[QUOTE=brjones;97604]I dont need a framed license for the rack but I do admit those of us that have had the license and now the passport, there is a sort of feeling missing when you work your way up to Chief and they send you a sticker for your your book.[/QUOTE]
I never really cared as long as I got the Chief pay.
Heck I sailed a few times before when the 3rd,2nd and 1st all held chief licenses. Putting that paper work on the bulkhead confused a few. A chief license is something you get for sticking around long enough to able to take the test. The license doesn’t make you a chief anyway, only your ship mates truly bestow the “chief” title and you earn it. Many have the paper, few have the respect.