I went from TMSN to Warrant Officer on the John Fish. I was a TM1 (SS) and was the senior rag hat.
Chief Clifford was a Chief of the Watch in Control. My instructions to the E5s and below "no one but a TM wakes the Chief and when you do, you simply go to the goat locker, stand outside his bunk with a slightly sweetened black coffee (stirred 2x to the right and 1 to the left) and say Chief its time to get up". That’s the way it was done and I believe the other Chiefs wished their troops did the same.

TM1 (SS) Lester Jensen Jones and I were best buddies (wives included) and we both worked in the Missile Compartment. We had a "pre-expended bench supply locker" in the lower level that had lots of lead plate 250 for preserving bolt threads. When I made Warrant, I stayed as the 1st LT for the following upkeep and Jones took over the Missile Compartment. When I sent a Deck Gang member down to get some lead plate 250 from Jones, Jones told him there wasn't any. So I went down. I said hey Jones, what do you mean there's no lead plate 250? [We were standing alone at the time] when he responded with "all the shit in the Missile Compartment used to be your's...now its mine". Just then another TM (Charlie Langer?) walked up and Jones said "lead plate 250?? Yes sir Mr. Barry I'll get you some right away." Jensen, Clif and I still stay in touch, 27 yrs later.