ratliff has earned a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts from Excelsior College and a Master of Arts in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix. He is also a graduate of the United States Navy’s Senior Enlisted Academy (Class 89 Khaki). His personal awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (four awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (four awards), and various other personal and unit awards.