Ask a Coast Guardsman who's stuck on watch for the next 12 hours anything

**SemperParatus** · 10-20-2008, 07:16 PM

Fire at will

**BMatt** · 10-20-2008, 07:21 PM

Shouldn't you be out saving someone?

**i killed judas.** · 10-20-2008, 07:23 PM

Are you working out of a base in AK? And what is your specific job title in the Coast Guard?

I ask because I have a very good friend that does maritime law enforcement for the CG and he is training for whatever the special forces of the CG is where you repel out of heli's onto ships for drug busts and **** like that.

**IronAbrams** · 10-20-2008, 07:24 PM

What was your basic like (compared to say the Navy's)?

**snigg** · 10-20-2008, 07:25 PM

tell me your likes and dislikes about the coast guard. im serious..ive been contemplating it.

**Nick1615** · 10-20-2008, 07:27 PM

hey feel free to 'drop' by. im pretty bored

**SemperParatus** · 10-20-2008, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by BMatt

Shouldn't you be out saving someone?

Only if they call.

Originally Posted by i killed judas.

Are you working out of a base in AK? And what is your specific job title in the Coast Guard?

I ask because I have a very good friend that does maritime law enforcement for the CG and he is training for whatever the special forces of the CG is where you repel out of heli's onto ships for drug busts and **** like that.

Yep, I'm from Texas, but stationed in AK right now. I'm an Operations Specialist.

Originally Posted by IronAbrams

What was your basic like (compared to say the Navy's)?

8 weeks long, lots of stress, same as all the others. Less physical fitness stuff than say the Marines or Army, but a lot of mental stress. Don't get me wrong, you need to be in good shape to make it though.

Originally Posted by snigg

tell me your likes and dislikes about the coast guard. im serious..ive been contemplating it.

Love it. Can't think of a whole lot of dislikes. I guess moving every 3 years can be a little annoying. But it's cool cause you get to live and travel all over the US.

**SemperParatus** · 10-20-2008, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by Nick1615

hey feel free to 'drop' by. im pretty bored

stand by

**AnabolicsAnon** · 10-20-2008, 07:55 PM

I'm thinking of joining when I'm done with college. Are you an officer or know what the officer life is like in the CG? I've been thinking about joining for years

**SemperParatus** · 10-20-2008, 08:08 PM

I'm enlisted. I considered going through OCS a couple times, but I think I would score too high on the common sense test to be an officer. lol

Officer life, from what I've seen, isn't too bad. It really depends on the person. Some people spend their entire career burning the people below them to further their career, and some actually care about their people and get respected much more (and do well themselves).

**TATitude** · 10-20-2008, 08:09 PM

How many people r gunna die tonight cause ur busy miscing?

**SemperParatus** · 10-20-2008, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by the_GUY_48

How many people r gunna die tonight cause ur busy miscing?

12.

**cabocoleman** · 10-20-2008, 08:25 PM

You ever gotten seasick?

You've ever been involved in a rescue at the Bering Sea...when winds are howling over 40 knots?

**AnabolicsAnon** · 10-20-2008, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by SemperParatus

I'm enlisted. I considered going through OCS a couple times, but I think I would score too high on the common sense test to be an officer. lol

Officer life, from what I've seen, isn't too bad. It really depends on the person. Some people spend their entire career burning the people below them to further their career, and some actually care about their people and get respected much more (and do well themselves).

You make it sound like being an officer is a bad thing...

**SemperParatus** · 10-20-2008, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by cabocoleman

You ever gotten seasick?

You've ever been involved in a rescue at the Bering Sea...when winds are howling over 40 knots?

I got sea sick once. Never been on the Bering. I was on a boat that did Caribbean patrols only (tough life)

We just left Panama, heading towards the canal and I had a glass of milk. The cooks failed to mention we ran out of milk along the way and they pick up some Panamanian Goat milk! So along with that **** in my stomache and some fairly heavy seas, I puked. That was the only time though.

I've done some rescues in heavy seas before, again in the Caribbean. We came upon a sailboat LOADED with Hatian migrants and had to pull them off and put them on our ship. We had a few hairy situations during that event.

**SemperParatus** · 10-20-2008, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by AnabolicsAnon

You make it sound like being an officer is a bad thing...

Nah, but as any good enlisted man does, we hate on most of them. In reality I'm sure they all enjoy their jobs.

**swordsmanzenn** · 10-20-2008, 08:38 PM

been takin any sea showers lately?

**cabocoleman** · 10-20-2008, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by SemperParatus

I got sea sick once. Never been on the Bering. I was on a boat that did Caribbean patrols only (tough life)

We just left Panama, heading towards the canal and I had a glass of milk. The cooks failed to mention we ran out of milk along the way and they pick up some Panamanian Goat milk! So along with that **** in my stomache and some fairly heavy seas, I puked. That was the only time though.

I've done some rescues in heavy seas before, again in the Caribbean. We came upon a sailboat LOADED with Hatian migrants and had to pull them off and put them on our ship. We had a few hairy situations during that event.

The Caribbean seas has nothing compared to the Bering Sea. Cold weather, gusting winds, big seas..............a great recipe to severe seasickness.

**SemperParatus** · 10-20-2008, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by swordsmanzenn

been takin any sea showers lately?

Not lately!

**CesarLikes** · 10-20-2008, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by SemperParatus

Not lately!

how do you like Alaska? I just got out was an MK3 at MSST Boston, it got old real fast and just wanted to go to school, but Boston was sick!

**SemperParatus** · 10-20-2008, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by cabocoleman

The Caribbean seas has nothing compared to the Bering Sea. Cold weather, gusting winds, big seas..............a great recipe to severe seasickness.

The Bering is definitely a rough place, but the Caribbean can get pretty nasty too. We were in 15-30 footers with 45+kts winds for a week straight once. And there was always a nasty storm we'd get into every few weeks.

**CesarLikes** · 10-20-2008, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by SemperParatus

The Bering is definitely a rough place, but the Caribbean can get pretty nasty too. We were in 15-30 footers with 45+kts winds for a week straight once. And there was always a nasty storm we'd get into every few weeks.

What boat were you on? I did 1 year on the Tahoma I hated the boat life

**SemperParatus** · 10-20-2008, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by Revgear

how do you like Alaska? I just got out was an MK3 at MSST Boston, it got old real fast and just wanted to go to school, but Boston was sick!

It's not bad. Alaska is freakin' amazing. The unit could be better. We're Operations people working for "M" people. Kinda sucks cause they have no clue what Ops people do.

**SemperParatus** · 10-20-2008, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by Revgear

What boat were you on? I did 1 year on the Tahoma I hated the boat life

I was on the Decisive as a non-rate. ****ty work but I ****ing loved it. Some of the best times of my life.

**LURKMODE2** · 10-20-2008, 08:56 PM

What are you watching?

**SemperParatus** · 10-20-2008, 09:05 PM

tankers

**cabocoleman** · 10-20-2008, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by SemperParatus

The Bering is definitely a rough place, but the Caribbean can get pretty nasty too. We were in 15-30 footers with 45+kts winds for a week straight once. And there was always a nasty storm we'd get into every few weeks.

I know one thing, cold plays a lot as far as seasickness goes. Exposure is another matter in the Bering. You must've have been near a big tropical storm. I've worked in cold weather hauling crab pots in the Pacific Ocean, and it is scary sometimes when you see a wall of water in front of you. Working in the Seas, takes a special person to work in those conditions.

**SemperParatus** · 10-20-2008, 09:07 PM

Originally Posted by cabocoleman

I know one thing, cold plays a lot as far as seasickness goes. Exposure is another matter in the Bering. You must've have been near a big tropical storm. I've worked in cold weather hauling crab pots in the Pacific Ocean, and it is scary sometimes when you see a wall of water in front of you. Working in the Seas, takes a special person to work in those conditions.

Definitely. I give a lot of credit to the fishermen in these parts. I'd like to try it sometime, but I don't think I could make a career out of it.

**appleman44** · 10-20-2008, 09:11 PM

So do you guys need to know the same sort of things paramedics know aswell? What specifically do you do? If some one does join the 'rescue' division(is there one?) do they need to know paramedic type stuff or is there seperate people in the chopper for that?

Never thought about a career in that but it seems like it would be interesting for sure,.. I'm currently set to go into policing but CG seems like it could be a blast.

**biguglykidjoe** · 10-20-2008, 09:18 PM

Does Ashton Kutcher still hold all those swimming records at the training school?

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