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“Would the Commandant be free at the moment,” Glen asked, searching his PADD for the Commandant’s Office. “There is no time like the present!”

”..Let me check Captain!” He said. Pressing a button on his desk he spoke =/\= Commandant Bradbury? Captain Glen is here wondering if he can meet with you now?=/\= He said.

After a pause the reply came, Bradbury sounded like a wise old grumpy sounding man with a gruff deep tone of voice =/\= Yes, Clerk send him my way please! =/\= He replied.

=/\= Aye sir..=/\= he added closing the channel, “..Seems Commandant Bradbury will see you now Captain, the rest of your crew is clear for R&R until their class times an hour before. Just head down the hall to your left, then follow it to the end is the Commandant’s office..” He said pointing the way.

“Great!” Glen replied to the clerk. “Thank you.”

“I will go and see Bradbury now,” John told his officers. “You are free to go wherever you want but don’t be late for your scheduled time. I’d like to hear all your lectures so I will meet you at the lecture theatre an hour before the first, or earlier if I can get away from Bradbury. I’d still like to fit in visiting the Red Squad Flight School too, if anyone wanted to join me. Go and have some old memories renewed, glory days relived and departments updated on your progress, and I’ll see you later.”

John Glen then left them to follow the directions he had been given down the hall to the left to find Bradbury’s office. He found the right door and knocked.

After waiting a few minutes he knocked again, much harder.

After a moment of pounding on the door there was the muted sound of a flushing toilet inside and a ‘coming coming!’ he said, “..Enter!” came a second later.

Glen entered the room, wondering if Bradbury looked as old and as grumpy as he sounded.

“Hello!” said Glen, “Captain John Glen! Pleased to meet you.”

-Glen, CO