[Rockstar]

I was a surface sailor. Cant imagine it would be much different. We had a checklist which started three days before our patrol. Gathering intel, charts, food, water, fuel, tools, parts, cleaning supplies, toilet paper department heads inspected their spaces. The day we sailed we mustered on deck took count of everyone, noted who wasnt there and got our pep talk. Afterwards we set material condition Zebra (IIRC), synchronized watches, fired up the mains, manned the sea detail and left the dock. Depending on the time meals were served either before or after getting underway. No drama, just routine.

The boat and crewsize was small and we were not allowed on the weatherdecks. If you fell over nobody wouldnt really know until it was time for your watch. In between jobs unless we were on watch, eating or watching a movie we were in the bunk catching up on sleep.

Not much drama underway either, but once in a while we had some fun. Remember once we sneaked up on a mothership operation. Chased down a speeding boat, crashed alongside guns out and jumped aboard like a bunch of pirates. Talk about a rush. lol. We netted 100,000 tons of marijuana and 1500 kilos of columbian snow.