Jared Hyde's Blog (3)

Let's try a little edition

Of trying a piece of deck log tradition

The new year is logged in rhyme

The OOD's special writing time.

CO and XO

Are top of the page

Special positions

Don't start their rage

We write of the course

Bearing and speed

State of the plant

And what's on most

Inport we tell of the lines

What number, type, size,

And of what kind.

The watchstanders on Deck

Are given a line.

The CDO, POOW, and…

One of the things that we get to experience as Navy Dads is the transfer. This change of duty station that throws everyone off for a little while with the change in contact info. I'm not sure how common this is on this site; I get to transfer on my son. He stepped out on his own when I transferred to USS Nimitz, and attended Boot Camp while I was deployed. My son has deployed with his squadron twice since then. Now that he is getting ready to come ashore, I am making ready for sea.…