Chief Communications Officer Personal Log

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Chief Communications Officer’s Personal Log August 18th 2155

 

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When I was at the academy one of my professors told me that the job of a communications officer aboard a ship is to sit at his post, and translate things. When they weren’t doing that they should simply shut up. Now at the time I was training as a security officer so I just laughed at this…but having served in this position for almost four months I have to wonder whether he is actually right. When our new XO allowed me to go on the away team she told me that I didn’t have much off ship experience other than when the crew has been given general leave and she’s was right. Now that I think of it I haven’t gone on a lot of away missions since becoming the communications chief. Of course that does not mean that I don’t to go on away missions, there just never seems to be the opportunity. My father has always told me to take initiative and I think that asking to be on the team was doing just that and I am going to continue to do that from now on. I want to show Captain Moore and Commander Cole that I can be a valuable part of any away mission. I have spent 90 percent of my career as a security officer so I have the training, but now I also need to show that I can use that training combined with my newfound talent for translating. Maybe just maybe this will allow me to get the opportunity to go on more missions. I suppose the reason why I never asked was because I thought that it was out of place for me to do so. I am only a Lt jg and the last thing I want to do is alienate my superiors. But I don’t want to remain a Lt jg for the rest of my career nor do I want to look like your everyday officer on the block. On the other hand I don’t want to come off as someone who wants to do everything or play superman sort of speak. There has to be a happy medium. Something I can do or say that will make me stand out without coming off as condescending or rude at the same time. I plan on speaking to the Captain and voicing my eagerness to go on more missions but I have to choose my words carefully otherwise I will find myself in the kitchen.

 

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