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
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
Life is Weird in the Coast Guard
Author's Note: In 2014, I was stationed at Maritime Force Protection Unit Kings Bay. An odd unit at best. Despite being trained in communications and 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
You Can Scream Underwater
2014 12 16 Tuesday Like most mornings aboard the CGC Active, I was sitting on the mess deck, hunched over my coffee, inhaling the vapors to drive Continue Reading
The Corpse of My Esprit de Corps
“The service will never love you as much as you love it.” – Unknown. I can’t find the source of that quote, and I’ve heard it used in the Coast 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
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
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
The Weight of the Example We Set
Lead by example.That phrase gets used a lot in the military and first responder communities. It’s often mistaken to mean leaders must have a high PT Continue Reading
Never Show Fear to a Competent E-5 with Time on Their Hands
I never really understood the term “Love Hate Relationship” until I had to stand watch. You hear the phrase standing, setting, or relieving the Continue Reading