***The Official USCG Thread***

[iamtheawesome]

got my orders.

Looks like there will be some sea time in my future.

[JBjunior]

If I remember correctly, you're an MK right?

I was an MK1. O1-E now....

[JBjunior]

got my orders.

Looks like there will be some sea time in my future.

Where are you headed? Send me a PM if you like.

[JiuJitsuFighter]

I was an MK1. O1-E now....

Congrats, ACEP? OCS?

[JBjunior]

Congrats, ACEP? OCS?

OCS. ACET doesn't get you a commission, all it does it get you a degree and you stay enlisted. PPEP is a degree with a commission upon completing OCS but it is gone for now. Thank you for the congrats, long journey.

[friescali]

MK3 in socal checking in..

[JiuJitsuFighter]

OCS. ACET doesn't get you a commission, all it does it get you a degree and you stay enlisted. PPEP is a degree with a commission upon completing OCS but it is gone for now. Thank you for the congrats, long journey.

ACET* haha, my bad. Are you a student engineer now? Still not sure how the transition goes from enlisted to O.

[JBjunior]

ACET* haha, my bad. Are you a student engineer now? Still not sure how the transition goes from enlisted to O.

I am, by choice. Basically when you make the transition through OCS you are an officer out to find a speciality, just like graduating the Academy. The world is open to you and you have your choice of any career path, regardless of prior experience. Unlike the Academy, where 80%+ of them go afloat because they have to, OCS has more people that go to sectors or MSST type jobs. I could have went DWO on a cutter, prevention, response (either sector or MSST), or student engineer.

For Direct Commission, you are locking in to a career path based on what the CG picks you up for. The difference is you aren't going afloat (except in very unlikely cases not even worth mentioning) and are being hired to be an engineer, lawyer, intel, aviator, or some other speciality at the O1, O2, or O3 level.

[JiuJitsuFighter]

MK3 in socal checking in..

Welcome

I am, by choice. Basically when you make the transition through OCS you are an officer out to find a speciality, just like graduating the Academy. The world is open to you and you have your choice of any career path, regardless of prior experience. Unlike the Academy, where 80%+ of them go afloat because they have to, OCS has more people that go to sectors or MSST type jobs. I could have went DWO on a cutter, prevention, response (either sector or MSST), or student engineer.

For Direct Commission, you are locking in to a career path based on what the CG picks you up for. The difference is you aren't going afloat (except in very unlikely cases not even worth mentioning) and are being hired to be an engineer, lawyer, intel, aviator, or some other speciality at the O1, O2, or O3 level.

That's pretty cool. So I'm guessing you're planning on becoming an EO in the future?

[JBjunior]

Welcome



That's pretty cool. So I'm guessing you're planning on becoming an EO in the future?

That is my current career path. Going afloat leaves every other career path open. If I play my cards right I can come back afloat in any position, go to do (learn) any sector job, or any other career. Long term, 3-5 years, if all goes as planned I will be in law school. Full salary for 3 years, full ride to law school for 3 years, and then be in one of the most promotable combos to make O6 and beyond, Cutterman Lawyer.

[JiuJitsuFighter]

That is my current career path. Going afloat leaves every other career path open. If I play my cards right I can come back afloat in any position, go to do (learn) any sector job, or any other career. Long term, 3-5 years, if all goes as planned I will be in law school. Full salary for 3 years, full ride to law school for 3 years, and then be in one of the most promotable combos to make O6 and beyond, Cutterman Lawyer.

Strong plan. srs. where have you been stationed if you don't mind me asking. PM if you don't feel like posting on here.

[empantleo]

Well I've been in for almost 4 years 3 of that as an ET and here I am with my name on the AST A school list waiting to go to the airman program

[JBjunior]

Well I've been in for almost 4 years 3 of that as an ET and here I am with my name on the AST A school list waiting to go to the airman program

Sounds like a plan. Best of luck.

[JBjunior]

got my orders.

Looks like there will be some sea time in my future.

Just saw in your sig about your 1st 1/2 marathon. I ran one back in November, great time....

[GetFit4Basic]

USCG is my first choice.. but they don't want me.

All because I have a very minor juvenile record which they wouldn't even know about if I hadn't disclosed it.

[iamtheawesome]

Just saw in your sig about your 1st 1/2 marathon. I ran one back in November, great time....

I ran it in 2:13:10. I hadn't run in a month, was dealing with my father's illness, and eventual passing on the 20th of Jan.

I also hadn't run any 10+ mile runs while training.

I'm happy with my time though.

shooting to break 2:10 on my next one.

[j. ViLLA]

Well I've been in for almost 4 years 3 of that as an ET and here I am with my name on the AST A school list waiting to go to the airman program

It was fun training ya at ET A school. Good luck with AST brah.

[empantleo]

It was fun training ya at ET A school. Good luck with AST brah.

Thanks I should be getting orders in about 3 months or so

[JBjunior]

I ran it in 2:13:10. I hadn't run in a month, was dealing with my father's illness, and eventual passing on the 20th of Jan.

I also hadn't run any 10+ mile runs while training.

I'm happy with my time though.

shooting to break 2:10 on my next one.

I was right around that time. I got 2:08:38. My longest running before that was a few miles and OCS was my only training for it. Says something for the training they make us do. I also got my 1.5 mile down to around 9:43 (corrected to about 9:25-9:30 for a real track).

[iamtheawesome]

I was right around that time. I got 2:08:38. My longest running before that was a few miles and OCS was my only training for it. Says something for the training they make us do. I also got my 1.5 mile down to around 9:43 (corrected to about 9:25-9:30 for a real track).

nice

I'm comfortable running 4-6 mi runs in the mid to high 8s, so I hope that with some more consistent traing I should be able to bring down my half time considerably.

[JBjunior]

nice

I'm comfortable running 4-6 mi runs in the mid to high 8s, so I hope that with some more consistent traing I should be able to bring down my half time considerably.

I am sure you will.

We finally got off of that single page that we have been on for 06 months, this thread is slow.

[jackx]

dang seems like we picked up speed for while.

got orders to New Hampshire

[JiuJitsuFighter]

dang seems like we picked up speed for while.

got orders to New Hampshire

congrats. cutter? ashore?

[jackx]

congrats. cutter? ashore?

ashore.

just did 2 cutters back to back

[iamtheawesome]

cutter brahs

how do you work out when on patrol?

I'm a complete newb to cutter life.

[JiuJitsuFighter]

cutter brahs

how do you work out when on patrol?

I'm a complete newb to cutter life.

haven't been underway on my current cutter for a while yet, but on the 87 I was on, we'd workout on the fantail when we tied up to a mooring buoy or anchored for the night. we had a cooler we used for fishing that we used as our makeshift bench. We had the adjustable bowflex dumbells and used those. We'd use random bitts for doin pushups. Lifelines for situps, random pipes for pull ups.

Current cutter has a full on gym on it haha

[JBjunior]

haven't been underway on my current cutter for a while yet, but on the 87 I was on, we'd workout on the fantail when we tied up to a mooring buoy or anchored for the night. we had a cooler we used for fishing that we used as our makeshift bench. We had the adjustable bowflex dumbells and used those. We'd use random bitts for doin pushups. Lifelines for situps, random pipes for pull ups.

Current cutter has a full on gym on it haha

Yep, totally depends on the cutter. I have been on cutters that had dedicated gyms. Smith machine, free weights, bikes, treadmills, ellipticals. Not every cutter has that space so I would be checking in to bodyweight exercises....

[hawksicken]

Hey guys, how does enlisting in the coast guard work if you live in the midwest? Are you stationed in barracks at a town by the sea?

[JBjunior]

Hey guys, how does enlisting in the coast guard work if you live in the midwest? Are you stationed in barracks at a town by the sea?

Search on the gocoastguard.com website to find the nearest recruiter. You will be stationed near a body of water that has a CG unit (facility, cutter, small boat station).

[iamtheawesome]

Search on the gocoastguard.com website to find the nearest recruiter. You will be stationed near a body of water that has a CG unit (facility, cutter, small boat station).

This^

I have friends stationed on rivers in Ohio, and on Lake Tahoe.

Finally got my report date for my next unit. Pretty stoked.

First time on a cutter.

Cutter brahs, what types of things do you suggest I take on patrols? I'm looking at 45-60 day patrols on my boat.