Plotholes for Midshipman, Chapter 7 (Battle Stations)

In relation to: CHAPTER 7: BATTLE STATIONS

Item #1
It's the same story on Nilfeheim, Sir.

Soronel's Comment
Eric has specifically been told not to call Harris 'Sir'

Item #2
"Aft grav to minus 1 stern grav to minus 3. OPS switch Main viewer to Port Cams."

The view screen switched to a visual sensor mounted to the Port control tower. The Devastator disc was slowly standing up at one end. When the disc was at 90 degrees I said." Stern grav to zero. Aft Grav to minus 4."

"Stern Grav Zero Aft at minus 4. "

The devastator was slowly rising into the sky and due to its size already half in the cloud cover. The Port Cam followed the moving ship and after more than an hour of snail pace ascent the ships aft disappeared in the clouds.

Soronel's comment:
If the ship is going to stick into the sky shouldn't it be bow or fore grav that is manipulated first?

Item #3
Zezzh's Holo had a glass of water because he was like a true lizard, cold blooded and Alcohol was poisonous to him. "I wanted to put him on OPS for a shift or two; he is just a Senior Midshipman after all. I had him on OPS the entire time growing into the challenging post very fast.

Soronel's Ccmment:
If Stahl worked behind the scenes to get Eric on the Hyperion this should change, because Zezz would have known the entire time it would have been more than "a shift or two" as long as Eric didn't completely blow it