Chapter 1: Promotion

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"You called me in sir," I asked

"Yes I did!" my Officer said "Why else would you be here"

"You know being sarcastic is rude,"

"Oh shut up and deal with it! I need to talk to you about important topics right now"

He interviewed me with lot's of questions, some serious and others awkward but, I knew what was coming. He was giving me that promotion I was waiting for. I always dreamed of coming home being a glorious U-Boat commander and I finally have it fulfilled. Only to have it tarnished by the crew I was pinned to. That part hit as hard as a brick. I was to greet them tomorrow and go on a training mission that day.

The following day I was up and ready in a flash not anticipating the horror to come. There were 5 sailors in a weird squiggly line. Was that a new formation? I didn't ask, I just started taking attendance.

"William!" I yelled

"Why are you yelling at me," He replied shocked

"I'm not I'm tak-" I was cut-off

"You know that's rude. My father was in the Luftwaffe, he would fly in and murder you. You hear me!"

That was the last I heard of him. He stomped away after the incident. Time for sailor number two who had always had a craving for cookies as he repeatedly interrupted me asking for one. The second guy carried lots of hidden dynamite in his shirt and kept asking about how much pounds of dynamite are packed into a torpedo. The third guy freaked out and swum away from me and the forth person was afraid of the water which is quite ironic as he is a sailor, right? Are any of the crew members trained sailors? I wonder but, I had a training mission to attend and I wasn't too sure this crew would be effective.

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