CMDCM Kenson Jacques
Command Master Chief, Harvey C. Barnum JR (DDG 124)
04 June 2025
Command Master Chief Kenson Jacques is a native of Haiti. He enlisted in the United States Navy in October 2002 and completed basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois. Upon graduation, he attended Fireman Apprentice PACC School at Service School Command, Great Lakes.
His sea duty assignments include tours aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), homeported in Yokosuka, Japan; USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan; USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and USS Higgins (DDG 76), stationed in San Diego, California, and later forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, where he served as the Departmental Leading Chief Petty Officer for Engineering and Administration. Following his selection to the Command Senior Enlisted Leader Program, he served as the Command Senior Chief aboard USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), Blue Crew, homeported in Norfolk, Virginia.
Ashore, Command Master Chief Jacques served as an instructor at Surface Warfare Engineering School Command (SWESC), Great Lakes, Illinois, and as a Recruit Division Commander at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes while he was there he earned his Distinguish Leadership Award (DLA).
He holds a Master of Science degree in Healthcare Administration and Accounting from Liberty University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resource Management from Columbia College of Missouri. He is a graduate of the U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy (Class 248, Gold Group) and the Command Master Chief/Chief of the Boat Course (Class 24100) at the Naval Leadership and Ethics Center in Newport, Rhode Island.
He is qualified in both Enlisted Surface Warfare and Enlisted Aviation Warfare. His additional certifications include Master Training Specialist, Resilient Building Leadership Professional Trainer, and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
Command Master Chief Jacques’ personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (2), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (5), Humanitarian Service Medal, and the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, along with numerous unit, campaign, and service awards.
He currently serves as the Command Master Chief for Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (DDG 124).