First post Ha Ha....

[TexasFatboy]

First post for the CG.

16 years and still going strong, working down in Galveston. Any other Coasties? Chime in :)

[freepatriot]

Congrats on the first post, and thanks for your service.

;?

<--- not a Coastie

[kodiak5bears]

Hello Texasboy. I have been in 17 1/2yrs, 14 as a GM.

To the moderator, thanks for including the Coast Guard, most people forget about us!:(

[Trebuchet]

16 years coming up in Aug, 2006.

Currently serving in New Haven, CT

(hoping to pick up that Anchor this year!)

;c ;c ;c

[Oosik]

16 years in March!

[cowboywannabe]

former coasty here.

[Tom B]

U.S.C.G. 1967-1971. Back in the days of wooden ships and iron men! ^1

[Trebuchet]

Originally posted by Tom B
U.S.C.G. 1967-1971. Back in the days of wooden ships and iron men! ^1

ARRRRGH !!


;c ;c

[OrRonin]

1993 to 1995 SN USCG Sherman
1995 to 1996 GRU Portland ORegon, Et "A" School in Petaluma
1996 to 1999 Group New Haven, Later became ESD New Haven

Got out as an ET2.

[Kodiak PA]

1980-2000. Ex-HSC...retired as a lowly JG or I like to call, ensign upper half. :)

[PeterJasonMN]

One of my instructors at law enforcement school was XO of the Sundew here in MN.

[mbirds]

2003-present. "Ensign upper half." :) Since this is glock talk, might as well mention I picked up a personal copy of our new service weapon, the Sig P229R DAK... very nice, the CG picked a classy weapon. Going to take some getting used to though.

[TexasFatboy]

2003-present. "Ensign upper half." Since this is glock talk, might as well mention I picked up a personal copy of our new service weapon, the Sig P229R DAK... very nice, the CG picked a classy weapon. Going to take some getting used to though.

We have a few folks that have trouble with the 92F, should be interesting with the P229, I for one, am looking forward to the course of fire :)

[mbirds]

We are in the same situation with regard to people having enough of a challenge with the M9.

The Sig has a very long (but smooth) trigger pull that, coupled with the .40's pronounced muzzle flip, will require a LOT of ammo to go downrange before all our BTM's can qualify, maybe myself included despite having a head start. Should be interesting in any case.

Take care.

[Oosik]

I shot the DAK in October back in SAI school. The highest basic score I ever got on the M9 was 144, DAK 150 first time out! I think that smooth trigger and the fact that there is no real take-up, makes for an easier shooting weapon. Unlike the M9, you're cocking the weapon as soon as pressure is applied to the trigger and it doesn't feel like it. No change in resistance throughout the squeeze. Between the 2 different DA's (PDA,IDA) I found myself releasing the trigger fully since it's the lighter of the two trigger pulls.

It was a first time shoot for all of us, as far as I remember, we only got 50 round fam-fire before doing basic. Most qual'd first time, I think maybe 1 person had to requal.

[bwj75]

Just shot basic with and PPC with the 229 for the first time. OUt of 30 of us at the range, 3 of us left fully qualified. Nice smooth trigger, I think the non shooters are going to have a hard time due to it being a long pull.

I was using the shorter pull after the first shot, however, unless you are used to this like with the GLocks, it could be a challenge.

Cheers

[FN64]

CGDONE 71-79 Chase, BosSta, & a short gig on a 95 from NL, CT.

Remember "Morillio's" ??????

FN64

[rayray3]

12 years in here. Up in AK doing the LORSTA thing. Was stationed in
CGC Neah Bay
CGC Dauntless
CG Group Sault ste Marie, Mi
CGC Padre
CG Base Key West
CG LORSTA, AK

[KLR]

Anybody here also post to Military.com?

[Terry Wolf]

FOUR YEARS; 1958-1962

Recruit Training Station Cape May, NJ
Lifeboat Station, Charlevoix, MI
YN school, Groton, CN
CGC WHITE LUPINE, Ogdensburg, NY
Group Office, Oswego, NY
Merchant Marine Inspection Office, Detroit, MI

G-19, G-21; CC licenses OH, PA, FL.

Retired.

Enjoyin' life! :)

[Shasta69]

xxxx

[Trebuchet]

Originally posted by Terry Wolf

CGC WHITE LUPINE, Ogdensburg, NY





I decommissioned the CGC White Lupine!

We were up in Rockland, ME though.



Great Boat she was...
;c ;c

[Terry Wolf]

Originally posted by Trebuchet
I decommissioned the CGC White Lupine!

We were up in Rockland, ME though.
Great Boat she was...
;c ;c

Ahhhh. Thanks for the news. What year was that? I was on her in the early 60s and we maintained all the buoys and lights in the American section of the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario. The skipper was a mustang LT and the XO was a CHBOSN. I stood inport OD watches after making 3rd class; a delightfully small crew and, you're right; she was a great old boat!

Was she salvaged or put to some civilian use after she retired?

Again, Thanks for the update.

--Terry ;c ;c to you too!

[FN64]

There's a site called fredsplace.org thats a CG reunion hall.
Pick your old stations & check in to see who's around.
I've met up with several old shipmates there.

Freds Place (http://www.fredsplace.org)

FN..

http://www.danasoft.com/sig/N1MLF.jpg

[pirate50]

Active Duty BMC here. Joined in 94, still loving it.

mbirds, where are you stationed in Guam? I was on SASSAFRAS from 00-02. Best years of my life. Met my wife there. I now call Guam "home".

[kodiak5bears]

Seeing how people are posting there duty stations, I will brag also....;f
1988 - Boot Camp Bravo-129
1988 - 1990 CGC Tamaroa, New Castle, NH
1990 - 1991 Station Provincetown, MA
1991 - 1991 GM "A" School
1991 - 1995 CG D9 Armory
1995 - 1998 CGC Campbell
1998 - 2001 Kodiak, AK as an MP
2001 - 2004 CGC Northland
2004 - Present ATG Atlantic, Norfolk VA

~woohoo~

[KLR]

Kodiak- So, what are they calling it this week? TRAV, TSTA, REFTRA? ;f ;f ;f

[kodiak5bears]

"They" are calling it right now on the East Coast "TACT". That means Tailored Annual Cutter Training. Out on the "left" coast it is TSTA. However, once the East coast changes the way we do training, it will become TSTA. ^2

Paul

[mbirds]

Pirate50, I'm at the Sector CMDCEN (formerly MARSEC). Also enjoying Guam!

[PsychoDad]

My brother is stationed in SD on the Hamilton (now on patrol in Dutch Harbour). Stay safe and good job to all the Coasties!

[blackpanther]

Originally posted by Terry Wolf
FOUR YEARS; 1958-1962

Recruit Training Station Cape May, NJ
Lifeboat Station, Charlevoix, MI
YN school, Groton, CN
CGC WHITE LUPINE, Ogdensburg, NY
Group Office, Oswego, NY
Merchant Marine Inspection Office, Detroit, MI

G-19, G-21; CC licenses OH, PA, FL.

Retired.

Enjoyin' life! :)

1958-1962 Same years as you.Galveston,ET school,Sabine Pass,Tex,Ebeye Island in the Marshall Islands-loran station.Second class ET but usually filled a CPO billet because every body with electronics training got out because with the the electronics training civilian jobs were easy to get.Worked for the NSA as a civilian contractor for several years after.Our armory had WWII hand me downs.Old .45's,garand carbine,.45 grease gun and an old .30 machine gun that was never mounted on any thing.The only thing I ever saw larger than a 40' patrol boat or bouy tender was I believe a 83' patrol boat that made a two day stop in Galveston so I could repair the radar.Never saw an airplane or helo at all.The Coast Guard was under the Tresury Dept at that time.One thing I regret was we had access to the old Liberty supply ships in mothball at Orange Texas.I got a real nice set of electronics test equipment in oak cases.I never thought about it then but I should have went on one of the ships that had cases of 1911's and garands.No body ever checked what we took.Some of the guys went on leave with their cars rear bumper draging the ground with booty.At the time I could care less about owning an old 1911 or garand.I remember seeing people cutting up some old AA'a in the yard and they buried them in a hole to rust.

Ed

[beerswimmer]

Checking in here.

98-2000 Point Heyer, Dorado
2000-2001 A-School E-City
2001-present Airsta Corpus Christi

[Coastietech]

I guess I'll toss my name in here. I have been in for a little over a year. I'm an ET stationed at C2CEN in Va.

[ReelFowlBuck]

hey you VA Coasties...
Shoot much?? Check out these sites for local shooting...

http://www.ncrr.net

http://blackwateripsc.exis.net/

IDPA and IPSC comps there weekly/monthly

Enjoy and PM me with any questions...

P.S. the CO from ISC Ports is a member.

Along with a slew of other guys.

[Steve2237]

MK from 1990-1998
Cape May
Lorsta Shoal Cove, Ketchikan AK
USCGC Active (WMEC-618)Port Angeles,WA.
Station Yaquina Bay,OR.
Station Depoe Bay,OR.

[LA_357SIG]

I'm strongly considering joining. I'm ex Army and now a Mud boat engineer in the oilfield. It sucks working under someone who knows less than you do. I'm going to talk to a recruiter this week and see if I can get G.M. or stay in the Engine Room. A Chief I worked with was ex CG and he got me amped to try the CG. I am currently dealing w/ the Houston REC for my license upgrade to Chief Limited Oceans / 3rd Unlimited Engineer. Anybody with a hook-up in Houston? It's been 2 months already.

[ReelFowlBuck]

Try this guy..

Aaron.F.Makin@uscg.mil

(713) 671-5103