When young Seaman Tom Williams enlists to begin his Navy career he finds his path to Admiral's rank shaped by many others. The young Raghat tries the submarine service, finds a mentor and friend on his first "boat" and discovers that he excels as a submariner. Events drive his CO to push him to apply for a Naval Officer program and on a path that will take him to MIT, on to other Cold War submarine missions and then because of an off-the-wall wager between two Admirals, into Naval Aviation. He will find a welcome there and earn his way to the top, with some help from some old shipmates. There...

An afternoon off after months at sea. Seven sailors all friends and shipmates and they have a brand spanking new boat at their disposal. Stocked with food and beer they were counting on finding an idyllic beach for a fantastic party. What could possibly go wrong?

When Sally got the call, she was just waking up from an all-too brief night's sleep. February had her in it's grip and she was bored. As assistant architect and project engineer for the biggest project on the east coast she had plenty of responsibility but only trivial work remained. She had no energy left and the nearest she'd come to a real date was dropping a tip in the pizza guy's jar on her way home. She craved challenge, something vital, stimulating. Most of all she had to get out of New Jersey. The whole idea was born in Aruba during an early morning chat in Oceanic's hut line, and all...