Command Master Chief Eric Hubert, MAST Alumni
Looking forward to retirement from the US Navy after 32 years of service and scores of commendations and medals for excellence, Command Master Chief Eric Hubert still looks back on his first stepping stone that led to his Navy life.
CMDCM Hubert credits his success in more than three decades of naval service to the foundation he received while a student at MAST, the Marine Academy of Science and Technology at Sandy Hook.
The Keansburg native still says it is the teamwork, and the importance of setting goals and communication he learned at MAST that has enabled him to live a successful and happy life.
Now living in Lemoore, California, CMDCM Hubert enlisted in the Navy in September, 1992, after graduating from MAST. He went through basic training in Orlando, Florida, before reporting to Millington, Tennessee, where he attended and graduated from the Aviation Electronics Technician “A” School. His first duty assignment was at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, where he started with VF-101, a fighter squadron more familiarly known as the Grim Reapers, a unit that has evolved with several challenges and technologies during its years of service.
Hubert was with VFA-195 at Atsugi, Japan where he was a team member on the Integrated Weapons Team, and then transferred to VFA-147 at NAS Lemoore. He served as Quality Assurance supervisor and Maintenance Control Senior Chief, then served with VFA 147 as Maintenance Master Chief Petty Officer. Over the years, he also served with Naval Strike & Air Warfare Cenger in Fallon, Nevada and Strike Fight Weapons School Pacific in Lemoore, as well as serving as the Command Senior Enlisted Advisor at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Lemoore.
Hubert was selected for the Command Master Chief Program in 2016 and transferred to another squadron, VFA-113, the Stingers, again at Lemoore. Three years later he transferred to El Centro, California as the Installation Command Master Chief. Since 2021, he has been with the Flying Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron 122 as Command Master Chief in Lemoore.
During his Navy years, Hubert also earned an associate’s degree from Coastline Community College and a bachelor’s degree from Columbia College, with minors in teaching and business management. He graduated from the Senior Enlisted Academy and the Command Master Chief/Chief of the Boat Course in Newport, RI.
The Keansburg native holds two Meritorious Service Medals, five Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, seven Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medals, and the Military Outstanding Volunteer Medal, in addition to also receiving numerous unit and campaign awards. He also earned the Enlisted Aviation Warfare, Enlisted Surface Warfare, and Master Training Specialist qualifications during his three decades with the Navy.
Hubert and his wife Christine have been married 24 years and have one daughter, Hannah, who is a senior at CSU in Monterey, Calif.
Although retiring from active-duty Navy, Hubert plans on working another five years in the employee relations field.
It all started with a solid foundation laid at MAST.
Classmates from his high school alma mater who want to share their own stories with their former classmate can contact CMDCM Eric G. Hubert at Strike Fighter Squadron One Two Two, 210 Reeves Blvd., Hgr. 1, NAS Lemoore, Cal. 93246.
