United States Coast Guard

[Sharkbait]

Originally Posted by DanTheEldest

After watching that Kevin Costner/Ashton Kutcher film about the rescue swimmers I have a whole new appreciation for what the Coasties do. Granted, it was just a movie and might not be completely accurate, but wow....

Thanks for your service in the most overlooked branch of the armed forces.

I laughed at the scene where Costner swims up to the drowning couple and introduces himself as CG, my wife asked me what I said when I went in after someone and my typical introduction went something like- STFU and hold on!

[DNM]

Originally Posted by WmBSmithII

I am currently waiting to hear back from my recruiter as to when exactly i ship out. Im Hoping the 1st of april. I too am going into the Coast Guard as a GM.

I'm a little late... but have you heard anything back yet? I've been done with boot camp for a few months and am almost done with GM A School. I should be finding out my picks this week and I should have the highest grade in the class.

Let me know what's going on. BTW, it's boring as hell in Yorktown, VA.

[TOMBO]

DNM you have to go a little south and ride into Norfolk or VB. There is always Busch Gardens in WilliBurg too.

[Sharkbait]

Originally Posted by TOMBO

DNM you have to go a little south and ride into Norfolk or VB. There is always Busch Gardens in WilliBurg too.

When I was a survival instructor at OCS, I dated a Pre-Med student from William and Mary in Williamsburg, I should have married that girl. She was hot and now she is rich!

Is a guy by the name of Holland Ricks still in charge of MWR? If he is tell him that one of his old instructors says hi.

[DNM]

Originally Posted by TOMBO

DNM you have to go a little south and ride into Norfolk or VB. There is always Busch Gardens in WilliBurg too.

We go into VB all the time... but I have to keep my nose out of trouble because here in GM A School, we have a "different style" of school. Most consider our school "strict" but hey, I'm having a blast. Tomorrow billets come out...

As for Busch Gardens... we went on opening day. Fun times...

Originally Posted by Sharkbait

When I was a survival instructor at OCS, I dated a Pre-Med student from William and Mary in Williamsburg, I should have married that girl. She was hot and now she is rich!

Is a guy by the name of Holland Ricks still in charge of MWR? If he is tell him that one of his old instructors says hi.

I don't know... I may have to check into that for you.

[DNM]

Orders came out and I'm headed back to Washington. Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor. Crazy stuff. An hour away from where I was recruited from. I'm excited to get there. 4 more weeks til school ends and then I'll have 1 week of "C" school for 25mm.

[WmBSmithII]

Originally Posted by DNM

I'm a little late... but have you heard anything back yet? I've been done with boot camp for a few months and am almost done with GM A School. I should be finding out my picks this week and I should have the highest grade in the class.

Let me know what's going on. BTW, it's boring as hell in Yorktown, VA.

I Formed with mike-179 got pnuemonia in week 5 and rephased to november 179 graduated the 30th of may and am now stationed at CG sta Monterey.

i should be putting my chit in for a school in 3 months and some odd days.

i did wonder if you get qual'd as a sig armourer in a school i heard you did but never heard a fer sure on it.

GM3 have fun at the unit and congrats on graduating.

[Coastie Kyle]

I dont know what your plans are, but consider aviation.... you wont regret it.

[WmBSmithII]

yeah originally i was going to go in as an officer in the flight program, but life happened and i decided to enlist and gm is the way i want to go =)

[rmanaseri]

any other rates in here besides gms?


99-06 mike 155
mk3, 41 & 47 engineer, 25 crewman, boarding officer and m240b qualified