I would not recomend it. Too many lies and promises not kept one after another. Its not all the bells and whistles the recruiter is telling u, so dont beleive everything. Coast Guard slowed me down, set me back, and also further ruined my chances of joining another service. I didnt get negative comments reguarding my civilian life and career, but my chances are slim to none to ever get back into any service. Biggest regret of my life, should have joined AF from day one.
Same here. If I could do it all over again, I would have taken my ROTC scholarship with AF and not touched the CG with a 10 foot pole. Worst mistake of my life, something I would not wish on my worst enemy. The leadership I was under was so bad I would say it bordered on psychological abuse (when your colleagues are scared to write on the whiteboard during a staff meeting for fear of getting reamed....yeah).
I've been out for a while and I'll still have the occasional nightmare. Which is one of the many reasons I say that the Coast Guard is the gift that keeps on giving (and not in a good way).
Just stumbled across this blog. This is rather disappointing, as the CG seems to be the only branch that really speaks to me in terms of what I'm doing, why I'm doing it, etc.
i have been in for 2 years now, i only joined to pay off school loans. i did not ever in my wildest dreams expect to deal with what i am dealing with now. i have never met such selfish, dishonest, mean, rude, awful people in my life. the cg is a hot mess. the fact that an e3 gets treated like shit simply cuz they are an e3 is beyond me. none of the other branches seem to need to treat their e3's in such way. people say it gets better but it doesnt. if u stay in, you just conform to the ways of the awful life of a coastie. and it becomes all you know. i would get out but i need the money. wish i would have joined the af
I would not recomend it. Too many lies and promises not kept one after another. Its not all the bells and whistles the recruiter is telling u, so dont beleive everything. Coast Guard slowed me down, set me back, and also further ruined my chances of joining another service. I didnt get negative comments reguarding my civilian life and career, but my chances are slim to none to ever get back into any service. Biggest regret of my life, should have joined AF from day one.
ReplyDeleteSame here. If I could do it all over again, I would have taken my ROTC scholarship with AF and not touched the CG with a 10 foot pole. Worst mistake of my life, something I would not wish on my worst enemy. The leadership I was under was so bad I would say it bordered on psychological abuse (when your colleagues are scared to write on the whiteboard during a staff meeting for fear of getting reamed....yeah).
ReplyDeleteI've been out for a while and I'll still have the occasional nightmare. Which is one of the many reasons I say that the Coast Guard is the gift that keeps on giving (and not in a good way).
Just stumbled across this blog. This is rather disappointing, as the CG seems to be the only branch that really speaks to me in terms of what I'm doing, why I'm doing it, etc.
ReplyDeletei have been in for 2 years now, i only joined to pay off school loans. i did not ever in my wildest dreams expect to deal with what i am dealing with now. i have never met such selfish, dishonest, mean, rude, awful people in my life. the cg is a hot mess. the fact that an e3 gets treated like shit simply cuz they are an e3 is beyond me. none of the other branches seem to need to treat their e3's in such way. people say it gets better but it doesnt. if u stay in, you just conform to the ways of the awful life of a coastie. and it becomes all you know. i would get out but i need the money. wish i would have joined the af
ReplyDeletethey hit me, head butted me sexually assaulted me, i have nothing to do with them now. the president just a billion off their budget. ha ha.
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