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Trial Layout
Well, I spent the weekend trying some new layouts for the site. The other one was constantly giving me problems. There were a couple that I liked, but they require so much work and I have a lot going on this week. With that said, this will be the layout for a bit…at least until [...]
Uhh-Ohh, They’re On To Us!!!
(FYI – I’m having some issue with the layout of the site. It may come and go throughout the day as I try to fix it. )
Today at work, my fellow teammate & a BM1, informed me of a new topic over on the Fred’s Place Monster.com Military.com discussion boards. It seems the BM’s have [...]
Critical Fill Solicitation
Good day, don’t know if you guys saw this already…
SUBJ: ALCGENL 208/09 – OFFSEASON SOLICITATION
FOR MKC, MK1, AND MK2
POSITIONS
A. CG PERSMAN, COMDTINST M1000.6, ART. 4.C.7.
1. CGPSC-EPM-2 IS SOLICITING CANDIDATES TO FILL VACANT MK
POSITIONS AS FOLLOWS:
CGC GALLATIN CHARLESTON, SC MKC DUTY
TRACEN MK SCHOOL [...]
The New USCG Commandant, Vice Admiral Papp
Washington – President Obama intends to nominate Vice Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr., as Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Vice Admiral Papp would relieve Admiral Thad Allen in May 2010.
“The Coast Guard plays a vital role in protecting our nation—securing America’s borders, protecting our ports, and providing critical [...]
Wow, I Had To Laugh When I Read This.
Okay. I offer a MK Logo sticker to the first person who comments on the true irony of this article! When I read it, I couldn’t help but laugh…
RIVIERA BEACH — The Palm Beach Princess will be ordered today to halt its gambling cruises-to-nowhere if the owners do not come up with a detailed plan [...]
The Navy’s Kicking Out 3800 Enlisted…And Some May Be Coming To Us.
From a recent article in Navy Times:
Thousands of sailors will be sent packing this year — more than 2,600 because of high-year tenure, and another 1,200 through re-enlistment disapproval.
For those sailors, even those with up to 14 years of service, the chances for finishing an active-duty Navy career are done.
But there is hope. The Navy [...]
Have A Great Thanksgiving
I’m done for the week, so I hope everyone has a good Thanksgiving. For all those guys that have duty tomorrow, I’m sorry. I’m sure that you’ll get a comp day for being there………okay, I couldn’t help but laugh along with you on that one. Anyway, be safe and get fat. Weigh in’s are done [...]
Idiot Of The Year Nominee.
On May 21, a judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California dismissed a complaint filed by a woman who said she had purchased “Cap’n Crunch with Crunch Berries” because she believed it contained real fruit. The plaintiff, Janine Sugawara, alleged that she had only recently learned to her dismay that said “berries” [...]
Welcome To The New MK Shop Website. VER 3.0
So I used to host the site on Blogger, and it was a free service for the theme, but I was always having problems with the layout and stuff working and the formatting. Well, after being shafted not getting selected for ME, I decided that I would redo the site, since I’m still going to [...]
ME List Is Out
Well, the ME list is out and you can find it HERE. It’s on the internet, so you don’t need a CGWS to view it.
Naturally I was expecting to be on this list, but apparently people had other ideas. Good luck to everyone who made it…although I’m jealous of you. Stand by for changes to [...]
Book Update: Not Your father’s Coast Guard
Hello MK’s. A few weeks ago I wrote about a new book coming out called Not You Father’s Coast Guard, that tells the story of a bunch of Coasties that executed a pretty awesome mission destroying Colombian coke labs. Well, through my travels I have been in contact with the author of the book and [...]
Keep Hope
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento has released photos and background information on the missing C-130 airplane crew that is the subject of a joint agency search operation off the coast of San Clemente Island, Calif.
The search for the missing crew has saturated an area totaling more than 644 square-miles and has [...]
MK Shop: What now?
Hello, hello there my friends. So, things here have been a little slow lately, sorry about that. As you may know, recently I left the Gallatin and that pretty much reduced about 96% of the new pictures on this site. I feel bad, but not to much, since I no longer have to be on [...]
Solicitation For Fast Responce Cutter
If there is anyone out there that wants to be part of the plank owner crew for the new FRC’s, then check out ALCGENL 175/09. The jobs available include:
CGC SENTINEL (WPC 1101) WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE COAST GUARD OOA
QUARTER 2 OF FY11. MEMBERS WILL REPORT TO MIAMI, FL WITH A SPECIFIC
REPORT DATE, WHICH MAY [...]
Want College Credits? Check Your Schools!!!!
So, recently there has been a lot of activity going on with the military, training courses, and regional accreditation. The USCG’s BO school finally got it’s accreditation and is now good for college credits, something that has been needed for a while now. I’ve been involved with going through a Instructor Development Course (IDC) this [...]
