The Event (Book 1): Survival (10 page)

Crew

Admiral Sheldon Friend - Leader

Captain Jeff Neal - Nimitz Captain (CO)

Captain Jack Philips - Port Royal Captain (CO)

Captain Mike Harrison - Leyte Gulf Captain (CO)

Captain Dave Crow - Base Captain (CO)

Commander Robert "Tony" Nelson - Security Officer, Nimitz

Commander Michelle Friend - Mess Officer, Nimitz

Commander Jenna "Pank" Wright - Recreation Officer, Nimitz

Commander Valerie James - Personnel Officer, Nimitz

Commander Roger Powell - Operations Officer, Nimitz

Commander Dustin "Dut" Neal - Perimeter Guard Captain

Commander Vincent James - Medical Liaison

Commander Shayne Stephens - Engineering Officer

Commander Christy Means-Stephens - Family Officer

Lieutenant Commander Brian Barrette - Medical

Lieutenant Commander Leni Barrette - Family

Lieutenant Commander David Blood - Engineering

Lieutenant Commander Robby Tudor - Personnel

Lieutenant Commander Andrea "Dawn" Nelson - Family

Lieutenant Commander Jimmy Cook - Loadmaster

Lieutenant Commander Jackson Cole - Lead Meteorologist

Lieutenant Nathan Neal - hunting party

Lieutenant Austin "Bug" Neal - Perimeter guard

Lieutenant Alexis "Lu" Neal - Perimeter guard

Lieutenant Cassidy "Cassie" Riley - nurse, Nimitz

Lieutenant Desiree "Desi" Castelli - hunting party

Lieutenant Angela "Angie" Castelli - Perimeter guard

Ethan Hamilton - leader of the apartment group

Addendum

Terminology

Ladderwell - stairs onboard ship

OOD - Officer Of the Day, person currently in charge, changes with the shift

Passageway - hallway

Aft - back part of a ship, or towards the back

Forward - front part of the ship, or towards the front

Mindless - term used for the most common type of infected person; slow, clumsy and easy to avoid

Infected - commonly called zombies, a victim of the virus

Galley - ships cafeteria, also known as the 'mess hall'

Sickbay - medical clinic

The Event - the short time period when the virus first appeared and spread through the world

Bridge - main command area of the ship

Quarters - sleeping rooms onboard ship, also called bunkrooms

Mutants - uncommon, but aggressive type of infected, able to think and plan, fast and hard to kill

Loadmaster - person in charge of loading supplies and personnel onto or off of the ships

Cast off - the act of a ship leaving the pier

Tower - portion of the ship above the flight deck which holds the bridge and communication equipment

Deck - floor of a ship, also each level of the ship is called a deck

Gangplank - ramp the leads from the pier to the ship

Port - left side of ship

Starboard - right side of ship

Yeoman - Navy rate, or job classification. Often acting as secretaries or message runners

Head - Navy term for bathroom

Common Abbreviations

Adm - Admiral

Capt. - Captain

Cmdr. - Commander

Lt Cmdr. - Lieutenant Commander

Comms - Communications

OOD - Officer Of the Day

CO - Commanding Officer, usually a Captain

XO - Executive Officer, usually a Commander; Second in command

Ranking system

Admiral - Leader of the group

Captain - Leader of specific command; i.e. ship or base; called CO for short

Executive Officer - Second in command under CO, usually a commander

Commander - Leader of specific department

Lieutenant Commander - Second in command of a department

Chief Petty Officer, CPO - Highest enlisted in a department, often left in charge

Petty Officer - Team leaders

Seaman - Regular workers