The Helmsman, one Lt. James Washington ("JW" his friends call him) looked over at the Chief. Pondering his question a moment, and how best to answer it. "Pretty much the same way everyone else aboard this ship got here. While we were good at our Jobs. We just didn't fitl into the Military mold. So we were booted out for one reason or another. Some fabricated, others not." JW sipped his soda before setting it down in the cup holder. "I was a Helmsman on a Assault Destroyer. Oh, that was fun. Those little bastards were fast, and agile as fuck. It was almost like piloting a fighter." JW stated with a nostalgic smile. "Granted, they weren't very powerful like the Cruisers or Battleships, but you get enough of us together and we can do some damage in a swarm." He chuckled. "Well, My captain was a "By the Books" person that couldn't flex in anyway shape or form. If it wasn't in the "Holy Book", he wanted nothing to do with it." JW let out a frustrated sigh as he and that person butted heads on numerous occasions because of it.<br/><br/>"Well, My ship got tangled in an ambush. The two other Destroyers that we were sailing will got taken out early by a sneak attack. The Captain ordered a standard Maneuver that would have gotten us caught in a cross fire so I inverted the ship and pulled a "Split "S" like a fighter. We were able to escape and report back so the Heavies could take them out." He explained as demonstrated with his hands, but ended it in a shrug. "My Actions may have saved the ship and crew, but I disobeyed a direct order.<em>They</em>didn't care if those orders would have had the ship destroyed. So, it ruined my Career. They couldn't truly court marshal me, but it was at the end of my Stint and thus. They "politely" asked that I didn't reenlist." JW stretched as bit as he stood up. "I met the Captain shortly after. He heard about what I did and asked for me to be his Chief Navigational officer. The Pay was good, and the benefits couldn't be beat. Granted, I am just an over gloried Helmsman, but hell. Piloting the Musashi is awesome in its own right." He explained with a bit grin.<br/><br/>JJ's Assault Destroyer:<br/>(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/s720x720/308465_202159323248020_1395658989_n.jpg)