Recent content by KP Eng

She is the third USCGA grad to serve as Supe at USMMA. Best of luck to her.

Rare instance of KPmom2013 going rogue. Glad to see it!

My perspective comes from the engine side mostly in repair. For gloves I like the Mechanix type. I often find my hands getting wet working in a tank or bilge. Those are still pretty functional wet to climb back out of where I’m working. Definitely invest in a quality flashlight, one that can be...

Still have my blue brain in the desk drawer. It is still stenciled with last name, year, and company. I still use it on rare occasions. Definitely got my money out of that part of the plebe bundle.

I think that occurred post WW2 when the commissioning requirement made the cadets Naval officers in training similar to today. Midshipmen on campus, cadet at sea.

Don’t listen to them. You are thinking about this perfectly clearly. If you are asked in any written forms or verbally if you play, have played, or ever thought of playing an instrument. SAY NO or you will be put in Band Co.

That happened to me. I got the first shot at home and finished the series at the infirmary.

I’m guessing this is subject to the Commandant’s staff. During my time we generally stayed in one company all four years.

Flags of convenience exist for one reason. To generate revenue for the flag state by providing operators a reduced cost option for their fleet. That reduced cost can come in many ways beyond material inspection, particularly a more favorable legal environment to operate in. A thought of a...

I agree with my fellow alums that maybe maritime life isn’t for you. There is no shame in that. The only other advice I would offer though is that winter at the Academy is a tough time. Sometimes it can put you in a dark place mentally. This is especially true your 3/c year when it feels like as...

Back in the dark ages prior to Keurigs and Red Bull, it was Copenhagen and bottle soda.

This sounds like a great way to earn the nickname "Bilge Pump"! Most accurate reply on the thread. My first Chief told me very solemnly, "Cadet, I am about to show you the most important thing that I can teach you." He took me to the coffee pot in the control room and went over how to do it in...

I had a very similar thought. I bet if you asked the accused it he would ever make a "magic pipe" to bypass his OWS to discharge overboard he wouldn't even consider it. If only he had the same reluctance for his conduct with the cadet.

Lots of sea lawyering too, but something tells me if you are a MIDN and you don't comply you're going to be doing your waiting outside Vickey Gate as of 29 December.