On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:57:32 -0600, georgecleveland
wrote:

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.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...5&l=93f04b797f

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.


He's finished his first 5 weeks and got his first deployment. Off to
Honolulu with the punk. He'll be on the USCGC Jarvis, one of the big
boats. In the past they've sailed most of the northern and central
Pacific with a good amount of time spent on the fishing grounds in
Alaska.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoELxzdB0mE

Geo. C.