en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/275164 Comments by CGNews http://www.cgblog.org/2009/04/coast-guards-short-new-medial-time-line.html#IDComment19053030 Cmdr - First off, thank you for participating. I'm curious about a couple things. Is there a particular reason why some pictures are posted to Flickr but most are posted to CGVI? Why not post them all to both? Also, related to Flickr, I notice that all pictures in the photostream are marked as copyright with all rights reserved. Since these pictures were taken by government employees on government time, are they not then in the public domain? Shouldn't they be released under a creative commons Attribution License? Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:51:14 +0000 http://www.cgblog.org/2009/04/coast-guards-short-new-medial-time-line.html#IDComment19053030 http://www.cgblog.org/2009/03/welcome-new-contributor-to-cgblog-lcdr.html#IDComment17530092 Welcome aboard Commander. I look forward to your insight. It seems we are gathering a very diverse group here. Officers, enlisted, Regular, Reserve, Auxiliary, Civilian, Active, Retired and former members. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:49:11 +0000 http://www.cgblog.org/2009/03/welcome-new-contributor-to-cgblog-lcdr.html#IDComment17530092 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/coast-guard-recruiting-handbook-1942.html#IDComment17375972 But did you notice on the last page, before the application, where it said "REMBER PEARL HARBOR Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:36:45 +0000 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/coast-guard-recruiting-handbook-1942.html#IDComment17375972 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/coast-guard-recruiting-handbook-1942.html#IDComment17373634 Must have at least 20 teeth, no glasses, no veneral diseases, no history of syphillis, can't be color blind and at leas an 8th grade education. Some interesting requirements, looking at it by todays standards. Thanks for posting it Sean. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:56:23 +0000 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/coast-guard-recruiting-handbook-1942.html#IDComment17373634 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/coast-guard-all-star.html#IDComment17327796 It's Neither. It's because so many people want to join the Coast Guard. Back in the early 80's when I was recruiting, our office was in a downtown complex with recruiting offices from all the other services. Our monthly quota was normally, not always obviously, but normally as much as the other 4 combined. In other words, if each of them needed 2 guys, we needed 8 or 9. When I left, in '83 we had a 12 month waiting list and except for the fact that their physicals were only good for a year, we could have had an even longer list. Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:44:26 +0000 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/coast-guard-all-star.html#IDComment17327796 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/coast-guard-all-star.html#IDComment17274652 Busch cars are a lot cheaper to sponsor than Cup cars, but it's still not a great use of the advertising budget. As much as I'd like to see Coast Guard car out there competing against the Army, when you've got a 6 month waiting list in a lot of recruiting offices, it is sort of a waste of money. Last year there were a couple of Guardians who were involved in stock car racing on the local level and were advertising the CG on their cars. Haven't heard anything this year, but then again, local short tracks in most parts of the country are a long way from reopening. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:35:44 +0000 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/coast-guard-all-star.html#IDComment17274652 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/coast-guard-is-doing-exercises.html#IDComment17269907 I think the key was the question Blitzer ask. [So, said Blitzer, "the Coast Guard is doing exercises and they are worried about this?"] In response, ["The Coast Guard is doing exercises," Napolitano replied.]. Not the Coast Guard is worried and doing exercises, just that they are doing exercises. I don't think the Coast Guard is worried about it happening. Concerned? I think so. If they weren't concerned they wouldn't be doing exercises and planning for different scenarios. I'm sure that if if happened tomorrow, the Coast Guard would be ready. By the way, what kind of English is that opening statement? New Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano got asked today...... GOT asked? I think she WAS asked. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:00:38 +0000 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/coast-guard-is-doing-exercises.html#IDComment17269907 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/coastie-convicted-of-sexual-assault.html#IDComment17119440 Interesting that they issued a press release when he was charged but not after he was convicted. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:42:02 +0000 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/coastie-convicted-of-sexual-assault.html#IDComment17119440 http://www.ryanerickson.com/2009/03/coastie-vs-guardian-again.html#IDComment17116496 I am an old guy. - Not enough sea time to be an old salt. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:36:05 +0000 http://www.ryanerickson.com/2009/03/coastie-vs-guardian-again.html#IDComment17116496 http://www.ryanerickson.com/2009/03/coastie-vs-guardian-again.html#IDComment17115108 I meant to mention also that Air Station Traverse City, where I took my entrance physical back in 1975, was even then using the motto Guardians of the Great Lakes. Both CGAS TC and D9 are still using it 34 years later. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:45:32 +0000 http://www.ryanerickson.com/2009/03/coastie-vs-guardian-again.html#IDComment17115108 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/tropical-blue-long-uniform-is-no-more.html#IDComment14880223 Nicky, I don't mean to be disrespectful so please don't take it as such but if someone is worried about security, they probably shouldn't have a Facebook and LinkedIn Page. If a terrorist, human rights group or lawyer wants to track you down, they don't need your name off a nametape to do it. Mon, 9 Feb 2009 05:57:49 +0000 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/tropical-blue-long-uniform-is-no-more.html#IDComment14880223 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/more-on-fv-patriot-case.html#IDComment14266670 BZ to Lt Halvorson for his willingness to go on the record to get the facts out there. That's the type of transparency that I believe the Comdt is looking for. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:04:44 +0000 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/more-on-fv-patriot-case.html#IDComment14266670 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/hiding-behind-bureaucracy.html#IDComment14255017 Quoting from the article " <quote>Matteo and Josie Russo had bought and re-outfitted the 11-year-old, steel-hulled vessel about a year ago, converting it into a celebrated example of 21st century technology. </quote> I have to wonder why an "example of 21st century technology" didn't have a working EPIRB onboard.. If they did, the Coast Guard would have known within minutes (seconds?) exactly what boat it was and where it was. Then entire question of why it took so long for the Coast Guard to launch a search would be mute. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:30:47 +0000 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/hiding-behind-bureaucracy.html#IDComment14255017 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/guest-post-from-kevin-cooper-shock-at.html#IDComment14038620 Thanks Jason. I would have guessed enlisted at 6 or 7%, but I haven't been around for a few years. Glad to see it's even better than I thought. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:34:29 +0000 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/guest-post-from-kevin-cooper-shock-at.html#IDComment14038620 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/guest-post-from-kevin-cooper-shock-at.html#IDComment14006919 It would be interesting to see the numbers for enlisted also. I might be wrong but i suspect it would be higher than expected. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:05:16 +0000 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/guest-post-from-kevin-cooper-shock-at.html#IDComment14006919 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/alert-received-from-user-of-technology.html#IDComment13969511 Twitter is a dating site? Seems to me your network administrator was a little smarter back when they were a Coastie rather than a Guardian. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:29:59 +0000 http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/alert-received-from-user-of-technology.html#IDComment13969511 http://www.cgblog.org/2008/12/unofficial-uscg-christmas-wish-list.html#IDComment12302696 Another 5,000 Auxiliary members would be nice to have. Tue, 9 Dec 2008 05:42:51 +0000 http://www.cgblog.org/2008/12/unofficial-uscg-christmas-wish-list.html#IDComment12302696 http://www.cgblog.org/2008/12/priceless.html#IDComment12020518 I don't recall ever seeing a newspaper or magazine that allowed anonymous letters to the editor. Why should a blog be any different? Wed, 3 Dec 2008 05:19:44 +0000 http://www.cgblog.org/2008/12/priceless.html#IDComment12020518