An Officer and a Gentleman Wanted: A Romantic Comedy by Beverley Watts

Author:Beverley Watts [Watts, Beverley]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Humor & Satire, Humorous, Romance, Contemporary, Military, Romantic Comedy, General Humor
Amazon: B00GIZQLPY
Published: 2014-01-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven: Nelson’s Victory

Week 7

Monday 19 October

0745 All the excitement of last week is now well and truly forgotten. We’re now in to Week 7 – half way through the term and the language level of a few of our International Cadets is beginning to cause serious concern (and the buck stops here – no panic).

Unfortunately I can’t produce miracles (walking on water definitely not one of my many talents…) I really need to give Commander NTE a heads up as to who is unlikely to make the grade by the end of term, so I’ve called a staff meeting to discuss our strategy.

Unfortunately HRH is not improving at the pace we’d hoped (he is improving – slowly - and if he were to stay with us for the rest of his life, he might well be good enough to complete the RNYOC...) His Embassy (not sure if they’ve actually mentioned anything to his father) are not going to be happy to hear that their prodigy has not suddenly become fluent.

Still, trying to look on the bright side, he is now able to actually iron and button up his shirt so you could say (if you were really desperate) that we’re going in the right direction…

And not just HRH, there are a few others causing concern.

Hence the staff meeting. Think I’ll pop over to the Naafi and pick up a few donuts to help moral.

0815 Tea and donuts in hand, we’ve isolated the cadets who are currently linguistically challenged and devise a cunning plan to ensure that their level of English is good enough when they commence Officer Training (the main gist of which is to inform the PTB that the cadets need to spend another term with us first…)

Not ideal I know. The problem is (and I know I’m repeating myself here) that in theory, all the cadets accepted on to the Pre-RNYOC should have a certain level of English so that they can cope with the more advanced military language.

In theory…

I finish off the meeting by informing Heather and Andy who are accompanying me on ABLE for the day on Wednesday (both drew the short straws) that they should head up to Naval Stores by 1700 today to pick up their gear (we have been informed by the Leadership Department that we have to be fully kitted out before venturing up onto Dartmoor (did I mention that I they’re not too keen on the idea?)

However, I’m determined not to be put off by their negativity and intend to head up to Stores straight after Stand Easy (really hoping they’ve got a pair of combats short enough to fit me).

1035 As I head down The Corridor, I can hear the commotion on the Quarterdeck indicating that the cadets are getting ready for their stint on ABLE.

Quite exciting really – can’t wait to get stuck in (metaphorically speaking you understand).

The Wardroom is bustling, filled for the most part with officers dressed in combat gear. I can see Rob chatting to Commander NTE.

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