I'm the youngest captain in the Seventh Fleet. First day on the job, every officer on my ship thought I didn't belong. They said: A woman, why is she commanding us? I didn't say a word. First wargame, I sank the other fleet's flagship. They shut up. But the real test wasn't a drill. It was the real thing. Pirates hijacked one of our cargo ships, demanded ten million in ransom. The whole fleet was waiting for orders. I gave the order: Attack. My XO grabbed me: Are you crazy? You can't move without command approval. I looked him in the eye: Our people are on that ship. By the time the order comes down, they'll all be dead. Then we chased the pirates for three days straight. Saved every last crew member. After that day, nobody ever said I didn't belong as captain. Watch free on Palmbox.
