Ungrateful Navy

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So in my latest career, after coming back from a 30k ton patrol, I was offered a new sub because of how I had distinguished myself in the past. That's fine, I said, so I took it and got transferred to Pearl Harbor. I go out on my first patrol in my new boat, quite a wild ride, and get about 20k in enemy warships and merchants. After I limp home, I am greeted with multiple medals... and a message saying they were decommissioning my sub and me along with it for poor performance...

Excuse me? I just got this sub, a brand new model I was told, and I just had a helluva patrol which I racked up more tonnage than the closest US ace had in total, not to mention the medals and my previous experience. What happened? Did I do dirty things to the Admirals daughter while in port? I had just started really getting my crew into shape too!

Can anyone explain this (or commiserate?)

Ex Captain of the Seadragon and Drum