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Originally Posted by djmcmath
The OOD thought he had things under control (for whatever reason), so he didn't call the Captain to the Conn. These things sometimes develop quite quickly, going from complete boredom to disaster in the span of a few instants.
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Dan, agree with all of your post. The only odd thing to me is the Captain not being on the bridge.
When I was an OOD the last thing I wanted to do was wake the Captain up...in fact on the La Salle the two CO's I had during that tour were both Aviators headed for their carrier tour - the La Salle was their deep draft before the carrier.
I am still friends with one, an A-6 BN. He would write the night orders and then, before I assumed the watch, call me into his at sea cabin.
"I need some sleep Airboss...maneuver as you see fit. Make sure Bird agrees."
Bird was Warrant Officer Bird, former Brown Water Sailor in Vietnam, highly decorated and for some unknown reason, stayed my JOOD. He was the Boatswain's Mate of the Ship. I loved me some Bird.
In our 8 months together as a watch team, WO Bird gave me the look twice. "Wake the Captain up, Rotorhead."