The day you get your first command is nothing to it.

For one thing a man is not so young then and for another with us, you know, there is nothing much more to expect.

Yes, the finest day of one's life, no doubt, but then it is just a day and no more.

What comes after is about the most unpleasant time for a youngster, the trying to get an officer's berth with nothing much to show but a brand-new certificate.

It is surprising how useless you find that piece of ass's skin that you have been putting yourself in such a state about.