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When I went to Coast Guard boot camp, we shot real Beretta M9s for score, and I earned the sharpshooter ribbon/ insignia on my first try.
A couple years ago, my nephew decided to follow in my footsteps and joined the USCG. I flew to NJ to watch him graduate from basic. They didn't do live fire anymore. They "qualified" with fake plastic pistols that shot a red dot laser at a tv screen. That made me sad... Kids these days don't even get to smell gun powder at basic training...
It really didn't matter for him though. After basic, he got to go home for one week before reporting to A- School. The dumb bastard decided not to show up. After being awol for a week, he called the base and said, "My car wouldn't start. Can I just come in for the next school rotation next month?" They said, "No, don't bother, you're done. " I still don't know if he got an honorable, dishonorable, or other. I haven't talked to him since then and I honestly wouldn't believe whatever he told me.
Oh yeah, and he knocked his girlfriend up while he was on leave. Now he has two kids, no job, and they live with his dad (my brother).
A couple years ago, my nephew decided to follow in my footsteps and joined the USCG. I flew to NJ to watch him graduate from basic. They didn't do live fire anymore. They "qualified" with fake plastic pistols that shot a red dot laser at a tv screen. That made me sad... Kids these days don't even get to smell gun powder at basic training...
It really didn't matter for him though. After basic, he got to go home for one week before reporting to A- School. The dumb bastard decided not to show up. After being awol for a week, he called the base and said, "My car wouldn't start. Can I just come in for the next school rotation next month?" They said, "No, don't bother, you're done. " I still don't know if he got an honorable, dishonorable, or other. I haven't talked to him since then and I honestly wouldn't believe whatever he told me.
Oh yeah, and he knocked his girlfriend up while he was on leave. Now he has two kids, no job, and they live with his dad (my brother).