Newly frocked Chief Petty Officer Alan Grow of Bogalusa, La., assigned to the 30th Naval Construction Regiment, stands at the doorway of Chaplain David Slater?s office. Grow, who has served in the Navy for nine years, is one of only 40 RPCs in the United States Navy. 30NCR, homeported in Port Hueneme, Calif., is deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.