Comments on: Coast Guard Joins the SEALs http://defensetech.org/2008/08/15/coast-guard-joins-the-seals/ The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:25:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hal Willis Jrhttp://defensetech.org/2008/08/15/coast-guard-joins-the-seals/#comment-235230 Hal Willis Jr Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:34:11 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=4022#comment-235230 As a 30+ years retired Coastie and Vietnam Vet 1970-71, I am very proud of the Coast Guard expanding their horizons. Semper Paratus As a 30+ years retired Coastie and Vietnam Vet 1970–71, I am very proud of the Coast Guard expanding their horizons. Semper Paratus

]]> By: Mikehttp://defensetech.org/2008/08/15/coast-guard-joins-the-seals/#comment-232144 Mike Sun, 05 Jun 2011 05:41:25 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=4022#comment-232144 "Today(3/11) at 1100, in a ceremony aboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Naval Special Warfare welcomed into their ranks the third Coast Guard SEAL. The graduation of this officer from SEAL Qualification Training (SQT) is the culmination of what many consider to be the toughest military training available in the world. Congratulations and Hooyah!" <a href="http://cgblog.org/2011/03/04/third-coast-guard-seal-received-his-trident-today/" rel="nofollow">http://cgblog.org/2011/03/04/third-coast-guard-se...</a> “Today(3/11) at 1100, in a ceremony aboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Naval Special Warfare welcomed into their ranks the third Coast Guard SEAL. The graduation of this officer from SEAL Qualification Training (SQT) is the culmination of what many consider to be the toughest military training available in the world. Congratulations and Hooyah!“
http://cgblog.org/2011/03/04/third-coast-guard-se…

]]> By: Jessehttp://defensetech.org/2008/08/15/coast-guard-joins-the-seals/#comment-230679 Jesse Sat, 14 May 2011 03:21:56 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=4022#comment-230679 Hahahahah wow, you obliviously don't know what the heck your talking about, join the Military yourself before you make juvenile comments like this :/ geez Hahahahah wow, you obliviously don’t know what the heck your talking about, join the Military yourself before you make juvenile comments like this :/ geez

]]> By: Tommerhttp://defensetech.org/2008/08/15/coast-guard-joins-the-seals/#comment-206025 Tommer Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:39:51 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=4022#comment-206025 The FIRST TWO USCG SEALS have graduated. <a href="http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/index.php/2010/05/coast-guard-graduates-first-two-seals/" target="_blank">http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/index.php/2010/05/c...</a> Check out the PDF file on signing-up for the school too... tough stuff... Tommer USCG ret (1987) The FIRST TWO USCG SEALS have graduated.
http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/index.php/2010/05/c…

Check out the PDF file on signing-up for the school too…
tough stuff…

Tommer USCG ret (1987)

]]> By: Kylehttp://defensetech.org/2008/08/15/coast-guard-joins-the-seals/#comment-195194 Kyle Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:52:57 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=4022#comment-195194 Wouldn't it be easier to just make the Deployable Operations Group a billet that the Navy would rotate in 3 of it's Navy Seals (one officer and 2 enlisted) to head the DOG. Because the way it is looking now we won't be able to reap the benefits of having that training in the DOG for at least another 5 years while the Coast Guard men finish there obligation to the Seal Teams if they make it. Wouldn’t it be easier to just make the Deployable Operations Group a billet that the Navy would rotate in 3 of it’s Navy Seals (one officer and 2 enlisted) to head the DOG. Because the way it is looking now we won’t be able to reap the benefits of having that training in the DOG for at least another 5 years while the Coast Guard men finish there obligation to the Seal Teams if they make it.

]]> By: Michaelhttp://defensetech.org/2008/08/15/coast-guard-joins-the-seals/#comment-194950 Michael Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:16:04 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=4022#comment-194950 Wrong again. Wrong again.

]]> By: MSST 12http://defensetech.org/2008/08/15/coast-guard-joins-the-seals/#comment-184108 MSST 12 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:56:57 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=4022#comment-184108 Having been in the Coast Guard's MSST program I was trained by a host of ex special operators from many different branches as well as swat operators from across the country. The Coast Guard is most definetly a part of the military and has a very real mission that requires many of the same skills as that of a seal. The answer to the question about "why not join the navy to be a seal?" is that you are already in the USCG and want to do whatever you can to always be bettering yourself and contributing to the fight against this countries oppressors and enemies. The move to allow USCG members to be borrowed by the seals for training and operations purposes will be at the least a force multiplier for the entire Coast Guard and make the country a safer place by increasing the operational abilities of home based and deployable CG units. CG units that are based in the U.S. do not need posse comentatus (sp?) lifted to operate inside the united states which makes them an obvious choice for first responders against domestic attacks and threats. So everybody wins. The coast gets to flex it muscles and the american public gets to sleep sounder at night. Thanks to all the other operators out there who give up large portions and their lives to keep us safe. Semper paratus. Having been in the Coast Guard’s MSST program I was trained by a host of ex special operators from many different branches as well as swat operators from across the country. The Coast Guard is most definetly a part of the military and has a very real mission that requires many of the same skills as that of a seal. The answer to the question about “why not join the navy to be a seal?” is that you are already in the USCG and want to do whatever you can to always be bettering yourself and contributing to the fight against this countries oppressors and enemies. The move to allow USCG members to be borrowed by the seals for training and operations purposes will be at the least a force multiplier for the entire Coast Guard and make the country a safer place by increasing the operational abilities of home based and deployable CG units. CG units that are based in the U.S. do not need posse comentatus (sp?) lifted to operate inside the united states which makes them an obvious choice for first responders against domestic attacks and threats. So everybody wins. The coast gets to flex it muscles and the american public gets to sleep sounder at night. Thanks to all the other operators out there who give up large portions and their lives to keep us safe. Semper paratus.

]]> By: erichttp://defensetech.org/2008/08/15/coast-guard-joins-the-seals/#comment-75302 eric Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:37:22 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=4022#comment-75302 We should call them sea lions. We should call them sea lions.

]]> By: Andrewhttp://defensetech.org/2008/08/15/coast-guard-joins-the-seals/#comment-184106 Andrew Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:38:19 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=4022#comment-184106 As a relative of a Navy Seal, a veteran Law Enforemcent Officer with in DHS and aswell been in uniform I believe having SEALS in the USCG Is a great idea. Hopefully they'll allow those USCG Seal's to work with other areas of DHS too get even more cross training in. As a relative of a Navy Seal, a veteran Law Enforemcent Officer with in DHS and aswell been in uniform I believe having SEALS in the USCG Is a great idea. Hopefully they’ll allow those USCG Seal’s to work with other areas of DHS too get even more cross training in.

]]> By: Alo Konsenhttp://defensetech.org/2008/08/15/coast-guard-joins-the-seals/#comment-184105 Alo Konsen Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:50:56 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=4022#comment-184105 Being a retired Coastie, I tend to bristle at ignorant comments like Byron Skinner's. I invite everyone to read the applicable Federal law that defines "armed forces" and "uniformed services." If you consult Title 10 of the United States Code, Section 101(a), you'll find the following: (4) The term "armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. (5) The term "uniformed services" means - (A) the armed forces; (B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and (C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service. I'd also like to point out that as a lowly USCG junior officer assigned to USCGC Basswood on Guam in 1995, my fellow boarding team members and I taught VBSS tactics to the SWCCs from NSWU-1. It was a natural partnership. The SEALs themselves regularly practiced their various attack tactics against our cutter while we practiced anti-swimmer tactics to try to stop them. The SEAL/SBU compound was literally two berths away from us on Victor Pier, so it was a no-brainer to work together. The lines separating the missions and skill sets of Coasties from the Naval Special Warfare community have been blurring for decades, dating back to at least the 1980s and the DIAT/IMLET project. For a more detailed understanding of the Coast Guard's potential contribution to special operations, read LCDR Russ Bowen's 2006 thesis on the subject at http://tinyurl.com/5gq49z Being a retired Coastie, I tend to bristle at ignorant comments like Byron Skinner’s. I invite everyone to read the applicable Federal law that defines “armed forces” and “uniformed services.” If you consult Title 10 of the United States Code, Section 101(a), you’ll find the following:
(4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
(5) The term “uniformed services” means — (A) the armed forces; (B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and © the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
I’d also like to point out that as a lowly USCG junior officer assigned to USCGC Basswood on Guam in 1995, my fellow boarding team members and I taught VBSS tactics to the SWCCs from NSWU-1. It was a natural partnership.
The SEALs themselves regularly practiced their various attack tactics against our cutter while we practiced anti-swimmer tactics to try to stop them. The SEAL/SBU compound was literally two berths away from us on Victor Pier, so it was a no-brainer to work together.
The lines separating the missions and skill sets of Coasties from the Naval Special Warfare community have been blurring for decades, dating back to at least the 1980s and the DIAT/IMLET project.
For a more detailed understanding of the Coast Guard’s potential contribution to special operations, read LCDR Russ Bowen’s 2006 thesis on the subject at http://tinyurl.com/5gq49z

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