The Caine Mutiny: Willie Keith - A Life Changed

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he had received
48 demerits and was almost expelled. Willie then had to push himself to be
on top of everything. The 48 demerits were not just going to go away and
he couldn't have his mother do something about it. Willie had to be the
one to get himself out of the mess he had created. Even when his father
came to tell Willie that he could probably get him transferred to the army
Willie said, "Will you do me a favor, Dad?….Tell Mom, as nicely as you can,
to call off Uncle Lloyd." His Uncle Lloyd was in the army and could have
gotten Willie transferred but Willie decided to say with the navy. Little
by little he was learning to become more dependent on himself, instead of
dependent on his mother.
When Willie finally got on board The Caine he was given the job of
decoding messages. There was one time when he forgot to decode a dispatch
and left it in his pants for three days. Because of that incident Willie
did not get a very good fitness report and was put in hack ...

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