This sounds like a great way to earn the nickname "Bilge Pump"!If you want to make a good impression as a cadet, you should show up to your ship with at least 5# of some decent coffee to share.
Most accurate reply on the thread. My first Chief told me very solemnly, "Cadet, I am about to show you the most important thing that I can teach you." He took me to the coffee pot in the control room and went over how to do it in great detail. I also did a lot of welding and lathe operation.First two questions I received upon walking on my first ship as an engine cadet. "Can you weld and can you make coffee?". As long as you can make good coffee you will be OK. Know before you go.