Editing McDermott's Personal Log (section)

===Personal Log: Stardate 2407.03.25.===

For the last two days I’ve been running the crew through jungle and savannah combat training. As expected the tactical and security departments have handled the training well while the other departments have had their…difficulties. Lt(jg). [[Ahmed Ibn Salid]] has performed well and I trust his abilities both in the technical realm as well as in combat and I have recommended him to the captain in the highest possible manner. 

Our [[First Officer]], Commander [[Jonas Lemar]] has been forced to withdraw from this mission and return to [[Starbase Geneva]] due to serious family matters. As I understand it his mother is extremely ill and her life hangs in the balance. For his sake I hope he is able to find a treatment that will be affective in treating her illness.

Due to his departure at this time Captain Sash was required to name a new Second Officer. I had assumed that such an appointment would go to Lt. Commander Tagon or perhaps even our Chief Engineer but the Captain has again surprised me by informing me this afternoon that he was elevating me to that position. I’m really getting to the point of deciding that it’s best not to try to second guess [[Devan Sash]], it’s proving to be both frustrating and impossible to do. 

Needless to say I was more than a little startled at my sudden elevation. 

Tomorrow morning we will be making our drop on [[Cait]] Prime and I will be acting as Captain Sash’s second in command. This could prove to be an interesting mission.

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