MY FIRST TWO YEARS IN THE COAST GUARD 

Outstanding! Back in '86 I was a jarhead assigned as ship's company to the USS Saipan. As we we're leaving Norfolk for a 6 month NATO-MED float, we we're escorted out by a Coast Guard Cutter. I was just a hillbilly from Kentucky and had to ask what type of ship that was (remember, no internet in my day). When told what it was, I said "What's the Coast Guard" which got a laugh out of my peers. Of course they also had to explain what the red-light district was in Amsterdam when we visited there. Ah, simpler times. Best wishes for your career and takes lot's of photos. You future self will appreciate it.

Congrats, man. You reignited my sailing passion when I first ran upon your very first video 1 week after you posted it. Now, I own a small marine business and did some cruising myself. Keep up the dedication!

Congratulations on attaining all those qualifications. Keep learning and striving for more. Cheers 🍻

Great job Wes congratulations!! ! Thank you for your service!

Thank you for your service

Thank you for your service.

Thank you for your service !

You the man, thanks for sharing. Looks like you're working hard.

Congrats! Keep up the good work. Awesome skills!

YESSSSS WICKED SALTY !!!!!

Thanks for posting and sharing. Very cool that you are able to film some of your experiences while in training. Congratulations on the leadership award.

Damn Wes, you been working out too. Very happy to see how things are working out for you three.

Always ready. Awesome

You made them two years look easy. Stay safe out there.. 🤙

More Wicked than ever. Love the awesomeWes and confidence.

Awesome man! Thank you for your dedication!

Wes, this is so cool that you are now a Coastie. I am envious. I tried joining in my early late thirties, but it just wasn't in the cards. I will enjoy seeing you back to shooting some more footage of your new life. Glad to see Kate too.

A whole new respect for you. Used to watch your videos for several years while restoring an old wooden boat. I served with the USCGAUX as an instructor teaching the Sailing and Seamanship course at a local high school. Used to go out on patrols with the Coasties out of Indian River station. Was wondering what happened to you, now I know. Keep them coming!

Well Done Wes...if You end up in coastal NC at Station Oregon Inlet You'll always have a place to chill here at my house. Good to see ya posting again. Better to lead than follow , take charge and stay safe !

Thks for update....keep up the great work and training, I don't know you me but man I feel like I do. You guys have made a great channel. Thks again. 💪

Good video, great balance between information and just daily life snapshots. I am considering joining the Coast Guard specifically to become a boatswain's mate. Exactly what I was looking for, thanks

Congratulations Boats! Glad your back>

congratulations Wes! Great to see you keep progressing in life and on the sea. stay salty

2 years already?!?! Nice to see you back at it and congrats!

Thank-you for your service, wish I was younger, the cost guard looks very interesting,

Awesome share. Thank you. You've come a long way 🙂

Great job Wes. 🌬🌊⛵

Congrats! Proud of u

Well done sir!

Great video. CG videos, love it.

me too, this year I turn two years in the coast guard and I love it!

Wow you was at my old station love the neck and the sound in the summer

Very informative thank you.

Good to see you!

Great job Wes! Let me know if you ever end up at the Michoud base in New Orleans. I work there as a civilian contractor for another company but damn the coast guard has the best cafeteria onsite 😂

Hey Wes! I'm at the marina where they're re-working the 45' medium response boats. Nice to see some Coasties around. Take care and keep up the good work.

That's awesome. I am awaiting MEPS paperwork to go through rn and plan on basic in september or october. I am also thinking of BM or AMT...I really want to be in a heliocopter but also LEO work so don't know which one I should do.

Thanks for sharing what you've been up to Wes! You've achieved a lot in the last two years... Thanks for your service! Now see if you can get them to reexamine that whole Revenue Cutter Act thing, huh? (J/K, but no one likes being boarded. 🙂)

Nice, Congrats!

Dang this video is high quality. I hope you post more Coastie content

Amazon man! Good stuff!!

This was actually informative

From a rotorhead to a boatie, great video man! Hope to see you doing some helo ops one day!

Wes you're amazing! And you had to wear with all to film it what a professional entertainer is all about. I am so incredibly proud of you. You really doing it all right this time. Thinking your way through committing and doing all types of mature self-examination and forward progress. You even married the girl of your dreams. Fantastic. So happy for you three. Speaking of three, how many of those guys at the Coast guard could say they've already sunk the first three sailboats :-)? Man I'm just kidding with you I know that's lemon juice in the eye. But I can't tell you how seriously proud I am of you guys and what you've done and how hard you worked and that I am so charmed that you kept all of us in mind by filming it and now sharing it with us. Your silence has done nothing but kept us on the hook for a couple of years now. I think I'm finally going to buy a t-shirt :-)😂

That’s a great job

So proud of you, Wes! (And yes, perhaps a bit biased because I spent 15 years as a Coast Guard volunteer...😊) You really are setting an awesome example for your shipmates. Semper Paratus!

Great video! Thank you! One question, do you know or have any idea what a NEW reservist BM3 might hope to accomplish in his first 2 years working at a station? Perhaps you have met some weekenders at your sector...could a reservist also become a coxwain?

Sierra 130-1989 Semper Paratus, my brother. Radioman. Commsta Kodiak, AND Airsra Brooklyn

Congrats on the award man!

Considering the Coast Guard active duty right now. My friend Coastie and really likes it. Other options are National Guard and going to school.

Congratulations….what the goal…..working at the sea is the best

X-Ray 21 November 1973. SNRM/RM3 on USCGC Courageous WMEC-622, June 1974 to June 1975; RM3/RM2 at LORAN Monitor Station Keflavik Iceland, July 1975 to August 1976; RM2 Group Sandy Hook NJ to discharge in September 1977. Best wishes to all.

Great to see you making videos again. Curious: believe you’ve got a college degree, no interest in becoming a CG officer?

Awesome video

Awesome Video

Hi. Where s bm ," a " school located now? I was in 79 to 82. Was at rt. Yorktown awaiting em " a" school in Govenors Island NY, back in 1980.

so im currently active duty Army and im looking to join the coast guard when my term is up whats the day to day life of a BM truley like is there a bunch of dumb tasks or is it truley a lot of fun and enjoyable with the job?

Lucky you got a shore unit out of boot. Our class mostly got cutters like the 210s .also you missed paiinting everything like a slave waiting to go to school

I’m thinking about joining the Coast Guard reserves as a BM. I was wondering if bm reservist actually go out and do their job or will I just be stuck doing paperwork and sweeping all day

everyone wants to see more Kate

Is there a branch or team to help prevent human trafficking /arms dealing

is it normal to go back to your old station where you were a non rate after A school? just curios to how it works

Very wicked, Very Salty.

Is this only if you go in undecided? What if you sign up for a particular profession from the start?

Is Lola still alive ?

All of it

Love it bro. Good times at A School

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You graduated A-school po3? I thought you graduated po2?

You graduated college? Are you on the officer track?

You’re either a boatswains mate or you work for one!

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You need a new mic. Last two videos are too soft. The music is loud enough, your voice isn't.

Enjoy the ride young man. The Coast Guard is the way to go. BM1

I am so stoked that you’re posting again. Congratulations on your amazing adventures in the US Coast Guard. And thank you for your service. as for posting videos, it’s wicked salty. Will watch whatever you post lol. 🤙🏼🫡🇺🇸🍻🍿

0:23 im salty about those shitbirds marching 🤣🤣🤣

Love all these little girls with the daddy complexes playing sailor......

Making us proud! 👍