Careful, coastie... Opinions tend to change during and after basic training. And while I'm sure you've done your homework, by anecdotal evidence, a lot of coast guard enlistees, by even larger margins than the other military branches, are surprised at what they thought they were getting into, and what they end up doing. Again, not saying you're in this group...but some don't realize that the Coast Guard is an armed service. For a fresh enlistee, there's a lot of "how high?" when being told to jump. And there are lots and lots of folks joining the USCG with that very same surfshop plan.Originally Posted by CostieCosta
I go for Boot Camp for the Coast Guard this May 29, thats where my life is going for the next 20 years, cuz i'm making it a carreer, and after 20 years i'll be retiared and start my own surf shops and vacations bongalos for rich people and poor surfers that want a good time in Costa Rica, my fiancee is in hospetality menagment, so we both will start our business over there after im done. I'll only be 42 years old when i retier, and surf world class surf back at my birth home till i die.
Jimmy BUffet was a coastie once too... when he was much younger...he did not find being a lower enlisted man anything like margaritaville
Either way, great luck to you. I honestly hope it turns out how you want it. At the end of the day, situations are how you make it. The vast majority of coasties I know love it.
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