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>>31170497
Yea sure thing man. Just keep hitting refresh, the replies should start rolling in any time now
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>>31170497
My grandfather served with the Coast Guard during the Second world war. Saw some combat in the Pacific but very little.
According to my father they were bored out of their minds the entire time then scared shitless when the Japs showed up. Made feeling bored not so bad.
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What does the blue on the barrels and mags mean?
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>>31170531
Your grandfather was a rarity. Not many CGs deployed. They mostly worked as escorts. Seeing combat on top of being one the few deployed narrows down the list to an incredibly small few.
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>>31170546
It means they wish they were real troopers like the Infantry.
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The only bad thing is that they can board and search any vessel in any US waters. Even bass boats on a lake in a land locked state. Literally no reason.
It'd make sense of you came from international waters or are a commercial vessel.
But really wasting people's time for no reason and trampling all over the constitution for absolutely no reason.
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>>31171756
Wouldn't it be hard as fuck to hit something with a rifle fired from a helicopter? Or is it relatively stable? Never been on a heli before.
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>>31171832
read about HITRON. Its pretty badass. Basically it is a two man team, one pilot, one shooter, both of which can either fly or shoot.
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I have a friend in the Coast Guard, seems pretty nice.
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>>31171871
what does he do?
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>>31171798
You would hate the border patrol - and game wardens? Sheesh. Those dip shits have a free pass to enter your house right fucking now, at this very instant without a warrant.
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>>31171928
Border patrol makes slightly more sense. Game wardens you are right. But I've never had a run in with them yet and I haven't had a license for the past 10 yrs I've hunted out of state whoops. They do need atleast some probable cause though. Coast guard doesn't and are dicks about it.
Also this isn't coast guard but my local sheriff boats also can stop and perform a "safety" inspection for absolutely no reason. Half the time the first question out of his mouth is where is the drugs. Pisses me off to no end. I'm not gonna comply next time till he tells me the exact law or whatever that lets them do that.
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why does the Coast Guard have such groce uniforms? It looks like something between a Navy Uniform and a cop's uniform. They could make it so much better...
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what is life aboard a Coast Guard Cutter like? As an enlisted man? As an officer? How long are they out at sea for? How far out do they usually go?
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>>31172105
sorry forgot to post pic
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>>31172105
>something between a Navy Uniform and a cop's uniform
Thats like who the coast guard is tho
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>>31172105
>Fashion police out in full force
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>>31172157
right... but even with that... their uniform just looks so cheesy...
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>>31172189
>not knowing that feeling good and looking good actually has direct implications for morale and performance.
cmon son
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>>31172146
That is like the worst photo to post while criticizing someone. I sincerely don't mean to be a dick but please show some respect.
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>>31172201
>operators are good because they look good
fucking murder yourself you gomer pyle, dick eating, fuckface
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>>31172201
I'm okay with you believing that because I know you haven't faced a life / death situation while in the service of your country.
I don't care if I was donned in purple zebra stripes, I would have annihilated the enemy with full prejudice.
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sup puddle pirates
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>>31172135
Depends on where you're stationed but it they could be out for 3 weeks to 3 months from what I've heard. They make stops CG bases along the coast while underway.
There's plenty of info online on cutter life. If you're enlisted, it'll depend on whether you're a nonrate seaman/fireman, or if you have a rating. Unless you have guaranteed A-school (CG is in need of non-rates right now IIRC), you'll spend ~5 months doing basic work like cleaning, painting, helping in the galley, and working alongside boatswain's mates or machinery technicians, standing watch, etc, all while you finish your qualifications so you can go to A-school (which is sometimes a pretty long wait, the wait time changes all the time for each rating).
Call up your local recruiter and they should be able to discuss it with you. They come from various ratings so they'll have their own actual experiences to share with you. I was discharged before finishing boot camp so I'm not the best source.
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>>31171847
>magnifier without an optic
U WOT M8
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>>31170541
so many memories, Pam helped me to have a fun adolescence.
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>>31172850
We used to call her Palm-ela Hand-erson.
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>>31172811
What? I see an eokek.
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>>31172105
but they're maritime police.
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>>31176176
They are more than just that
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>>31171847
>Training rifles
They probably don't give a shit
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Coast Guard looks cool because you get to play with guns and not have to fear going to war. Only downside is you'll be stuck close to home instead of seeing the world. Then again no point seeing the world if it is filled with desert niggers trying to kill you.
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>>31176383
What makes you say that?
>>31176433
Coast Guard deploys and sees more combat on average than all the other branches. They are constantly fighting drug smugglers. Also, they have guys over the world, particularly in the Persian gulf. Dont knock the Coast Guard. They got some of the hardest and most competent guys in our military.
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My stepdad's former Coast Guard MP - served in the early-mid 90's down in the Caribbean. I'll have to take down some of his stories for /k/ tomorrow. Most of what he did was just dealing with Cuban refugees and various drug runners, though his clipper got involved with a lot of rescues when dumbfucks tried to brave hurricanes in their little dinghies.
It's funny, actually. The dude is fucking deadly with a handgun, especially a 1911 or 92FS, but he's hopeless with a rifle. Apparently he pretty much qualified once on the M4, and then never got to touch them again. They had all of four of them locked up on his clipper, along with a single 870. Everyone just used handguns, and even then a lot of those didn't see the light of day.
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>>31171796
Th guys that run these surf boats are probably the craziest lunatics around. The chopper pilots are nuts too, but the surf boats are just a whole other level of crazy
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>>31176669
What is so crazy about working on these boats?
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>>31176700
So the surf boats are designed to roll and right themselves. When they are training new surfboat drivers, they sometimes, though they arent supposed to, roll the boat on purpose to show the new guys what its like
Also surfboat stations are mainly located in the worst most accident prone area, commonly where rivers meet oceans. The meeting of river and ocean commonly makes for rough and variable conditions.
They operate in high sea states, in actual hurricanes in a 47 foot long aluminum bathtub
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>>31176789
Oh and they do this while driving the boat from an open air bridge.
This is my local station doing some training
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P92koPGoN9w
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>>31170541
Always a pic related fan. Too bad she started smoking crack
>>31173034
>Palm-ela
Thats a leap
>Hand-erson
eh not bad
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>>31176700
47' Motor Lifeboat, built to withstand hurricane conditions; they'll flip right back up if they capsize (very expensive repairs ensue).
The guys who operate these in heavy surf have to wear harnesses and attach themselves to anchor points all along the boat so they don't go overboard.
They use these boats for normal rescues outside of hurricanes as well but the guys that operate these in the heavy shit have to go through training to become Surfmen.
If on a rescue mission and a helicopter has to take someone off the lifeboat, these guys are standing on the back of the boat in a storm, looking up trying to guide the basket safely onto the deck.
They can also tow a pretty good amount of weight, but if the line snaps and you're next to it you're probably fucked.
I was given a tour of one at a local base before and it's a fuckin tank.
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>>31176433
>you'll be stuck close to home instead of seeing the world.
Tell that to the Coasties assigned to USCG PATFORSWA.
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>>31176789
>>31176843
That is crazy... the guys must be adrenaline junkies... do officers go aboard those?
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>>31176433
You're forgetting the USCGC Healy and Polar Star icebreakers which go up to the North Pole.
And plenty of larger cutters make stops in different countries like Japan and whatnot.
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Eh I was a Coastie for 8 years. MST1 - that's marine science technician for you cucks.
Ask me anything, I guess.
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>>31176949
What districts?
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>>31176960
All in D13 bruh.
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>>31176949
What was life aboard a cutter like?
What were your officers like?
Do you guys have any say in getting overseas or arctic duty? Is it competitive?
What is the longest you were out at sea for?
Is joining a boarding team competitive?
Do a lot of guys generally wanna join the cool guy former DOG units? (MSRT, MSST, Port security units)
Did you enjoy your time?
If you could change one thing about the coast guard what would you change?
What did you enjoy the most?
Many say that the Coast Guard represents more of the "mariner ethos" than the Navy does. Could you expand on that?
Sorry for all the autistic questions... I am genuinely curious.
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Coastie story i guess
>Last year, blizzard happening
>pic up a shift in the trauma unit
>blizzard=no calls since most people stay indoors=easy money senpai
>state law says we have to keep the pad clear but fuck that
>phone in trauma bay rings, its security
>ARE YOU GUYS EXPECTING A FLIGHT?
>What? No....ride the elevator up, sure enough
>USCG Jayhawk
Apparently they were bored, and NJ towns being ghost towns, little plowing is done, so they couldnt drive to get coffee. so they flew in a blizzard to the trauma hospital to get to the starbucks inside the hospital.
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>>31176949
Post cool pics of your time in.
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>>31176949
What's David Hasselhoff like?
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>>31176991
>Cutter
Never underway
>Officers
I recall as a brand new E3 I was seated with O1 waiting to do some paperwork. A commander walked by and scooped up the O1 to put paper in a printer. Take that for what you will. Most of the officers are cool, and in general (especially in the M world) it's casual as fuck.
I did port state control inspections and generally worked with warrants who understood the regs better.
>Longest at sea
Maybe 6 hours?
>Boarding team
From what I understand all rates are included in "boarding teams" while underway. The TACLETS and such are a little more competitive. MSSTs are relatively easy to get on to.
>DOG shit
PSU's are gay as fuck but I have the most experience with them, I suppose. No one wants to do it, it's all reservists who think they are high speed as fuck. MSRT seems super legit, I saw them once at tracen yorktown in their jumpsuits or whatever. From what I understand that's super competitive. MSST is not that badass.
>Did I enjoy
Yeah it was fun and I learned a lot desu.
>Change one thing
More funding
>Enjoy the most
climbing up jacobs ladders in the middle of puget sound. Facility inspections because they are casual and I like dealing with Americans.
>Mariner ethos
I'm sure that if you are underway a lot it's very similar, but I can't really comment on this.
>>31177003
I don't really have any. Despite being operational in nature, I mostly did paperwork. My rate is cucked into oblivion.
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>>31177056
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THanks for the responses. What sort of differences between TACLET and MSRT? They seem to be pretty much... the same thing really. Sea SWAT.
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>>31172020
This is all fucking Alabama's fault. I swear more fudds over there hunt illegally and out of season than any other state, its so bad they have the state DNR doing flyovers of hot spots at night to catch people spotlighting.
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>>31177096
TACLETs are assigned to work on navy ships, usually destroyers. Since the USCG has the unique authority of being able to enforce US laws, they roll with the navy to provide that ability.
MSRT is a legit counter terrorism unit, train with HRT and all that good shit
TACLET is what you want to bust somali pirates, MSRT is what you want when the german guy from Die Hard takes over a ferry.
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>>31177129
>german guy from die hard takes over a ferry
Top fucking Kek picturing that.
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>>31177129
Do TACLET and MSRT have officers?
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>>31177211
of course, dude. you can't let the inmates run the asylum.
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>>31177225
Of course one cant just go right from the academy/OCS to these cool guy units. Any idea what they usually start out as as ensigns in the coast guard?
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>>31177238
i dont really know a lot about officer paths desu it's been awhile. usually fresh out of the academy they are heading to a boat where they learn basic qualifications.
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>>31177256
does the Coast Guard have something that is roughly the equivalent of the Navy's Surface Warfare Officer? I have looked into it but havent been able to find much. It seems the Coast GUard prefers their officers much more specialized and technical in nature.
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Has anyone seen a small uscg catamaran speed boat?
I swear I saw one mounting a m60 on Lake Erie.
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>>31170546
Theyre most likely fitted with BFAs for training exersizes.
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>>31171655
God help whoever has to use those fucking P229r DAKs.
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>>31171756
Oh hey, we had that picture blown up like 3 feet by 2 in the middle of Goff Hall at Cape May.
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>>31177299
nope
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>>31176651
Being a GM2 on a cutter in the northwest is fucking suffering. M4 carbines with giggle switches and Sigs all locked up, and I'm not allowed to touch them, or let anyone else touch them except for quals(which I've literally never seen scheduled)
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>>31177056
UNDERWAY IS THE ONLY WAY, SEAMAN
Oh wait, we're in for maintenance? Kek, fuck that I guess!
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im a commercial fisherman so i get boarded by these guys at least once a year, more depending on what we are fishing for
they are usually alright but they can be pricks
last time I got boarded one of the coasties nearly went overboard trying to get back on their little zodiac lmao
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>>31177458
doesn't help when the average age of the cutters is like 60 some odd years.
even the new ones are apparently shit.
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>>31177474
I've heard awesome things about the NSCs but they're like mythological creatures at this point. Also, you don't appreciate how slow cutters are until a fifty-odd year tugboat is practically zooming past you.
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>>31177496
i toured the bertholf during seafair a couple of years ago and they let me check out the engine room. the MKs or whoever the fuck lurks down there seemed pretty salty about things.
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>244 cutters
>1,850 boats
>205 aircraft
Mfw the USCG is bigger than my country's navy.
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>>31177381
so it is more specialized and technical then?
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Why the fuck is the US so backward in organisation of government assets? Why would you need so many organisations to perform functions which are either identical or significantly overlap?
Why bother having high level CG response teams when you have DEVGRU, regular SEAL teams, FBI HRT, countless other federal response teams, and even state level SWAT teams - who are all supposed to be on high alert and able to respond incredibly quickly, and all of which are perfectly capable (or would be with a little retraining, which would still be more cost efficient) of conducting maritime operations? I appreciate the US is a big place, but you can guarantee that there's enormous overlap of different response organisations and their assigned zones.
The UK is, obviously, far smaller, and has far, far less of a genuine maritime security concern, but PROPORTIONALLY, response is still organised more efficiently. If there was a terrorist or criminal incident at sea, we have only two organisations that would potentially respond - UK Special Forces, or the very top level national level police tactical teams (CTSFOs). Surely it's not a good idea for the US to have multiple agencies all trying to get their bit at the table, turning it into a pissing contest.
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Going to apply for CCG in a few months, What am I going to expect going for a Navigation Officer course?
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>>31177056
Thanks for the responses.
What paths led you to the coast guard?
What have done since leaving?
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>>31177514
>seemed pretty salty about things.
It goes with the territory. If you're a Main Prop snipe, you work a lot of 16 hour days. There's always something that needs to get done before you can hit the rack or go ashore.
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>>31177436
Start bugging the First Lieutenant about quals. It's never going to get done if you don't speak up.
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>>31180281
Why? Because we can afford it. We have ass kickers to cover our ass kickers.
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>>31171892
Guards the coast
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>>31176919
Icebreakers used to make annual trips to McMurdo Station, with plenty of port calls before and after. Now I guess we don't have enough reliable breakers to obligate to that, so Operation Deep Freeze is a thing of the past.
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lol coasties
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>>31182031
That would have been a cool job. No pun intended.
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>>31180281
Everyone wants to be amongst the big boys, everyone wants that sweet funding, and everyone is in a perpetual turf war to gather power, influence, prestige and profit to themselves.
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>>31182082
I enjoyed it. Saw a bunch of different countries, got to see Antarctica, got a tattoo in Australia, got the clap in Chile, played a bunch of D&D underway, and picked up a whole bunch of job skills.
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