Can I request a transfer to the Operations Cheif position?

Patrick O Brien reporting for duty...
I was ordered to Security Officer with rank Lieutenant

Thank you I will assume that position after the away mission.

O'Brien was walking around nearly five minutes now, he hadnt found anything yet, it was so dark, and the mask didn't help, he walked past a beam that was on the ground, surely he had walked past it before, he was almost positive. He pulled out his tricorder and scanned, yes, his was his starting position. O'Brien walked around a bit more to secure the area as he was ordered. Shortly later after assesing the danger as minimal he looked for the others.