 The ship is rigged for dive with the exception of staging cups. Anybody would tell you that it's a very difficult challenge bringing the submarine out of the shipyard. It's even bigger challenge taking a crew that hasn't operated in three or more years, especially a crew that's never been out to sea to turn around and go out to sea and be able to function as a full crew and be able to operate the submarine safely in and out of port. I really want to say that how proud I am of the crew. I am humbled on a daily basis by their exertions and the work they put into getting the ship to where we are and moving the ball down the field so that we get main back to strategic service where the nation needs her. The benefits of the engineering refueling overhaul process is that it allows the ship to extend its haul life and it allows the nation really to keep the strategic asset in service for a much longer time. It also allows the Navy to modernize an asset and allow the ship to be capable and be able to stay into the high end fight, which is really what we're looking for from our naval assets today. The day show process is really how we certify that all that is completed correctly and properly when we come out on the other end. Main return service is a significant event for the Pacific Fleet and the Navy in general just gives us the one more SSBN out there on the front lines in case anything happens and giving our opponents just that deterrence and that second question of should I do what I'm about to do. I will be the one pulling the trigger during the day show launch. Not many weapons officers have the opportunity to do it so I feel very fortunate. I feel very blessed to be on this crew on this boat. I feel that I've been very fortunate to serve with the men and women that I have and I definitely would not be able to do my job without everyone that I have the honor of serving with here on the main. Time is key when it's 3-0 but it's in County. I think what I'm looking forward to the most is actually going out for actual day show and doing the actual missile launch and having all those junior guys get to experience it for the first time. I haven't actually shot a missile yet either so I'm very excited for that and returning the main to operational service. Battle station missile for day show launch. See the watch on the general arm. I've launched missiles before but I'm more so excited to see these new up and coming sailors actually experience this for the first time and actually get to do their job because this isn't something that missile techs get to do that often. This is the captain. The launch of the day show missile has been directed. There's not that many missile technicians that actually do launch missiles and it's a very nervous kind of feeling but I'm very excited to do it. Very prepared. I think for the main get the back and the front lines and actually go out there to support the fleet would mean a lot to them. They would kind of give them a break and say, okay, you know what? There's another submarine out there that can take up some of these slag. A lot of people kind of forget that sailors are people and that they have lives outside of the Navy, outside of the main and while they've put in all this work, the hard work that they've put in could equally have been said about the support groups that they have back home and their support back home and their sacrifice at home. I can't think of enough. I am looking forward to getting back to my family. I'm looking forward to my loved ones, my friends and family. Getting back to being a strategic asset means getting back to normal. It means, you know, I can sleep or I can stand my watch or I can just kind of be a regular Submariner. Having a consistent schedule and having an off-group here to work on my golf game. Regaining our crew's lounge. Doing my job and putting what I wanted to use. Help out and pick up some of that alert coverage, be able to do our responsibility so that our friends on the other submarines can get home and not have to stay out so long. Supporting the DOD's mission and getting back to protecting the United States people. I'm very excited to get back to strategic patrol. I've seen the process all the way through and I will always remember the main.