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Navy chief petty officer selectees sing "Anchors Aweigh," in formation during the USS Constitution's Chief Petty Officer Heritage Week in Charlestown, Mass., Aug. 18, 2012. The selectees will live and train aboard the USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship.

Navy chief petty officer selectees sing "Anchors Aweigh," in formation during the USS Constitution's Chief Petty Officer Heritage Week in Charlestown, Mass., Aug. 18, 2012. The selectees will live and train aboard the USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship.

Navy chief petty officer selectees sing "Anchors Aweigh," in formation during the USS Constitution's Chief Petty Officer Heritage Week in Charlestown, Mass., Aug. 18, 2012. The selectees will live and train aboard the USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship.

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