Master Chief Sherman, a native of Pittsburgh, Pa. Upon graduation from high school, he worked as a carpenter's apprentice for Flynn Construction Management General Contracting, Inc. for five years. In May 2001, he began his U.S. Navy career attending Boot Camp at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill., and graduated as the Honor Recruit.
He then reported to Builder (BU) “A” School in Gulfport, Miss., where he was an Honor Graduate and was accepted for the Accelerated Advancement Program and promoted to 3rd Class Petty Officer immediately upon arriving at his first duty station, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan. While aboard MCAS Iwakuni, he served admirably as a Project Supervisor and Crewleader, which led him to be selected as the Junior Sailor of the Year 2002.
In April 2004, he reported to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 in Port Hueneme, Calif. While assigned to NMCB 3, he deployed to Guam, Japan, and twice to Iraq. In Guam and Japan, he excelled as a Project Crewleader, earning increased responsibility as a Project Supervisor. While deployed to Fallujah, Iraq, he was hand-selected to be a .50-caliber Gunner and Assistant Vehicle Commander as part of a Seabee Engineer Reconnaissance Team (SERT). During this deployment, he was promoted to 2nd Class Petty Officer through the Command Advancement Program (CAP). His final deployment with NMCB 3 was to Ramadi, Iraq. On this deployment, he held various positions, including Project Supervisor, Mission Commander, and Detail Assistant Officer-in-Charge (AOIC). He was recognized as NMCB 3’s Senior Sailor of the Year, 2008.
He reported to Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit (CBMU) 202 in April 2009, where he was advanced to Chief Petty Officer and served as Charlie Company Operations Chief. In January 2012, he joined NMCB 11 and deployed to Afghanistan, where he served as a Detail AOIC on numerous different missions. Another deployment to Bahrain where he served as the Senior Enlisted Leader for a Seabee Detachment, and later, he deployed to Rota, Spain, where he served as the Battalion’s Quality Control Manager (S3QC) and then the Battalion’s Operations Chief (S3C). In July 2015, he joined NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic Public Works Department (PWD), where he served as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader. While there, he was selected for Senior Chief and was transferred early to Amphibious Construction Battalion TWO (ACB2), where he served as the Battalion Operations Chief (S3C), was promoted to Master Chief, then finished his tour as the Command Master Chief. In 2019, he reported to NAVFAC HQ, where he served as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader and Total Force Master Chief. In July of 2022, he reported to Underwater Construction Team ONE, serving as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader. In March of 2025 he reported to Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Atlantic where he is currently serving as the Command Master Chief.
Master Chief Sherman’s awards include a Meritorious Service Medal (2nd award), Navy Commendation Medal (5th Award) and a Navy Achievement Medal (4th Award). He is a graduate of the Command Master Chief Course and the Senior Enlisted Academy. He is qualified as a Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist and Expeditionary Warfare Specialist.
Last Updated: 20 March 2025