I checked onboard USS Ronald Reagan, as a Senior Chief, with one underway period before our deployment.The ship's coffee was worse than awful I made sure to bring my own and had a great resupply plan; that was, until the mail got backed up... As we ran out of coffee with no mail to be found one of my Chiefs said, "I have some stashed". I was on a week of mid-watch followed by the 0400-0800 for another week and thought he was a lifesaver. About 10 days into that 2 week run I was getting grumpier than usual. I lost my mind on an LDO LT (apologized later) and some of the Sailors took joy in the fact that the mighty Reagan had worn down the happy Senior Chief... I was puzzled. Mail came about a week later. As I broke out my newly delivered coffee the lifesaver Chief was there and said, "Oh good, we don't have to drink that decaf anymore!" WHAT?!! DECAF? Not on my watch shipmate... never again.
Of note: That Chief and I are now retired and work in the same office. We laugh about that story at least once a week. Enjoy whatever cup makes you happy!

- Jim R.