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Who served in the Coast Guard? What are the Pros and Cons?
What rate were you?
Posted on 03/24/2006 1:11:42 PM PST by FlatLandBeer
Have any of you served in the Coast Guard? How was it? What did you enjoy most? What did you get out of it? and finally.....were any of you boatswain mates?
Son is looking in to going in...just want some info.
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KEYWORDS: boatswain; coastgurard; coasties; counterdrug; hls; homeland; immigration; law; military; uscg
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To: FlatLandBeer
I was not in the CG but my Rate Runs about $59.99 a day cleaning deposit not included......
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posted on
03/24/2006 1:14:28 PM PST
by
cmsgop
( I love Scotch. Scotchy, scotch, scotch)
To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Can you ping any of your Coastie friends on this?
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posted on
03/24/2006 1:16:27 PM PST
by
hedgetrimmer
("I'm a millionaire thanks to the WTO and "free trade" system--Hu Jintao top 10 worst dictators)
To: FlatLandBeer
Anyone who is considering serving in any branch of the military is AOK in my book! We're army.
To: Indy Pendance
He said Coast Guard, not military..........heh...heh.....heh.....OOOOO-RAH MA-RINE CORPS!!!
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posted on
03/24/2006 1:20:03 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him...)
To: Incorrigible; weps4ret; Saynotosocialism; Fierce Allegiance
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posted on
03/24/2006 1:21:42 PM PST
by
hedgetrimmer
("I'm a millionaire thanks to the WTO and "free trade" system--Hu Jintao top 10 worst dictators)
To: Red Badger
To: Red Badger
I hope you're not from WI, you make us look hokier than we are!
To: Indy Pendance
You haven't heard my Air Force jokes.........
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posted on
03/24/2006 1:23:07 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him...)
To: Red Badger
You are a bad boy for making that comment. Now say you are sorry.....
To: Red Badger
Now it's getting personal.
To: notpoliticallycorewrecked
I take it you were/are Air Force.......
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posted on
03/24/2006 1:24:46 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him...)
To: Red Badger
Yep, and I have a freind that is a Coastie went to Nam to patrol the rivers for mines.
To: FlatLandBeer
If he's interested in a career in shipping, like on the Great Lakes, I'd say the Coast Guard would be a good place to start. I knew several ex Coasties who worked for the steamship lines and got some good AB training.
To: Ramius
Coastie ping...
To: FlatLandBeer
CG units are generally small and provide a lot of training and cross training plus small units provide great opportunities to show initiative and leadership and there is great camaraderie.
To: Red Badger
I just know the one about air force push ups.
To: notpoliticallycorewrecked
He probably served with my Coast Guard uncle. He did the same thing in Vietnam.......
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posted on
03/24/2006 1:28:08 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him...)
To: Indy Pendance
Hmmm......I haven't heard that one........
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posted on
03/24/2006 1:28:42 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him...)
To: Red Badger
I have the feeling that I am about to be offended.
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