I Was a Cocky Navy Lieutenant Famous for Pranks. My Career-Ending Stunt? I Hosed Down a 'Rookie' Who Turned Out to Be the Base's New Admiral. My Life Was Over. Then She Called Me Into Her Office and Gave Me a Choice That Changed Everything. The concrete was cool under my boots, but I felt anything but. It was 0700 at Naval Base Charleston, and the South Carolina sun was already promising a day hot enough to melt steel. I strode through the main gate, my chin up, boots hitting the pavement with a