Actually, it was the YN's that took care of the officers. PN's were designated to take care of the enlisted crew.
Oh yeah Slut Cowski, I was also 2nd nozzleman for the at sea fire party, was part of the Security Force in Newport RI, as well as did 2 independent duty stations (MSC vessel followed by running the Navy office for MEPS Amarillo). Both are NOT assignments that you get by the luck of the draw. In both instances you have to pass a command, as well as specific overseas screening criteria.
As far as duty? I stood more than my fair share. Why? Because I volunteered for so many different collateral duties. Unlike you, I actually wanted to learn as much as I could. Matter of fact, I'm pretty proud of my career and where I've been.......26 different countries and 49 different states.
What you got?
Lucky bastard, I was dying to get MEPS duty when I was in the Air Force but when I got my 15 everything got fucked up.
Only reason I got it was because on the MSC vessel, I was known up and down the waterfront (recommended by MSC by the way) as the best PN around. Why? Because a pay error rate of 5 percent or LESS is considered outstanding. Me? I was sitting at 2 percent.
And lemmie tell ya........being at a MEPS isn't as easy as you may think. First, you don't have ANY military facilities around, everything has to go through civilian channels, or you travel 90-150 miles to the nearest base. Oh yeah........how you look in public and your actions while in uniform are VERY carefully scrutinized by the community.
And then.........there's the loss of your military bearing that happens if you don't make sure that EVERYONE is 4.0, because there aren't any officers to bark at you, or if there is, many times they aren't of your service.
Finally, there are the cute chicks that come in and flirt with you. Temptation is everywhere, and if you **** up, you're returned to the Fleet.
All that aside, I'm glad that is what I got for my final tour, as it made the transition from military to civilian life a whole lot easier.