Comments by "afcgeo" (@afcgeo882) on "Why Jet Boats are AWESOME (U.S. Coast Guard's Workhorse) - Smarter Every Day 272" video.

  1. To be fair, an E-3 in the Coast Guard does FAR more operational work than an E-3 in the Air Force. This is actually true for the whole enlisted force. Most of the USCG is enlisted work. Most units don’t even have any warrant or commissioned officers. That can be a plus or a minus, depending on your personality or unit.
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  2.  @stuartkorte1642  Where did you get $400k from? Their procurement coat was $4 million and they were designed by Camarc of the UK. 174 boats were procured by the USCG.
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  3.  @AL_EKs  It is a self-righting design, but is not meant to work in heavy seas (surf). I believe it’s rated for 12’ seas/50 knots of wind. The 47’ Motor Life Boat exists for heavy weather rescue.
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  4. The Canada Coast Guard has these same boats!
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  5. Actually, they’re all of the above.
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  6. I’m sure if he contacted the Academy or the Eagle CO, they’d be happy to have him for a day or two during a sailing. It’s already a teaching ship.
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  7. None of them were armed, which means they didn’t have marine enforcement specialists or boarding team personnel on board. That’s fine for a save, but if you have a legal issue you want a LEO present as well. Regular RB-M patrols will have LE qualified personnel with all required equipment.
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  8.  @DanTheCaptain  The Airdales are considered to be a little bit of both.
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  9.  @oscarburke5244  I know what we do, bud. 😉
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  10.  @Opharg  I don’t know of any military that isn’t designed, equipped or trained to kill. That’s the point of every military.
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  11.  @charlidog2  90% of Marines have never killed anyone. The Coast Guard are military personnel, armed, trained, and is the only branch that sees actual firearm use, in combat, at ALL times.
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  12. Umm I doubt you want to spend $2k to fill the fuel tanks.
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  13. A bow thruster would add lots of complexity and this boat can already move sideways.
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  14. Agreed, by once they turn 30 they all wish they were in the Air Force.
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  15.  @bc-guy852  You’re correct. They use the 47’ MLB that the USCG uses.
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  16. You don’t want that fuel bill and the cabin up front is too small to live on comfortably.
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  17. You know what’s funny? With all that technology, the boat still lacks a fuel tank gauge. When you’re filling it up, you do it by sound, sight, and a dipstick.
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  18. If you let go of this boat’s controls you won’t crash.
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  19.  @northwoodsyankee3528  Hey, there’s always the Auxiliary. If they can pull off SAR cases in civvie boats with little training, you surely could in a 40’ or a 41’.
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  20.  @northwoodsyankee3528  😆 Why? I’m in it and we’ve got a few retirees.
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  21. Kvichak?
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  22.  @carlbuick  I’m not sure Dustin needed to mention that and it’s not really true. He has no ability to enforce inspection laws. He’s a BM, not an ME, so he can’t do a lot of LE stuff actually.
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  23.  @carlbuick  No, never at Siuslaw. Title 14 is very broad, but only people with boarding team member credentials or boarding officers are recognized as LEO by the federal government.
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  24.  @carlbuick  Times have definitely changed, especially after 9/11, but going by this video, the Florida fish and wildlife still support the station.
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  25. Exact same pay, all have dorms and the Air Force and Navy get better food.
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  26. Those units may not be known to you, but they certainly aren’t “random”. They’re older than metric units are.
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  27.  @AlecBrady  Except imperial units are specifically appropriate to these videos as they are about a Naval service. Naval services around the world still use nautical miles, knots, fathoms, and other non-metric measurements. It’s also about a US agency which uses the metric system. It doesn’t matter where the viewer tuned in from. You don’t make a country learn the tourist’s language. And all of that LITERALLY means it isn’t weird, by the word’s definition!
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  28. It’s rated to 12’ seas.
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  29. Nor do they work independently. Really innovative!
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  30. These are heavy duty Diesels, not high performance gasoline or alcohol engines. Being 3/4 up the “good” range on the dipstick requires no added fuel. Overfill is actually a bigger concern.
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  31. Oh don’t feel bad. They have microwaves on these boats too.
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