“Her first sea duty assignment was in USS FLETCHER (DD 992), homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as the Strike Warfare Officer, Electronics Materials Officer and Assistant Operations Officer. Aboard FLETCHER she earned her Surface Warfare Officer qualification, and in 1998 participated Operation DESERT FOX”.
What about Engineering, Logistics/Supply, Maintenance and Deck officer?
She was on the fast track and in way over her head.
CO of a CG? That’s a big gig.
It often supports a Flag and leads an entire Surface Action Group.
Only for pros.
Front end, topside puke.