Chief Mate

The Witness Captain’s log: June 30, 1867. My crew and I were thrown off course after the storm. The Witness lost part of her mast and the mainstay was damaged beyond repair. We began to float aimlessly in the vast Pacific Ocean. I have remained in good spirits despite the damage to my ship. Captain’s log: July 1, 1867. Two of my men became seasick. My first mate Rascal and lookout Skip were hunkered down below, green in the face. I felt a little woozy and laid down as well. I do not normally get seasick, but something was different about just bobbing in choppy waters and not sailing. Captain’s log: July 2, 1867. One of my crew members, Dave, found an old sail tucked in the closet. The crew immediately attached it to what was left of the mast with a few pieces of broken ropes. Everyone’s hopes were raised. We all rejoiced at the thought of having a workable sail to be pushed by the wind. Unfortunately, we had high winds and the ropes broke. The wind sent the sail up and into the sky before it fluttered down into the water. All we could…

1. The Ready for Operations program (RFO) Boatswain Mate Chief (BMC) billet assignment is not capturing highly proficient BMC’s. Currently there is not a comprehensive screening process in place for transfers into to these billets. Due to a lack of screening the Coast Guard RFO program is suffering from a lower quality of inspection. Members that are assigned to these positions are lacking in experience and competencies needed for appointment. The program in its current state has resulted in a…

The boat lurches forward and the hooks start to get dragged. I can't help but thinking that this will work, i have to believe that this will work. 3 of the slowest minutes of my life go by until...Slam! It felt like a gorilla grabbed the end of my rod and pulled with all his might. “START REELING QUICK!” shouted the first mate. I started reeling with all the strength i could muster up. Every single crank felt like i was curling a 100 lb dumbbell. After 10 minutes i had only reeled in half the…

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Pocahontas was a very, well known Indian woman who helped in countless aspects. Her birth name was Matoaka, but she was also called Amonute, and later known as Rebecca Rolfe throughout her life. Everybody gave her the nickname or Indian name of Pocahontas, and she has stuck with that name forever. The name Pocahontas was only used in casual or family ways throughout her childhood. This name was only a nickname, which in Algonquinroughly translated to “little woman”. This meant a playful, merry…

MEMORANDUM THRU Chief, RTSD EAST MEMORANDUM TO Director, Training Support Activity Europe SUBJECT: Trip Report, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade Training Management Review (TMR). 1. Purpose of this Trip: Attendance at the 12th CAB TMR 2. Executive Summary: 12th CAB held their TMR on 27 October 2016, from 1500 to 1745 hours at building Berlin conference room clay Kaserne. The BDE Commander, COL Waters and his BN Commanders and staff briefed the USAREUR Deputy Commander, MG McGuire and USAREUR…

John Rolfe was one of the early ambitious English settlers of the New World. During Rolfe’s existence, he had sailed for the New World only to find Jamestown, Virginia’s settlers undergo with winter famine. Rolfe is accredited with the bountiful development of tobacco as an export crop in Jamestown and is recognized as the spouse of Matoaka, otherwise known as Pocahontas, the chief 's daughter of the Powhatan Alliance. John Rolfe would define success as a triumphant cultivator of tobacco and…

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These leaders were peace chiefs who helped control Powhatan territory. Ginaps, or war chiefs, were lesser chiefs, though they could also be werowance. Ginaps were generally concerned with engagements with outsiders, while the werowance focused on the internal affairs of the village. This type of governmental duality did not immediately make much sense to the English. While Captain John Smith often wanted to meet with Powhatan, Powhatan thought of him as a ginap because he dealt with the…

making sure her head was below than the ridge. As she peered around the edge of the colossal boulder and was quickly met with a spray of blue-white plasma. The Spartan Rabbit moved back behind the boulder and swore under her breath. With a shake of her head, she informed her team that there was trouble ahead. The rest of Blue Team was hidden in the forest about 50 meters from the female Spartan. The Master Chief was crouched behind a large bush and noted Kellys' gesture. He signaled the rest…