John Hagan (sailor)
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| Born |
20 May 1946 Luton, United Kingdom |
| Allegiance |
 United States |
| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1964–1998 |
| Rank |  Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy |
| Commands held | Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy |
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John Hagan (born May 20, 1946) was the eighth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.
Hagan was born in Luton, United Kingdom on May 20, 1946. He was born to an American father, serving in the Army Air Corps and British mother, serving in the British Auxiliary Territorial Force (ATF the British counterpart to the US Army WACs). He moved to Asheville, North Carolina when he was an infant. He grew up and attended school there until his enlistment in the Navy.
After high school, Hagan enlisted in the United States Navy in December 1964 and attended basic training at Recruit Training Center, San Diego, California. He then attended Electronics Technician "A" School at Naval Training Center, Treasure Island, California, and completed a short assignment at Naval Air Test Center Patuxent River, Maryland.
After he completed Ground Control Approach Radar Technician School at Naval Air Technical Training Center, Glynco, Georgia, he reported to Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island, Washington,ultimately becomin as the Leading Petty Officer for the Air Search Radar Maintenance Division. During his tour there, he earned an Associate of Arts degree from Skagit Valley College and was the recipient of the President's Honor Medal (second highest GPA in the graduating class).
Hagan's next permanent assignment was aboard USS Lester (DE-1022), homeported in Naples, Italy. During a subsequent tour of sea duty as a support maintenance technician at Underwater Demolition Team 21 in Little Creek, Virginia, he was advanced to Chief Petty Officer and qualified as a naval parachutist. While assigned to a shore tour at Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center in Louisville, Kentucky, he was advanced to Senior Chief Petty Officer. While there, he earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from McKendree University.
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