Category Archives: USCGS Munro

The preflight brief consists mostly of what to do A) to stave off disaster, and B) if disaster strikes. Put on fire retardant jumpsuit, PFD, Kevlar vest, helmet and steel-toed boots, the collective weight of which if we do go … Continue reading →

Chances are you go to work in the morning at 8am and knock off at 5pm, with an hour off for lunch. The Coast Guard stands watches. We stand watches on the bridge as OOD (Officer of the Deck), QMOW … Continue reading →

Yesterday I had lunch in the Chiefs’ Mess, and for the first time in two patrols learned that the Chiefs’ have their own motto: Ask the Chiefs. One of the first things the Captain told me was that the Coast … Continue reading →