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Preparing a command handover aboard the fictional carrier Avalon

A week of advance knowledge aboard Avalon could produce a useful handover, while the exchange leaves disciplinary action in the realm of fictional jokes.

Question

What would you do if you woke aboard Avalon one week before Carl Roberts, with your current knowledge?

Short answer

Assess the ship quietly and prepare a list of problems and personnel concerns to give Roberts when he arrives.

Notes

Arriving aboard Avalon a week before Carl Roberts suggests time to assess the ship and prepare a list of problems for the incoming commander. That would shorten the time Roberts needs to discover the situation for himself. The proposed handover would also identify personnel whose conduct requires close attention. Objections to those characters concern the chain of command and treatment of subordinates and other people. Violent jokes about disposing of them draw an explicit objection about due process and the rule of law, without producing a disciplinary plan.