Some people are afraid of what is waiting for them in the dark... others are the ones out there waiting.Very respectfullyOS3 K. AudUSCGC Active, WMEC Continue Reading
The Storm We Might Be Called to Sail into Might Be Someone’s Personal Life
EMAIL: Just because some damn fool wants to end his life doesn't mean I am going to stand idly by and let them do it. If I have to shoot them with a Continue Reading
Just Another Morning in Puerto Vallarta
Author's Note: To my readers: This entry was delayed due to operational security, my terrible grammar, and recovering from a post dive hangover. Continue Reading
Solving America’s Boat Building Crisis | If It’s Stupid and Works, Then It Isn’t Stupid
Editor's Note: "Roll-On/Roll-Off” transportation, or RO/RO transportation, stands for a method of cargo transportation. This is primarily used for Continue Reading
Standing Up to Chinese Aggression | Replace the BRP Sierra Madre
Editor's Note: BRP: "Barko ng Republika ng Pilipinas" (Ship of the Republic of the Philippines). 800 nautical miles to the southwest of Taiwan lies Continue Reading
Is October 7th Israel’s Sept. 11th? I Hope Not
I was 15 years old on September 11th 2001, walking from 2nd period art class to 3rd period English when I saw the news. At the time every classroom Continue Reading
I’ll Take My Armor Off Someday–But Not Today
2016 04 29 Friday It was day three of the Pacific Area Deck Landing Qualification roundup, PACAREA DLQs for short. We had less polite euphemisms to Continue Reading
Train Like You Fight… Fight Like You Train
Train like you fightFight like you trainPray you never need to put that training to use 2016 04 06 Thursday Every 18 months, major Coast Guard Continue Reading
At Home Between Patrols
I think back on this memory, and I am reminded of the importance of being at home when you are there. If you know your career is going to take you Continue Reading
Doing the Right Thing, the Right Way, for the Right Reasons
If you’re in the military long enough you’re going to encounter suicide. I showed up at Coast Guard basic training on October 18th, 2010, and signed Continue Reading
As We Go… This We Know
2016 02 03 Wednesday It is just cold enough to be uncomfortable. Those crew members not on watch are assembled at parade rest on the flight deck. Continue Reading
The Emotions That Are Eating Us Alive
What comes to mind when you think of psychological therapy? Is it the expensive leather couch, a stuffy-looking doctor with a clipboard, and a quiet Continue Reading