▁the ▁Ward ▁Room ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁rights ▁and ▁privileges ▁of ▁white ▁officers . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁white ▁officers , ▁both ▁northern ers ▁and ▁southern ers , ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁to ▁school ▁with ▁black ▁students ▁and ▁were ▁not ▁ready ▁to ▁live , ▁work ▁or ▁take ▁orders ▁from ▁them ▁on ▁ships ▁and ▁bases . ▁The ▁senior ▁officers ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁especially ▁host ile ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁bre ed ▁of ▁officer . ▁ ▁Ken ny ▁Bo yd ▁did ▁not ▁surv ive ▁his ▁first ▁duty ▁station ▁ 1 9 6 8 - 6 9 , ▁the ▁, ▁home - port ed ▁at ▁Govern ors ▁Island , ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁received ▁such ▁ad verse ▁fit ness ▁reports ▁from ▁his ▁senior ▁officers ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁ship . ▁An ▁Academy ▁gradu ate ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁serve ▁ 5 ▁years ▁of ▁oblig ated ▁service ▁before ▁he ▁can ▁res ign ▁his ▁commission . ▁Ken ny ▁Bo yd ▁was ▁not ▁allowed ▁complete ▁his ▁oblig ated ▁service . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁nearly ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁later , ▁Captain ▁Joseph ▁Jones , ▁US CG A ▁Class ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Dallas ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁officer ▁to ▁command ▁a ▁ ▁cut ter . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Captain ▁A aron ▁D aven port , ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁. ▁ ▁London ▁Ste vers on ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁lieutenant ▁commander ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁a