Originally Posted by
Wingnutdal
My brother went to the Coast Guard Academy, and it is every bit a service academy. Older and more traditional than the zoo. It is the most selective school in the nation. And he has a big ring to go with it.
Heyas Wing,
My next door neighbors in MSP had a son, who fit the mold of the "shiftless slacker", baggy clothes and all.
Not a bad kid, just unmotivated, and was falling into that trap of hanging around with the wrong crowd who could lead him into worse things.
Anyway, he enlisted with the CG. About a year later I saw him, and he was a completely different person, and had his stuff competely wired. Yes sir, no sir, looked you right in the eye and with a firm hand shake. He had a plan for the future, and was bright eyed and bushy tailed.
I was seriously impressed.
Nu