▁to ▁the ▁steam ▁cor v ette ▁ ▁for ▁a ▁world ▁cru ise ; ▁this ▁was ▁begun ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁and ▁completed ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁Upon ▁reaching ▁Germany , ▁Hi pper ▁returned ▁to ▁K iel ▁to ▁attend ▁Naval ▁Officer ▁School ▁from ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁to ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁April , ▁Hi pper ▁was ▁assigned ▁as ▁a ▁divis ional ▁dr ill ▁officer ; ▁he ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁training ▁rec ruits ▁for ▁the ▁First ▁Naval ▁Battalion , ▁based ▁in ▁K iel . ▁Hi pper ▁held ▁this ▁position ▁for ▁seven ▁months . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁Hi pper ▁went ▁through ▁the ▁Executive ▁Officer ▁School ▁in ▁K iel , ▁which ▁he ▁completed ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁Hi pper ▁was ▁assigned ▁as ▁a ▁division ▁officer ▁for ▁the ▁Second ▁Se aman ' s ▁Art illery ▁Division , ▁Coast al ▁Def ense ▁Art illery . ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁this ▁post ▁until ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁as ▁the ▁watch ▁officer ▁ab o ard ▁Friedrich ▁Carl . ▁This ▁began ▁a ▁three ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁year ▁st int ▁serving ▁as ▁watch ▁officer ▁ab o ard ▁several ▁ships , ▁including ▁the ▁cor v ettes ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁the ▁arm ored ▁fr ig ate ▁, ▁and ▁the ▁av iso ▁. ▁Hi pper ▁attended ▁the