Comments on: Translating the Coast Guard uniform

By: Leo Fierro.

Leo Fierro. — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:23:00 +0000

Semper Paratus

By: Bruce

Bruce — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:39:05 +0000

Way to go Connie and Todd, i’m proud of you both.

By: LT Todd Bagetis

LT Todd Bagetis — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:28:24 +0000

Thank you Connie for the great artical! Keep up the great work and hope to see you soon.

Todd

By: LT Connie Braesch

LT Connie Braesch — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:35:57 +0000

CG2, the Tactical Law Enforcement Insignia was previously only worn by those assigned to a tactical law enforcement team. In recognition of the growth of the U.S. Coast Guard’s deployable specialized forces and their role in homeland security, the insignia is now authorized for wear by any member who serves at these units and completes the necessary qualifications. Lt. Vaccaro met all of the requirements when he was assigned to Maritime Safety and Security Team San Diego (91109) from 2004 to 2007 and, under the new guidance, is authorized to wear the permanent insignia.

During a pinning ceremony, the metal insignia is used and Lt. Vaccaro was wearing the uniform of the day. For routine wear, the member will tailor the Operational Dress Uniform to have the cloth insignia as outlined in the Coast Guard Uniform Regulations Manual.

Regards,
Lt. Connie Braesch
Coast Guard public affairs

By: CG2

CG2 — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 02:21:45 +0000

LT Braesch,

Curious to know how someone who rides a desk earns the TACLET insignia? Also, since when are we allowed to wear the metal insignia on ODUs?

It might be of some value to our service if, as public affiars specialists, you ensure the images you utilize for stories project the proper image of the service. Just a thought…

By: Jeff Grant

Jeff Grant — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:43:12 +0000

In my opinion the United States Coast Guard has proven itself to be among the most adaptable military forces in the world.
When I served, from 1968-1974, our mission was comprised of SAR, Ocean Station Patrols and assistance to NOAA meteorologists and oceanographers in the collection of statistical data. Viet Nam was in full swing back then and provided a free tour of Southeast Asia to me and my ship mates aboard USCGC SHERMAN (WHEC-720) as part of Coast Guard Squadron 3. Back then our military presence was about 40,000. Our equipment was, with the exception of the newly-minted 210s and 378s, world war II Navy hand-me-downs, some of which were still oil-fired, steam driven ships.
Today’s Coast Guard is a far cry from the “Old Guard”. With a, truly, world wide presence and the advent of new technologies the Coast Guard is doing much, much more with less manpower and a modernized fleet. The level of training and required professionalism is more demanding as is the diversity of the Coast Guard’s mission.
I can’t express, sufficiently, how proud I am of todays’ Coast Guard young men and women. Their skill sets are WAY up. They appear to be making rank younger and advancing farther.
I offer my thanks for a continued “job well done”. Thank you all for your service to our country.
P.S. Still like 13 button bell bottoms and the old style cover, (Donald Duck style).
Sincerely, Coast Guard Geezer

By: Victor Nazarian

Victor Nazarian — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:53:44 +0000

With respect,
I think I have to agree with aflapr (and others) that the phrase “The events on September 11…” and other similar phrases really do not properly describe the events, aftermath and motivation that is directly related to the terrorist attacks. It would seem much like calling the Revolutionary War, “The events relating to actions during and subsequent to 1776.”

It is understandable that after much time some commonly used phrases such as, “The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor” have been shortened to “Pearl Harbor” and in time I’m sure 9/11 will simply live on as 9/11 in the future. For now, while we still have men and women in uniform fighting and hunting some of these terrorists it would seem more appropriate to use the longer, more accurate and more descriptive “Terrorist attacks” instead of the vague “Events on…” wording.

My 2 cents,
Victor Nazarian
USCG Aux.

By: LTJG Katherine Gaudette

LTJG Katherine Gaudette — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:39:55 +0000

Thank you for engaging in this dialogue. When referencing the events of September 11th, we intended to encompass everything that happened as a result of September 11th, such as the grief, ongoing recovery, change in our nation’s security, etc.

Regards,
Lt. j.g. KC Gaudette
Office of Public Affairs

By: aflapr

aflapr — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:10:55 +0000

Can we please replace “The events on September 11 nearly a decade ago” with “The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001″? It is more accurate and proper. Why the vague/mealy mouthed language?

By: Lt. Connie Braesch

Lt. Connie Braesch — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:07:50 +0000

Karen,

The Coast Guard has thousands of pictures of Coast Guard women in the field in the Coast Guard Visual Information gallery. You can go the USCG homepage and click on the imagery tab. Thank you for reading the blog.

Regards,
Lt. Connie Braesch
Office of Public Affairs