Command Master Chief Brandy L. Gennette is a native of Stockton, California. A graduate of Linden High School in Linden, California, Gennette enlisted in the U.S. Navy and attended recruit basic training in Great Lakes, Illinois in June 1996. Upon completing boot camp Gennette reported to Quartermaster Apprenticeship School, also in Great Lakes.  

Her assignments as a Quartermaster (QM) include the USS Bataan (LHD 5), homeported in Norfolk, Virginia, and USS Fletcher (DD 992), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where she served as a member of the navigation department.

In April 2001, she converted to the Master-At-Arms (MA) rating and attended MA Apprenticeship School along with the Military Working Dog (MWD) Course in San Antonio, Texas. Her assignments as an MA includes, Naval Station Norfolk Security Department MWD, Naval Station Rota Spain Security Department Kennel Master, Commander Navy Region Northwest Regional Kennel Master Bangor WA., Commander Pacific Fleet AT Officer/Fleet Kennel Master Pearl Harbor HI., Commander Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, Physical Security specialist, U.S. Fleet Forces, CART/FEP assessor and MWD Program Manager., NSA Bahrain, Operations DLCPO, USS George Washington (CVN 73) DLCPO Security. Her previous Command Master Chief tours were Command Master Chief aboard USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), Naval Leadership and Ethics Command Newport RI as a facilitator. She is currently serving as the Command Master Chief aboard USS John C. Stennis CVN 74. 

CMDCM Gennette is a graduate of Class 203 Purple from the Navy Senior Enlisted Academy. She is a graduate of the Command Master Chief course, September 2020. Additionally, she has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Trident University and is pursuing her master’s degree in Leadership from Trident University.  

CMDCM Gennette’s personal awards include Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (two awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (five awards), Enlisted Surface Warfare Insignia, Aviation Warfare, Expeditionary Warfare Insignia, and other various unit and service awards.

Last Updated: 19 July 2024