It is now 0221 (for those that dont understand Military time that is 2:21am) and beings there is nothing on TV, I popped in what is now my favorite movie after Full Metal Jacket, "The Guardian." Call me stupid, call me lame, but this movie gets me motivated (or as we say in the Corps, gets me hard!!). Before I saw this movie, I thought what everone else thought... The Coast Guard are a bunch of PU__IES!!! Before I go any further, I shall admit that this perceotion is HELLA far from the truth.
Im sure glad this is a blog for two reasons. The first is because Im part of the most eliete crew in the United States and this is the Marines. Now, I dont say this because of rivalry, but as ANY service member will tell you, the first that is called for most any conflict is the Marines.
Ok, now let me um.... well, I guess promote the Coast Guard (which my Marine Corps brothers and sisters would KICK MY ASS for.), but with watching this movie, I see that these guys (and gals) are NOT pussies!
While watching this movie, I laugh, yet I admire… The reason I laugh is because of the boot camp. To me it looks more like a Jungle Jim compared to what I went through, but again, this is the Coast Guard.
Please do not get me wrong. I totally admire what the coast guard does, and even more what the Coast Guard Diver does… I know I wouldn’t have been able to pass (and this is coming from a swimmer who had 2 records a my Junior High swim team.).
I guess this blog, is for (even though I have never wrote one before) is to say thanks to the smallest portion of the Military… the ones who get looked past. I ultimately want to say to the smallest portion of the Military is that I agree you do NOT go through easy courses in order to accomplish what you have set out to do!
Even though you are the smallest portion in the Miltary, I say what we Marines say to each other every single day…..
SEMPER FI!!!! Coast Guard! Thank You for the service that you do and for allowing me to feel that if I ever get sucked out by a rip-current, or anything of that matter, that you will come looking for me… From a Marine, I say Thank You Coast Guard!!!!!
