▁months ▁after ▁leaving ▁the ▁Navy , ▁Tom ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁had ▁re located ▁to ▁Greece , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁fish erman . ▁ ▁There , ▁he ▁crossed ▁paths ▁with ▁Giorg io ▁V elle k ▁( Jack son ▁R ath bone ), ▁a ▁Greek - American ▁crime ▁lord , ▁his ▁sister ▁Lu cia ▁( S ib yl la ▁De en ) ▁( wh om ▁he ▁roman ces ▁for ▁information ) ▁and ▁eventually ▁reun ites ▁with ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁Nathan ▁James ' '. ▁ ▁Tom ▁decided ▁to ▁re join ▁the ▁Navy ▁and ▁help ▁resolve ▁the ▁Red ▁R ust ▁crisis . ▁By ▁the ▁episode ▁" C as us ▁Bel li ", ▁Tom ▁had ▁been ▁promoted ▁to ▁Admir al ▁and ▁was ▁teaching ▁at ▁the ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁instead ▁of ▁serving ▁on ▁active ▁duty . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁adm iral ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy , ▁Ch and ler ▁car ries ▁a ▁Ber etta ▁M 9 ▁in ▁ 9 × 1 9 mm ▁as ▁his ▁personal ▁side arm ; ▁he ▁also ▁frequently ▁uses ▁the ▁M 4 A 1 ▁car bine ▁in ▁ 5 . 5 6 × 4 5 mm . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁AD M ▁Ch and ler ▁has ▁killed ▁numerous ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁duty . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁decor ations ▁The ▁following ▁are ▁the ▁med als ▁and ▁service ▁awards ▁fiction ally ▁worn ▁by ▁AD M ▁Ch and ler . ▁ ▁The ▁Last ▁Sh ip ▁( nov el ) ▁Ch and ler ▁is ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on