Jeff Schogol, Stars and Stripes, Defense Media Activity, United States Department of Defense., Bill Cosby made honorary chief petty officer (2011)
“ WASHINGTON – Bill Cosby went from a boy to a man during his four years in the Navy. For Cosby, getting up at 4:30 a.m. for boot camp was a “wakeup call,” both literally and figuratively.“At that time, you have to be up, you have to be awake with this call, and that’s the beginning of the obedience, and I think that’s the thing that also pushed me to realize the mistakes I had made guiding my life and what I could do with myself,” said Cosby.It has been more than 50 years since Cosby left the Navy and went on to a distinguished career. ”
