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Well, yesterday John LeCarre died. I don't usually feel too bad when celebrities pass (I regret never seeing Tom Petty in person) but I do feel bad about John LeCarre. I'm not saying I don't care about celebrities, just that I'm not showing up crying or getting a tattoo. John LeCarre is 89...

Alright, I've had LOTS of time at home and one thing I've been dusting off are my challenge coins. Let's see your coin collections, either all or special ones. Feel free to tell some stories about them...

I don't know how many people here participated in Boys State (or Girls State) but there's a movie on AppleTV+ called Boys State and it brought back some memories for me. It was well done. And while the movie followed Texas Boys State, you find the experience is fairly uniform (I was in...

Scott Borgerson is a 1997 CGA grad, was a professor at CGA as a LT, and retired as a commander. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8490505/Ghislaine-Maxwells-hideout-bought-corporation-links-wealthy-lover.html?fbclid=IwAR2NiW1LYoRrQpe2hD8Muh33Q_NGCD--oYH67oPy0c7yALSh7wzQagMouoE

Here's an interesting debate to have. This was in the Bulletin and I'm surprised it didn't generate more conversation. A member of the CGA class of 1979 was inducted into the CGA Athletic Hall of Fame. While I was a cadet he was a coach of the women's basketball team at CGA. He was also with...

Well, I've been gone for a while... turns out almost-two-year-olds occupy a lot of your time when everyone is home and they can't play with their friends. Hope everyone is well!

I picked up this movie today.... I saw it in theaters but I had to have it in 4K. I figured it made sense to throw my DWH coins in the photo too.

A Navy ship was recovering the underwater "drone" when a Chinese navy ship swooped in and recovered it first? How does this happen? A Chinese vessel can more quickly recover an undersea craft than the US vessel that launched (and controlled it). I think it's time for the Navy to retire the...

Check out the "best places to work in the federal government" rankings, just released at www.bestplacestowork.org. Interesting results!

I noticed that the USNA jerseys have unit patches on the upper right side of the front. What are those for or what do they represent? The reason I ask; I noticed a midshipman with a Coast Guard patch.

Well, I got home yesterday from a great homecoming weekend in New London. The weather was rough, but worked out well. I walked around and talk to my classmates who are now faculty and staff at CGA. We had a good turnout for the weekend festivities. I even met another SAF member. I think...

Last night I was able to watch the Deepwater Horizon movie at a Coast Guard screening. A little background, I separated from the Coast Guard in 2011. During the summer of 2010 I was deployed to the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill response. To say that it was a valuable learning experience would...

Let's talk about books!!! Any books at all folks! What are you reading? What's your favorite? What do you like to read about? What do you collect? What do you want? What's your dream book? Do you have a book related stories?

Are you watching? Which team are you pulling for? Which match up is entertaining?

The Coast Guard had to return to a paper based medical system after a switch to a new system did not work and the service couldn't revert to the old system.... http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/ehr-debacle-leads-to-paper-based-care-for-coast-guard-servicemembers-222412 I have no idea how...

Where'd your avatars come from? They look like they're from the same source.

This is my 8,000th post. Likely 99.99% of the previous 7,999 post were of limited use, but I thought pointing this milestone was appropriate. HAHAHA...

This question is actually for me…. I know that your service academy time does NOT count toward military retirement, but DOES count toward federal retirement. What I'd like to know is, when applying for a federal job, your active duty time counts toward accumulated vacation time. For...

Disney released the first trailer for "The Finest Hours." It will be a Coast Guard classic.

The 2015 NHL playoffs start tonight. Who is your team? Who are you cheering for? Who do you think will win the Stanley Cup? My team is the Nashville Predators. I will cheer for the Preds in the West and I'll throw some passive support for the Pittsburgh Penguins (where I was born) and the...