The cup of coffee tasted good to Richard as he sat back in his desk chair and looked over the days schedule.
[Sir the USS Knight has docked] Kelly said over the comm channel.
"Very well tell them they are free to roam the Commerce area and I looking foward to meeting the ships Captain.
And get Murphy up here."
[Aye aye sir.]
15 minutes went by and Murphy showed up in a rather clean uniform indacating he had not yet been to work.
"At ease. Garek has a communications array that needs to be deployed some 30 meters from the station, and two bouys to be placed in the Patch. I want you to deploy these devices. But first this." Commander Wallace read from a PADD.
"By order of Commander Wallace and Lieutenant Commander Garek Loran you are hereby promoted to Petty Officer, for you excellent service to the station." Wallace pinned the chevron on his collar.
Murphy was quite but proud of himself. "Thank you sir, I won't fail you Commander." Murphy said as he left the office.
Wallace saw two new crewmembers on the bridge and one wore gold and the other wore blue. "Kelly show the two officers to my office, highest ranking one first." Rich said walking back to his office.
The first one walked in, average size man. "Lieutenant Junior Grade Alistar Scott Charrin, your new chief Medical officer."
Richard didn't understand he had a CMO already. "Take a seat Doctor and let me read your orders." Charrin handed Wallace a PADD and he read it. In the PADD it stated that Doctor Carter was to be reassigned back to earth for another assignment.
"I see Lieutenant this is your first deep space assignment. Your schooling is rather impressive. Well good to have you on board Doctor. You'll find that Doctor Carter has been assigned on an away mission. Commander Kelly will tell you how to find your way around. Please forgive me." Richard stood up and shook hands with the Doctor.
A young Ensign then made his way in and was typical of an Ensign just from the Acadamy. "Sir, Ensign Michael Kalvin reporting as ordered."
"At ease. I see you graduated two months early. Good your a smart person for Chief OPS." Richard said reading a PADD.
"Sir why me Chief Ops, don't you have one?"
"Yes and no. I was Senior OPS till three weeks ago, and a cadet on field tour won't work. Don't worry your more then capable of handling the job. If you have a question my door is always open."
"Aye Aye sir."
"Your dismissed." Richard said, walking back around to his desk chair.
[Sir Captain Tumock will be here in 30 minutes.]
"Very well show him in when he gets her." Richard went back to work at his computer reading reports and such.