Why join the coast guard over other branches?
>>64770189They're actually the most active branch and their standard targets are smugglers and drug runners.Did you think they were lazy? then go join the Air Force.
>>64770189>hang out on a boat all day>rescue bitches>shoot the occasional drug mexicansseems pretty based to me
>>64770189Actually defend America and they have the highest requirements which means you get better coworkers. Plus I like the vessel sizes in the CG more than the behemoths in the Navy.>taking tour of CG station in Pensacola>they tell a story about rescuing some dude stranded in a motor boat>get invited to party on his yacht later that night>they decline>next day they get a brief>guy was a wanted criminal >oops, get him next time
>>64770189Same pay as the Navy but less time away from family, less redtape, less buggery.
>be me, some random non rate at a small boat station in Michigan >”hey anon you wanna go do door kicker training with the fbi?”I got to get into a simunition firefight with the fbi. Pretty fun.
Seems like the only branch of US military that isn't used as some jew ploy to destroy other nations.Pretty cool guys, the only ones that deserve respect anyway.
>>64770189You do more interesting shit on a day to day basis, And you get some pretty sweet employablenskills if you’re in the right roll. The two kids I went to hs with that went CG right after Hs are doing better than the dude who went USAFA and the girl that went West Point
>>64770469This. In the Navy, most just run drills. Over and over and over again. In the USCG, you actually do the job for real. Real job satisfaction. However, CG is underfunded and the crew ends up spending their own money for things that should come from supply. Hopefully this will be corrected soon.
>>64770189My Dad was coastguard during the Vietnam War, this way he didn't have to get deployed.He said that under his watch, not a single vietcong invaded the New Jersey shores
>>64770189Especially for enlisted guys it's a better deal than the USN. Only a handful of rates get to do anything interesting in the Navy and generally those are not on ships. For surface/aviation/subs, pretty much any kind of trigger pulling is done by an officer or more rarely a chief. Also they have way shorter deployments, which is kind of 6 one way half dozen the other: gone less but also make way fewer port calls
>>64770189You get to live like an action movie star.
>>64770189Does the Coast Guard really operate Global Hawks?
>>64770189>save people>stop drug runners>break ice>steal tankers>get a bitching paint jobWhat's not to like?
>>64771948we do not negotiate with helpless individuals
It seems like /k/ is hard for the Guard. So, what equipment would you give the USCG to help its mission? Let’s be at least a little realistic, so no nuke powered ice breakers.
>>64770235>less buggeryPoint against it for /k/
>>64771988five million barrels of sarin gas
>>64772203How will that help their mission?
>>64771988Unironcally a LHA or similar helicopter carrier would help their job a ton, especially if they can launch longer range fixed wing drones from it. Really even a shitty converted freighter would do the trick, it's not supposed to be getting in fights
>>64770189I wanted to serve my fellow Americans, not people across the globe who don't share my values. The USCG nominally does this. Back when I joined, even the overseas stations served to guard American bases or commerce.I don't recommend it, though. Unless it's changed a lot since 2017, the USCG is criminally undefunded and the officer corps is staffed with losers with no oversight. While in basic I got bronchitis and they just put me in reg hold and prescribed me a bag of salt to gargle. About a month later they finally sent me to the hospital. After I got out, a VA doctor gave me a service connection for breathing issues.... because they hadn't treated my BRONCHITIS. in TRAINING. It's embarrassing.At the same time, I saw a woman graduate from basic in crutches. Limited duty the whole time. Found out she was the neice or granddaughter of an admiral when he visited base for the graduation.In short, if you want to do cool shit with good equipment become a Ranger. If you just want to serve your country go to college and then join the USGS or NOAA or something actually helpful to real Americans. I have friends who've done either and they're the coolest people I know. Good luck.
>>64772211the sick tiktok edits of them flooding narco subs with the stuff will boost recruitment numbers immensely.
