Preface: Third time in the fleet
The education of a DASNIF
Incautious snakes and an irritated princess
The call from across the river
Breaking my flag
Secret mission to Dallas
Fleet week
SecNav car #2
Jus' give us dat port
Punching the feather bed
The tongue of the ocean
Change of command
Plebe spring, plebe summer
The evolution of authority
The second death of Lieutenant Hodges
Bound for Valparaiso
Afterword: lessons learned.