Posted By: flacoastie
Unknown Coast Guard Motto - 06/21/16 07:15 AM
Everyone is familiar with the Coast Guard Motto which is "Semper Paratus (English: Always ready)!
Very few of you know the "real Coast Guard Motto" which is: "We have done so much, with so little, for so long that we will continue to do everything, with nothing, forever."
Those of you that have been in the Coast Guard know exactly what I'm talking about. The only time the Coast Guard gets the money they need is in time of war (when placed under the Navy funding) and in a national emergency when all of a sudden there is extra money for the Coast Guard. Otherwise, we have to "procure" what we need from the nearest military facility and most of the time they are throwing away better stuff then we are operating with.
Just a passing thought from an old retired "Coastie".
Very few of you know the "real Coast Guard Motto" which is: "We have done so much, with so little, for so long that we will continue to do everything, with nothing, forever."
Those of you that have been in the Coast Guard know exactly what I'm talking about. The only time the Coast Guard gets the money they need is in time of war (when placed under the Navy funding) and in a national emergency when all of a sudden there is extra money for the Coast Guard. Otherwise, we have to "procure" what we need from the nearest military facility and most of the time they are throwing away better stuff then we are operating with.
Just a passing thought from an old retired "Coastie".