Our membership committee chair leads efforts to recruit, engage, and retain members while aligning membership growth with the organization's core mission
Chief Petty Officer Hagerty was born on August 11, 1992, in Fremont, Ohio, and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended Douglas Anderson School of the Arts High School, where he studied Cinematic Arts. He enlisted in the United States Navy on 11 July 2011 and reported to Recruit Training Command (RTC), Great Lakes, Illinois.
Upon graduation from RTC, Chief Hagerty reported to Naval Aviation Technical Training Command (NATTC), Pensacola, Florida, where he completed Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuels) “A” School. While on active duty, he earned an Associate of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Central Texas College.
His first duty assignment was aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) in Yokosuka, Japan, from 2011 to 2014. During this tour, he completed three deployments, including a detachment aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). He then reported to USS Wasp (LHD 1) in Norfolk, Virginia, from 2014 to 2016, completing one deployment in direct support of Operation Odyssey Lightning.
Following sea duty, Chief Hagerty attended the Luis F. Garland Fire Academy before reporting to the Presidential Retreat, Camp David. He served at Camp David from 2016 to 2018 under the administration of President Donald J. Trump. After completing this assignment, he reported to Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, where he served as a Recruit Division Commander. During this tour, he successfully trained and graduated eight recruit divisions and was selected as a Fleet Quality Assurance Inspector.
In November 2022, Chief Hagerty detached from RTC Great Lakes and reported to USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) while deployed. He served as the Flight Deck Leading Petty Officer and V-4 Division Leading Petty Officer before being selected for advancement to Chief Petty Officer in Chief Petty Officer Selectee Class 131. He served as the V-0 Leading Chief Petty Officer before being selected as the 6th Company Senior Enlisted Leader at the United States Naval Academy.
Chief Hagerty’s personal awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (two awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (four awards), Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (two awards), Navy Battle “E” Ribbon (three awards), Navy Good Conduct Medal (four awards), National Defense Service Medal, Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal (two awards), Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal (two awards), Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon, and the Navy Expert Pistol Medal.