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usonian

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2. Wherever there's water!

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Wed May 25, 2022, 02:44 AM

May 2022

Coast Guard is part of DHS now, so the mission has expanded. Auxiliarists are volunteers.
Wikipedia says in short:

Every year Auxiliarists help to save approximately 500 lives, assist 15,000 distressed boaters, conduct over 150,000 safety examinations of recreational vessels, and provide boater safety instruction to over 500,000 students.

And more.
Got my thumbs up.

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Last night Rep Jacobsen announced he was joining the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and then just... left. [View all] progressoid May 2022 OP

Iowa? That's some very auxiliary Coast Guard. I guess they have some rivers to patrol and save... TreasonousBastard May 2022 #1

Wherever there's water! usonian May 2022 #2

Yeah, it's a weird thing. progressoid May 2022 #3