Belmares, Ernest, CMDCM

Command Master Chief
 
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Service Status
USN Retired
Final Rank
Command Master Chief Petty Officer
Last NEC
9580-Command Master Chief
Last NEC Group
Command Master Chief
Primary Unit
2014-2017, 9580, Naval Base (NAB) San Diego, CA
Previously Held NEC
YN-0000-Yeoman
Service Years
1987 - 2017
Other Languages
Spanish
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Order of the Ditch
Order of the Shellback
Order of the Golden Shellback
Order of the Golden Dragon
Panama Canal
Plank Owner
Seven Hash Marks

 Official Badges 

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Command Recruiting Command of Excellence


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Order of the Golden Shellback


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)Navy League of the United StatesSurface Navy AssociationSan Diego Chapter
National Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors)National Chief Petty Officers Association
  2001, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) - Assoc. Page
  2009, Navy League of the United States - Assoc. Page
  2009, Surface Navy Association
  2013, United States Navy Cruiser Sailors Association, San Diego Chapter (Member) (San Diego, California) - Chap. Page
  2017, National Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors) - Assoc. Page
  2017, National Chief Petty Officers Association


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

From Warships to Cruise Ships - Founder & CEO of Compass Cruises and Travel LLC; Assisting clients with travel arrangements and vacation trips aboard cruise ships around the world.

Active in the San Diego Community;
- Serving on the Board of Directors for the Navy League San Diego Council as Sea Service Chairman that supports local U.S. Military Maritime Forces in award recognition and development programs for active duty service members and their family.

- Veterans Advocate Network in assisting Active Duty Service Members with transitioning into the civilian sector and Veterans with follow on employment in the San Diego Metro Area.

   

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Surface Warfare Enlisted Badge
Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist Badge

 
 Boot Camp/Officer Training School
  1987, Recruit Training (Orlando, FL), C062
 Unit Assignments
HQ, RTC (Cadre/Faculty Staff) Orlando, FLUSS Meyerkord (DE/FF-1058)RTC (Cadre/Faculty Staff) San Diego, CASubmarine Training Facility (Staff) San Diego, CA
USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit (Cadre)Navy Recruiting District (NRD) San Diego, CAUSS Nimitz (CVN-68)
Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC)USS Decatur (DDG-73)USS Mobile Bay (CG-53)Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT)/Commander Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT)
Naval Base (NAB) San Diego, CA
  1987-1987, HQ, RTC (Cadre/Faculty Staff) Orlando, FL
  1987-1990, YN-0000, USS Meyerkord (DE/FF-1058)
  1990-1993, YN-0000, HQ, RTC (Cadre/Faculty Staff) San Diego, CA
  1994-1994, YN-0000, Submarine Training Facility (Staff) San Diego, CA
  1994-1997, YN-0000, USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62)
  1997-1997, YN-0000, Navy Recruiting Orientation Unit (Cadre)
  1997-2002, YN-0000, Navy Recruiting District (NRD) San Diego, CA
  2002-2006, YN-0000, USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
  2006-2009, YN-0000, Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC)
  2009-2012, 9580, USS Decatur (DDG-73)
  2012-2014, 9580, USS Mobile Bay (CG-53)
  2014-2014, 9580, Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT)/Commander Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT)
  2014-2017, 9580, Naval Base (NAB) San Diego, CA
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1987-1987 Deployment - Western Pacific (WESTPAC) Cruise '87
  1990-1990 Deployment - Western Pacific (WESTPAC) Cruise '90
  1997-1997 Deployment - Western Pacific (WESTPAC) Cruise '97
  1997-1997 Maritime Interception Operation (Iraq)
  2003-2003 Deployment - Western Pacific (WESTPAC) Cruise '03
  2003-2003 OIF/Liberation of Iraq (2003)
  2005-2005 Deployment - Western Pacific (WESTPAC) Cruise '05
  2005-2005 OIF/Iraqi Governance (2004-05)
  2009-2009 OIF/Iraqi Sovereignty (2009-10)
  2009-2009 Deployment - Western Pacific (WESTPAC) Cruise '09
  2009-2009 ABOT/KAAOT Oil Platform Defense
  2010-2010 Deployment - Western Pacific (WESTPAC) Cruise '10
  2010-2011 Operation New Dawn
  2011-2011 Deployment - Western Pacific (WESTPAC) Cruise '11
  2012-2013 OEF - Afghanistan/Transition I (2011-14)
  2012-2012 Deployment - Western Pacific (WESTPAC) Cruise '12
  2013-2013 Deployment - Western Pacific (WESTPAC) Cruise '13
 Colleges Attended 
Coastline Community CollegeCoastline Community CollegeCoastline Community College
  1996-1996, Coastline Community College
  2007-2007, Coastline Community College
  2008-2008, Coastline Community College
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