 According to Thompson , in 1971 , Moosally returned to the Naval Academy , where he worked in the recruitment and candidate guidance office . He also worked with the varsity football team . After turning 30 years old , Moosally was assigned to the frigate USS Bronstein as the ship 's executive officer . The ship 's captain was ( then ) Lieutenant Commander William J. " Bud " Flanagan who would later become a four @-@ star admiral and commander of the Navy 's Atlantic Fleet . 
