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In the Navy, the term "LPO" stands for "Leading Petty Officer". While it can and often is a Chief Petty Officer, it is typically associated with a First Class or lower ranking Petty Officer. Chiefs who are Leads are termed "LCPO's".

LPO denotes the senior supervising PO of a group or division on board a ship or at a shore installation. It can be a senior or junior PO - the only requirement is that he / she is officially designated as the supervising PO.

For example, unlike a ship, a submarine does not have a dedicated division which takes care of hull maintenance (e.g., First Division). Deck Division on a submarine is comprised of usually junior crewmen from different divisions (non-nukes). The PO in charge is titled "Deck Division LPO" (a title I once held myself). In my case, I was the LPO for Deck Division in port, but underway, I reverted to a position as a Senior Petty Officer in Sonar Division, but since I was not the most senior or the designated Division Supervisor for Sonar, I was not the Sonar LPO.

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