For qualifications, the very first thing I do is rate two petty officers for radioman. Those go in the sonar station. I give watch qualification to two officers (if they don't already have them) and one petty officer. My primary watch officer gets rated for Torpedoman. 4 petty officers get machinist. After that, I start adding Flak and Repair ratings to people.
For medals, the single most important thing to me is getting a Knight's Cross on my primary watch officer, followed closely by getting a KC on the two sonarmen. So, they get the Iron Crosses first. The other medals get passed out however I feel like it at the time.
For promotions, since you can only give them to people who've earned enough experience, I generally go from the top down as they become available.
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We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.
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