Former Coastie Reporting Aboard

Jibtrim · Post by **Jibtrim** » July 25th, 2008, 3:09 pm

Rangers, veterans and other forum members,

I am a former U.S. Coast Guard Quartermaster (Navigator) Third Class (E-4). My reason for joining this site is rather simple; I appreciate the attention to detail and commitment required of the DEPS (even if they donâ€™t always understand it) and find that I can usually apply something I have read here into my everyday life. Also, some of the things I read here are flat out hilarious. I am currently a Senior Project Manager with an environmental consulting firm in the Sacramento, California area. My clients are land developers, homebuilders, municipalities, and the like. I am not a tree hugger. My father told me a long time ago that knowledge isnâ€™t in knowing something but rather where to look it up because someone much smarter than me committed it to paper a long time ago. So, I will probably read, use the search button, and post little. Who knows, I may have something to add on a particular topic in the future. Thanks for the great wealth of information you have here.

My tour of duty is as follows:

Enlisted 28 Mar 1982
CGC Midgett (WHEC 726) 1982 - 1983
QM "A" NAVTRACEN Orlando 1983
SM "A" NAVTRACEN Orlando 1983
CGC Red Wood (WLM-685) 1983 -1986
RELAD 29 Mar 1986
Active Reserves 1986 - 1990 STA Fort Point (R.I.P.)
Maritime Law Enforcement Boarding Officer School 1988 - Top Gun Awardee
Deadbeat civilian without a purpose 1990 - 1992
University of California at Davis (not f-ing Berkeley), B.S. 1994
Proud father 26 June 2003
Currently 1,432 amsl in the (530)

rgrking · Post by **rgrking** » July 25th, 2008, 6:56 pm

Welcome to the site and thank you very much for your service to this Great Country!

Ranger Ron · Post by **Ranger Ron** » July 25th, 2008, 7:37 pm

Welcome to ArmyRanger.com, Coastie! Thank you for your service.

RTO · Post by **RTO** » July 25th, 2008, 9:29 pm

Welcome aboard Coastie!

Steadfast · Post by **Steadfast** » July 26th, 2008, 7:17 am

Welcome here. I've had the honor of a few rides aboard USCG Vessels during several Fleet Weeks here in the past in NYC.

Jibtrim · Post by **Jibtrim** » July 26th, 2008, 11:29 am

Ranger Steadfast,

I spent some time at Governor's Island in the 1980's. It was quite a place. While I was there, the 378' Cutters Dallas (WHEC 716), Gallatin (WHEC 21) were homeported at GI. Do these ring a bell?

Thank you all for the welcome.

Jibtrim

Steadfast · Post by **Steadfast** » July 26th, 2008, 11:51 am

Jibtrim wrote:Ranger Steadfast,

I spent some time at Governor's Island in the 1980's. It was quite a place. While I was there, the 378' Cutters Dallas (WHEC 716), Gallatin (WHEC 21) were homeported at GI. Do these ring a bell?

Thank you all for the welcome.

Jibtrim

Yes, In '96 I was on the Gallatin for my 1st ever ride with the USCG, I was surprised at the female's aboard. A female Officer took the time to explain female sleeping arrangement on board to me. If I remember (but may transposed the figures) it was 176 feet long and had a crew of 146. On the upper deck, many symbols of all the busts, marijaua, cocaine, etc. After Gov's Island closed the Gallatin moved down around Fla area I understood at that time. After that I was a regular rider on the Sturgeon Bay? (Icebreaker).

Jibtrim, as a Veteran, you do not have to address me as Ranger, Steadfast will do. You are only required to address those members who have Ranger/Rgr in their name.

Jibtrim · Post by **Jibtrim** » July 26th, 2008, 8:33 pm

Steadfast,

Gallatin is 378' feet long. Bright white and full of might was a nick name for that class of cutter. One of her sister ships, CGC Midgett (WHEC 726), was my first unit out of basic training-- no females back then. Two weeks out of basic I made my first Alaska Patrol (ALPAT) aboard Midgett. 72 days in the Bering Sea. Good times.

Jibtrim

LRP1 · Post by **LRP1** » July 26th, 2008, 9:02 pm

Welcome Coastie...glad you are here.

K.Ingraham · Post by **K.Ingraham** » July 26th, 2008, 11:13 pm

Jibtrim wrote:Alaska Patrol (ALPAT) aboard Midgett. 72 days in the Bering Sea. Good times.
Jibtrim

If your idea of good times is running out of seasick bags halfway through the patrol...

USCG, an underappreciated service. Tall seas & small craft -

Welcome aboard Sailor. Quite a few site members in your neighborhood.

QRT was here

Bravo57 · Post by **Bravo57** » July 28th, 2008, 6:37 am

YAR COASTIE!

Sleepy Doc · Post by **Sleepy Doc** » July 28th, 2008, 8:47 am

I was watching a show about it and realized that Governor's Island had to be one of the best duty assignments in the military while it was open. Damn, that musta been rough on a guy..

(I'm being jealous, of course..)

Welcome.

Jibtrim · Post by **Jibtrim** » July 28th, 2008, 10:55 am

K.Ingraham wrote:
Jibtrim wrote:Alaska Patrol (ALPAT) aboard Midgett. 72 days in the Bering Sea. Good times.
Jibtrim
If your idea of good times is running out of seasick bags halfway through the patrol...

USCG, an underappreciated service. Tall seas & small craft -
QRT was here

K.Ingraham,

Underappreciated indeed - particularly at budget times. Our Commandant would often be forced to walk hat in hand up to Capitol Hill to beg for funding. I always thought that a good idea would be to temporarily shut down the search and rescue station on the Potomac River and wait for the hue and cry.

Thanks for the welcome.

Jibtrim · Post by **Jibtrim** » July 28th, 2008, 11:00 am

The Sleepy Doc wrote:I was watching a show about it and realized that Governor's Island had to be one of the best duty assignments in the military while it was open. Damn, that musta been rough on a guy..
(I'm being jealous, of course...

I am not sure that I would put GI on par with Lake Tahoe or Islamorada in the Keys (there were 12 women on GI and most of them were, well you know). GI was pretty cool. It was kind of it's own city and came with the problems that many "small cities" have. As far as easy access to probably the world class city, that was indeed a plus. Of course, you never realize this when you are 18 years old. You have The City at your door step and what do you do, you head to the piece of crap enlisted men's club and get tanked on subsidized beer.

Post by **rangertough** » July 28th, 2008, 11:04 am

Jib-

My wife is a SK2 with a Port Security Unit (small patrol boats with big guns, and a ground combat mission). I had worked with USCG on a JTF-6 mission in Corpus Christie, then my wife joined. I went to Cape May for the wife's graduation and have spent a ton of time training her unit's boaties and security types. Welcome aboard!!!!

Tough