Coast guard

the U.S. Coast Guard, gifts and gratuities were allowed as long as the dollar value was less than twenty dollars ($20) and was not in the form of cash. Also, if the nature of accepting the gift or gratuity implied in any way that any form of favorable treatment was expected in return, than that would be a violation of the policy. A good example of this is a small boat station had a basket of cookies hand delivered by some local residents to show their appreciation for the Coast Guards recent…

The Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy (CPOA) is a leadership and development course designed to prepare Chief Petty Officers for increased responsibility as a member of the Chief Petty Officer Corps. During my five weeks at the CPOA I had the opportunity to network with fellow Chiefs, examine myself as a leader and grow as a person. There were several courses and experiences that I benefited from, however there were three in particular that had a tremendous impact on my overall outlook as…

By the age of eight years old I had moved five times and had become used to my surroundings changing. My dad being in the coast guard are family had to move quite often. It was hard because i never had a set school, church or friends. Being in a Coast Guard family it also helped me become a better person and I met great people as well. I had morales placed in me at a young age on what was right and wrong. Moving so often was hard on me but what I learned along the way outweighed the bad.…

Rating Performance Qualifications Should be Electronic Only The Coast Guard needs to revise the way non-resident training for advancement is administered. Moving to an electronic only version of the Enlisted Rating Advancement Training System (ERATS) would provide a more efficient way for Rating Performance Qualifications (RPQs) to be completed, administered, and tracked. The current system is cumbersome and allows too much room for misinformation to make it out to the field. A benefit of…

subject at caption, I 5615 Fleet Chief Petty Officer (FCPO) J Chance conducted an informal interview with 6027 Petty Officer (PO) Robertson R., on 28 November 2016 at about 18:30hrs.The interview was in relation to the distribution of toys at the Coast Guard 2016 Annual Children Christmas Party, to the family and friends of 5821 Chief Petty Officer (CPO) D Bishop. The interview was conducted on behalf of the Command Fleet Chief Petty Officer Dave Byer, who at the moment had other pressing…

challenge is met, I hope to leverage my personal values to inspire and motivate others to achieve their goals. I’ve learned more from my poor leaders than I have the good ones, but how I apply those lessons to help shape and guide the future of the Coast Guard workforce is tailored to the specific needs and traits of those I…

Hurricane Katrina hit? Thesis: Hurricane katrina caused damages to the united states and the United states was affected by the impact of the storm. History: Hurricane Katrina a devastating storm also known as a tropical depression that hit the Gulf Coast caused many destruction. Katrina was formed around 200 miles southeast of the Bahamas on August 23, 2005, as a tropical depression, according to the NOAA. A band of storm clouds began to wrap around the north side of the storm 's circulation…

over thirty years Alcatraz Island was the main destinations for the nation’s most violent criminals. Criminals like Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, and Robert Stroud, also known as The birdman of Alcatraz. With ninety guards working round the clock, including the national guard and coast guard who were one phone call away, but they were rarely needed. Thirty six daring men tried to escape the Rock, some tried more than once. Of the thirty-six, twenty-three were captured, six were shot and killed,…

And when we went to the internment camp, guard towers, double security fence and all that, I really wondered what’s going to happen to us. You know, that this is just the beginning and they may very well send us back to Japan. And that, to me, was horrible. I, in my heart, knew my loyalty belongs to America. I went to school, pledged allegiance every morning in grammar school. And for me to think that I may be sent to Japan was horrendous. And so that was sort of a nightmare. —Susumu Satow, THE…

serve the Sailors, Marine Corps, Coast Guards and their family in such capacity. As a clergy, my desire is to function as a chaplain that will facilitate worship to help sailors and their family members enter into God’s presence and encounter God in ways that are familiar and comforting. My desire is to utilize my ministry leadership experience, dedication to duty, and ability to adapt as key principles provide a meaningful pastoral care to the Navy, Marine, Coast Guards communities. It is my…