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Coming to this thread for advice... I'm in my early 20s, have a mostly useless degree in communication, and thanks to traveling to a few other countries I'm feeling like I could do better than my current dead-end IT job. I've been around boats my whole life, and I live on one of the great lakes, about a mile from my local CG station. Where can I get some real-talk about life in the coast guard, without bias?
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Hillary Clintons Thong posted:http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3794774 Bwahaha, yeah, that's me. I didn't really get any response so I thought I'd search over here. sex swing from IKEA posted:What do you want to know? Oh lord there's so much. What can you expect to be put through in Basic training? What's the most common thing that coasties get called out for? I have a degree, and I'd love to be an IT specialist, electronics technician, or since I have experience with cameras (working for Universal) maybe a Public Affairs Specialist. Do I have a shot in hell at any of those positions? I plan on speaking with a recruiter next month. What's some bullshit he might try to pull on me?
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Oct 21, 2016 15:10
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Good info to know. What's the most common thing the coast guard gets called in to do?
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Oct 21, 2016 17:54
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Rbear posted:It depends where you are stationed. I think IT might be up my alley. I love technology and software stuff, and I was one course away from a CS minor. I have a tech support job, so I think that might count for something. Plus, so many jobs in IT. So many.
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Oct 21, 2016 20:58
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Since I've got a degree, I have the option of going in as an officer. What are the major differences between officer duties and enlisted men/women's duties? What do people look for in an officer? Asking because I was speaking with my landlord, a navy man who eventually became an army ranger, and he put the absolute fear of god into me about being an officer. It sounds awful, and it sounds like everyone below you hates you.
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Oct 24, 2016 15:05
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sex swing from IKEA posted:My general thought is people are people...there's bad and good enlisted just like officers. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Sounds like your landlord had some bad experiences. His basic thesis was "If you become an officer without enlisting first, you will get no respect."
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Oct 24, 2016 17:56
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What do Coasties do when they aren't out saving lives? Sit around reading books? Serious question. Also, I've heard Officers are given a poo poo-ton of work, and the job is hard as hell until you get up the food chain. What exactly does an officer do that enlisted men can't/won't? UWBW fucked around with this message at 16:19 on Oct 25, 2016 |
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Oct 25, 2016 15:00
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So I'm training my rear end off to lose weight and get in shape. What are the fitness requirements for entering and passing basic training? Also, where can I find accurate statistics of how many people die in the coast guard annually? I can only find stats on how many people have died in the War on Terror (one, and one wounded), but then I hear that in 2014 somewhere like 40 people died, so obviously I'm missing some facts here.
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Oct 27, 2016 22:32
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sex swing from IKEA posted:https://www.gocoastguard.com/active-duty-careers/enlisted-opportunities/advance-through-training Is that all in one day? Like, do I run the 1.5 and then immediately start the pushups?
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Oct 27, 2016 23:59
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Note to self: Avoid helicopters if at all possible.
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Oct 28, 2016 15:10
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Outsider butting my head in, here, but have any of you guys ever spent any time working out on the Great Lakes? I live in a port city on Lake Ontario and the coast guard station up near me has always been just a cool bunch of dudes who are pretty much down for anything.
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