Um yeah, your going to be a cadet so keep your mouth shut, do what your told, thats it. You are going to be mocked and rode anyways so no reason to give them extra ammo with stories about USCG days. No need to ask for deck work, you will get assigned plenty, have no fear. And if you’re not assigned deck work, again, do what your told to do, as well as you possibly can. Thats it. What the crew likes or doesn’t like isn’t your concern. Your job is to do what the Master, C/M, and Bosun tell you to do, and be good at it.