Assists and advises the commanding officer and executive officer on matters regarding the good order and discipline of the crew.
Personnel assigned as chiefs of the boat are the top leaders in the enlisted community.
A native of Valdosta, Ga., Master Chief Clayton entered the Navy in September 1977. In May 1978, he reported to Nuclear Power School in Orlando to start his nuclear training. There, he served in the machinery division and qualified as engineering watch supervisor. He then returned to Idaho Falls in March 1983 as a staff instructor at the A1W Prototype. While there, he qualified as engineering officer of the watch and served as machinery division leading petty officer and training coordinator.