On Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:24:56 -0500, jeff
wrote:

On 1/7/2011 12:35 AM, georgecleveland wrote:
On Tuesday my eldest got on a flight in Minneapolis heading to Philly.
From there he took a bus to Cape May, New Jersey. Destination, the
U.S. Coast Guard Training Facility. He is, even as I type this, in
Coastie boot camp.

Semper Paratus.

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Geo. C.

gosh george...it all goes so quickly. seems only recently he was that
small tyke with jacci welcoming this bearded southerner to northern
wisconsin. if he gets a duty station in north carolina, he won't be far
from my home... let me know if i can assist in any way.

jeff

Many thanks for the offer. I'm not sure where he'll get stationed but
since he wants to be a Bosun's (Boatswain?) Mate his first gig will be
on a cutter until he can either strike into a training program or get
into A school next year (2011 is already filled up).

I think he'll be fine. He was really pumped up last Tuesday getting on
the plane but I imagine he's less so by now. From what we've been
reading on USCG message boards the first 4 -5 weeks are brutal but
then it all comes together. He's a tough kid. As long as his body
holds out he'll keep trying.


Geo. C.