Coast Guard - Good, Bad & Ugly?

[AtTheWall]

Oscar - Based on the mathematical component, which is a blessing really, I would steer him into the Information Systems Technician.

This will expose him to the INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY world of data/voice/security

This is about a close, to the world I once worked in, before they readjusted and modernized the ratings (speciality disciplines), post 9/11 and post 1st decade of the Internet's existence.

[AtTheWall]

After serving, and receiving 58 weeks of training in that world - the longest trade school in the USCG, he's working in the field, gaining valuable hands on technical skills supporting the USCG Missions.

Once he completes that, a few years of IT Sticktime in the hot seat, cutting his teeth at the entry level wearing uniform - he takes that uniform off, technical trade schools under his belt with books and materials used to learn, now his. And out in Corporate America, an ex MILITARY IT guy, folks like me, will hire him in a second!

And I too, was like him.........and cut my teeth...........and earned the skills inside along with leadership and management examples, of all the great inside, who make careers of leading men and women in tough situations.

He will earn character, patience, discipline and devotion to duty and cause - the military style, that will carry with him through life.

10 YEARS OF IT EXPERIENCE = SIX FIGURE INCOMES IN TODAYS' WORLD

Nothing to lose learning it wearing a uniform = with 4 years to polish an every growing resume with material learned and earned on the inside

That's my take, based on the current list of available rates in the USCG

Marine Mechanics and Aviation Mechanics - lotta competition with ex Navy and Army guys, from Vietnam to now.

Information Technology, let's just say, there is less competition with the future of IT, being here for a long long time. Some of those mechanical jobs may end up going by the way of electrical engines - which requires new training.

The IT Side, you live and work it and it changes and grows with all IT types, having to push themselves with professional development to remain marketable and relative with the current technology trends of today

Which will be here tomorrow for many decades

Its all gonna ride on his SAT score at the recruiter. He has to pass the basic minimum to get in. And the higher he scores, the more his SAT minimum score plays into his eligibility, to some of the more advanced schooling.

When I served, your SAT score to get in, also was the score you carried for aptitude and pre-entrance qualifications into some of the advanced military training schools.

If the score is too low to qualify, they don't get the opportunity to pick a career field, they can test at the minimum cut off.

The days of getting into the Military, cause one had no where else to go, is over. Must have a high school education or GED and then you have to meet some basic score minimums to be eligible.

[Landrover]

Rob, Thank YOU so much for taking time to respond in extreme detail on this matter. I figured you were busy but did not need the wise-cracks on this thread from a political stance.

Oscar - Based on the mathematical component, which is a blessing really, I would steer him into the Information Systems Technician.

This will expose him to the INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY world of data/voice/security

This is about a close, to the world I once worked in, before they readjusted and modernized the ratings (speciality disciplines), post 9/11 and post 1st decade of the Internet's existence.

Thanks for spelling that out. I knew it was something specific to pursue but did not know the correct area to start! Yes, being above average in Math & Sciences is a MUST in our future.

After serving, and receiving 58 weeks of training in that world - the longest trade school in the USCG, he's working in the field, gaining valuable hands on technical skills supporting the USCG Missions.

Once he completes that, a few years of IT Sticktime in the hot seat, cutting his teeth at the entry level wearing uniform - he takes that uniform off, technical trade schools under his belt with books and materials used to learn, now his. And out in Corporate America, an ex MILITARY IT guy, folks like me, will hire him in a second!

And I too, was like him.........and cut my teeth...........and earned the skills inside along with leadership and management examples, of all the great inside, who make careers of leading men and women in tough situations.

He will earn character, patience, discipline and devotion to duty and cause - the military style, that will carry with him through life.

Thanks a bunch sir!!!!

[Uncle Saggy]

Before I ever knew any of this ^^, I figured you were a hell of a guy, based off your post.
I was right

Don’t let that fool you
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ATW - CU/I


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[AtTheWall]

Here's a young 3rd class Petty Officer, Tier 1 support type, talking about IT in the USCG

I would hire all of them after 4 years and fresh out in corporate America


As you can see in the video, Data centers, servers, routers, switches, vlans and firewalls along with voice over ip Phone systems, fiber and copper the cable mediums as well as WIFI

All cutting edge and the US Coast Guard is the most open standard computing platform out of all of the military branches = USCG Must communicate with civilians and civilian law enforcement which the other military branches forbid comms with the public

Big difference and culturally, the USCG IT GUY is a one for one match with Corporate America data centers and the IT world, the modern world needs to stay fiscally engaged

https://youtu.be/vWqRwMt5nso

[Goldeneagle]

Y'all done got Rob all up in here!




How ya doing Rob?

[AtTheWall]

don’t let that fool you
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atw - cu/i


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lmfao

[AtTheWall]

Doing great Randy!

How you doing my far Northern Archery brother!

[AtTheWall]

Rob, Thank YOU so much for taking time to respond in extreme detail on this matter. I figured you were busy but did not need the wise-cracks on this thread from a political stance.

Thanks for spelling that out. I knew it was something specific to pursue but did not know the correct area to start! Yes, being above average in Math & Sciences is a MUST in our future.

Thanks a bunch sir!!!!

Very very welcome Mi Amigo!

[AtTheWall]

And to all - thank you!

Please be safe, check your PFDs and weather.......life is too short to Navigate ****** OFF

Semper Paratus

Rob

[oneeye]

Thanks for taking the time to write that up. Best read I've had in a long Time! Thank you for your service.

[Johnny44]

This is how the marxist do what they do, you guys are delusional about where we are today

[smokeless]

The members on this site amaze me. Rob, thank you for sharing this with us.

[Rwc]

Rob, great read...............

You ever in the Crawford area.....I’ll buy.

LandRover, best of luck to the young man.


Rwc

[Johnny44]

Meanwhile in today’s news the BLM flag is actually flying over a few embassies and the state Dept said “Trump supporters are a terrorist group”.

Its great to reflect like old men on the Military of old but I don’t think its the place to go anymore.

I had a brother-n-law die at the mouth of the Mississippi a couple three years ago and if the Coast Guard would have moved through red tape liberal bureaucracy whilst they were talking to him through the hull, he’d still be alive today.

Furthermore, whilst you post pics of stacks of seized dope, many GI’s escort CIA drug shipments.

Goodluck !