<strong>Chief Petty Office Joseph Harden</strong><br/><br/>Joseph nodded. So the Hawk was going ahead with this folly of having the girls ‘work’ on the submarine. They would be nothing more than a distraction in reality, and if one or two men were not able to resist their urges, a very dangerous one at that.<strong>“Yes sir, I will keep a close eye on the ladies. Should I still prepare the vacant NCM bunk room for their off-duty hours? The young ladies will not be working around the clock, after all.”</strong>He hoped that the Hawk would at least see sense in that. He dreaded what could happen if he made the girls sleep in amongst the regular crew, it would be an unmitigated disaster. But in his current state, Harden could not put it past him.<strong>“I know a couple of reliable men I can put on guard duty as well, they will be discrete and disciplined and make sure the ladies stay inside their quarters whenever they are not working.”</strong>