I'm joining the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve...does anyone have any words of wisdon or advice?

Good for you...Wish you all the best.I'm joining the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve...does anyone have any words of wisdon or advice?
Fair winds and good sailing.





Cpl of MarinesI'm joining the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve...does anyone have any words of wisdon or advice?
good luck
Hurray for you, I spent 22 years grate life I was Army .. I Have had friends in Cost Guard they all loved it ....
Dont drop the soap.





in all seriousness Good Luck and thanks for serving your country.
I'm joining the Coast Guard too. But not the reserves. I leave in Sept. From my husband who is in the navy told me. To prepare for boot camp. Run, puchups, setups, start saying yes sir and no sir to people. Good luck to you.
Recognize that most of us see you as our hero, and are grateful. Don't let the seditious and socialists get you down. Hate-America is not sexy. I'm a teacher, one of those careers that people foolishly try to say is ';heroic';.





No thanks. I don't risk my life like you will be. That takes courage, more than I had. It may not be the same as entering the military.





But you're a better ';man'; than I am. Good luck to you. God keep you safe.
My son was in the Coast Guard for 4 years. There are only 30 job titles--- all technical (the other services, being much larger, have about 4,000 %26amp; not all technical) what this means is that you have the opportunity to get excellent training for many jobs in the civilian world, Good luck %26amp; God bless to you and all our service men and women.
Thank you for serving!
Thank you for serving the people of the United States. I wish you all the best!
Hell have fun I guess. Take small boats if you can versus cutter duty. Small crew, fast boats, hands on rescue work. Cutters suck, might as well join the navy %26amp; get less space.
Read the contracts carefully before signing them. If recruiters promise you something, get it in writing. They are masters at bait %26amp; switch.
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is it easy to get in...? is the $$$ decent?





please add anything else that you feel is important...





good for you for joining a male dominated field... it can be tough


working with all men (i know from exp) but never let them see ya sweat and never let ur guard down... some men will try and test you... esp try to hit on you....
all da best!!!!!!!!
Make sure you pay attention when they teach you how to use your pants as flotation device. No joke, it might save your live one day.
Remember, you don't have to like a person who is a higher rank than you, and you don't have to respect them, but you do have to respect the uniform they wear and the rank they hold, because they earned that rank.


Tread lightly, you will come across people (NCO's and Officers) who you just don't like, but remember those words. A good friend of mine gave them to me, and I have used them well.





Good luck to you...also remember, basic training is for a very short time, once you are out, it is just a job. A job to be proud of.