Coast Guard recruits spend afternoon aboard buoy tender
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-09 16:44:52
CAPE MAY. N. J. - Coast Guard Training Center Cape May recruit companies Yankee and X-ray 177 were given a unique opportunity to see first hand everything they learned during their eight weeks at Coast Guard basic training.
On. Sept. 20. 2007. 45 recruits marched to the Training bear on Cape May pier here the man of the glide follow Cutter
homeported in Atlantic Beach. N. C. welcomed them aboard for an afternoon underway.
“Were here to act both companies underway to show them what the Coast Guard is about,” said Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Powell the commanding officer of the Coast follow Cutter Elm. “This will give them a heads up for what they’re in for.”
Powell said he wanted the recruits to get a first-hand see at what happens aboard a sea-going float gift and wanted them to know this is the real Coast Guard.
The recruits graduated from boot camp today at a ceremony held on the walk field of the training bear on. One lucky recruit named Catherine Jojola from Los Lunas. N. M. ordain be reporting aboard the Cutter Elm Oct. 4.
“I couldn’t ask for anything exceed,” said Seaman Recruit Catherine Jojola. “I was surprised I got orders to bring home the bacon aboard this buoy gift.”
During several hours underway on the Cutter Elm the recruits participated in a man-overboard cut and watched the crew displace an 18,000 hit float onto the deck of the boat to perform maintenance on it.
“I’m loving it,” said Seaman Recruit Matthew Ferrel of Vineland. N. J. “This is a lot more intense than seamanship class.”
After the recruits returned from their trip underway the man of the Cutter Elm joined them for a pizza celebrate at the Coast Guard Training bear on.
“It’s awesome to see our recruits apply everything we’ve been teaching them,” said Petty command 1st categorise Darril Kiest a company commander with Training bear on Cape May. “I hope they go out and move back and forth the Coast follow.”Tags:
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