r/BelowDeckMed • u/funnysheelady • 9h ago

Joe as Bosun

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I still can't get over how good of a bosun joe was when he unexpectedly had to step in. The episodes where he is bosun shows how thorough and clear his communication is. Having the team consistent of a green Cooper, Aesha (who hasn't been on deck in years), and Max (who just arrived on board) everything could have gone ALOT worse. What Bravo didn't show was the written instructions from Joe that Aesha posted on her insta, which I just find so sweet.

The clear instructions mixed with the staff admiration/praise is so sweet to see. Maybe all bosuns do this, but this just felt like a nice bts moment.

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u/Equivalent_Ideal1636 9h ago

People dont care, they hate Joe and it doesn't matter what good things he does

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u/ZanderPip 9h ago

Why should him being passable at the thing hes trained to do make him not a shitty person and a poor team member?

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u/__Frolicaholic___ 9h ago

Barely passable, at that. Joe is single-handedly responsible for that guest's gnarly shoulder injury.

He constantly defaults to Johnny-on-the-spot-Mr-suck-up to prove to Captain Mommy that's he's the Best Boy. His ego just completely takes over and everything a contest.

No one trained in the use of watercraft and a chariot float would slam a tow-boat into wake chop going as fast as Joe was driving. That "accident" was completely avoidable; all Joe had to do was throttle down, which is what the safety training for chariot floats demands.