Much of the DDS is likely to be spending January in home ports or bases with no exercises or major deployments planned for the month on top of existing commitments and patrols. The reason is to faciliate the DDS Commander election. The two candidates will be criss-crossing the DDS to campaign.
Firefly has criticised the paralysis that has gripped the DDS but Sea Urchin, the interim commander, has said the shut down will be a good thing. "The election allows us to have a debate on the future of the DDS in the wake of Windyism".
