Posted on Jul 27, 2020
Academy grad declares tasking ‘right in his wheelbox’
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Had a commander who was good at that skill....
Box of monkeys... whole ball of string
Box of monkeys... whole ball of string
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SR Kenneth Beck
We were mooring the ship and connecting shore power. Our young Electrical Division Officer (O-1), asked me, “Petty Officer Beck do we need another “throwie?” I replied, in private, “Sir, it’s called a heaving line.” It should be the responsibility of senior enlisted to prevent young officers from appearing foolish. After all, I had to learn the proper names of things.
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