Here is the journal posted today!! Can not see Shawn, but he is there!
"The Days are long, but the weeks fly by." Most of us have heard this since day one, but it was not until this week that we have finally begun to see this for ourselves. Week three of our training has been a very eventful week with our days pretty tightly packed. In just seven days, we have gone from learning basics on how to conduct ourselves in a military manner to learning more hands-on, practical information that we will be able to apply to our careers as Coastguardsmen once we enter the fleet.
We practiced emergency water survival techniques using Mustang suits, which are full-body, personal flotation devices used to protect against hypothermia in worst case scenarios. In our Seamanship course, we are being trained on how to avoid and handle those types of emergency situations by learning nautical terminology, how to identify different Coast Guard vessels and aircrafts, how to properly helm a cutter (steer/drive), and how to tie the basic knots used to save lives and operate on a cutter. With a lot to learn and an enthusiastic instructor, Seamanship has definitely become a course that we all look forward to attending.
On Friday we made our official "debut" as we marched as the junior-most company at graduation. According to the feedback that we received, we are advancing well with our marching (which takes a lot of teamwork). Teamwork takes discipline, which we are beginning to show more of each day. This discipline, we are realizing, tends to lead to less incentive training and more of the aforementioned hands-on training.
As we enter our fourth week here at TRACEN Cape May, we refer to what our own Chaplain Barry shared with us this week- "Fortitude- the strength and the courage to endure." We will continue to maintain our courage and strength as you continue to keep those letters of motivation rolling in. VICTOR-181 signing out.
"The Days are long, but the weeks fly by." Most of us have heard this since day one, but it was not until this week that we have finally begun to see this for ourselves. Week three of our training has been a very eventful week with our days pretty tightly packed. In just seven days, we have gone from learning basics on how to conduct ourselves in a military manner to learning more hands-on, practical information that we will be able to apply to our careers as Coastguardsmen once we enter the fleet.
We practiced emergency water survival techniques using Mustang suits, which are full-body, personal flotation devices used to protect against hypothermia in worst case scenarios. In our Seamanship course, we are being trained on how to avoid and handle those types of emergency situations by learning nautical terminology, how to identify different Coast Guard vessels and aircrafts, how to properly helm a cutter (steer/drive), and how to tie the basic knots used to save lives and operate on a cutter. With a lot to learn and an enthusiastic instructor, Seamanship has definitely become a course that we all look forward to attending.
On Friday we made our official "debut" as we marched as the junior-most company at graduation. According to the feedback that we received, we are advancing well with our marching (which takes a lot of teamwork). Teamwork takes discipline, which we are beginning to show more of each day. This discipline, we are realizing, tends to lead to less incentive training and more of the aforementioned hands-on training.
As we enter our fourth week here at TRACEN Cape May, we refer to what our own Chaplain Barry shared with us this week- "Fortitude- the strength and the courage to endure." We will continue to maintain our courage and strength as you continue to keep those letters of motivation rolling in. VICTOR-181 signing out.
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