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It’s been a long time coming, but the book, Not Your Fathers Coast Guard is now available here. It shouldn’t be to much longer until you can find it in bookstores and CGEX’s locations. There have been a few posts on this book that has peaked my interest, but I’m also psyched about it since [...] Sometimes I can go days without finding something obscure and odd that is Coast Guard related to write about, but when I do, it’s usually pretty cool…or completely ridiculous. That’s where this item falls. For those of you who have always wanted to enjoy that “Coast Guard smell”, now you can with Coast Guard Cologne [...] A while ago, it was announced in ALCOAST something-or-rather that a image contest from the fleet was underway. Well, the winners were announced and there were some pretty good ones. You can check out the winners here, but today I give you my favorite, the 3rd place winner by IT1 Gabriel Pierce. Barb Patton has released the next chapter of the online Coastie comic, Scuttlebutt. You can check it out over on the official Scuttlebutt website. You can also view the 23 prior issues if you are not familiar with the comic. This weeks image comes courtesy of the CGVI database and shows the MSRT guys with a “cool guy” shot. So after years of stuggling and debating, the American Council on Education has taken the big step and awarded accreditation to several law enforcement courses that are offered within the Coast Guard. It’s been a long time coming and it appears that the certification is also retroactive to earlier courses that you may have taken. [...] As I’m sure most of you all know, recently the CG changed their recruiting slogan from “The Shield of Freedom” to “Born Ready”. While I am not a fan of the new phrase, nor it’s commercials, I also realize that it’s not for me…or anyone else that I know. With that little point made, I [...] From The Sun News: Well, this weekend was a stress free and relaxing one with no good football games on TV. The bad part about being stationed in Virginia is that I have to see the Redskins play every Sunday. Man, what a boring team to watch. While uneventful TV was playing in the background I decided to practice [...] So, as this site has always had it’s finger on the pulse of the USCG and the reach that it has in today’s society, we have some of the first images of the product placement, i.e. – recruiting efforts from the recent partnership in the Women’s Professional Soccer League. The Born Ready campaign was boldly [...] |
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