WEBVTT 00:11.420 --> 00:13.587 45 5 Roger good copy just to clarify , 00:13.587 --> 00:11.789 you guys are hoisting onto the decking . 00:11.829 --> 00:13.829 If I go out for a search and rescue 00:13.829 --> 00:16.051 case , I'm the guy that is in charge of 00:16.051 --> 00:18.989 the boat . I'm managing what the crew 00:18.989 --> 00:21.459 is doing , what actions we're taking , 00:21.909 --> 00:24.131 and formulating a plan that is going to 00:24.131 --> 00:26.829 keep my crew safe and aid whoever we're 00:26.829 --> 00:28.996 assisting to the best of our ability . 00:31.909 --> 00:34.970 65 , he advised we're on a 20089 . 00:39.610 --> 00:41.889 As a junior enlisted member , I'm 00:41.889 --> 00:44.110 entrusted to go out , formulate a plan 00:44.110 --> 00:46.569 with my crew , and save lives , which 00:46.569 --> 00:49.049 is a huge responsibility , but I think 00:49.049 --> 00:51.610 it's incredibly cool that the Coast 00:51.610 --> 00:53.221 Guard trusts me to do that . 01:08.879 --> 01:11.046 I've always had a love for the water . 01:11.046 --> 01:13.160 I've been around boats pretty much 01:13.160 --> 01:16.720 since I could walk . My father was a 01:16.720 --> 01:18.831 game warden , so he kind of instilled 01:18.831 --> 01:21.989 that in me . I knew I wanted to do 01:21.989 --> 01:23.933 something in law enforcement . The 01:23.933 --> 01:25.933 Coast Guard kind of bridged the gap 01:25.933 --> 01:28.100 between both , kind of sealed the deal 01:28.100 --> 01:30.322 for me when I found out that I could do 01:30.322 --> 01:32.322 law enforcement and be on the water 01:32.322 --> 01:34.378 pretty much every day . I was sold . 01:34.378 --> 01:37.769 Mhm Are everybody ready ? As far as 01:37.769 --> 01:39.936 plan , we're gonna be getting underway 01:39.936 --> 01:41.991 to go do Hilo ops , DM3 Abbott , BM3 01:41.991 --> 01:44.102 Hart so you guys are gonna be working 01:44.102 --> 01:46.047 on the deck interchangeably . Go a 01:46.047 --> 01:45.489 little life . Let's go get the boat 01:45.489 --> 01:48.419 ready . Let's get underway . The aspect 01:48.419 --> 01:50.086 of being able to drive a boat 01:50.086 --> 01:52.197 interested me the most . That's why I 01:52.197 --> 01:54.790 chose to be at BM . So Boston's mate , 01:54.900 --> 01:57.099 your primary job is going to be to get 01:57.099 --> 01:59.155 Coxson . Coxson is the boat driver . 01:59.155 --> 02:01.730 Use the lower right one to navigate me , 02:01.889 --> 02:04.111 like , let me know like how far left to 02:04.111 --> 02:06.569 right a track I am . Coxins are 02:06.569 --> 02:08.736 responsible for the safety and conduct 02:08.736 --> 02:10.958 of passengers and crew , safe operation 02:10.958 --> 02:12.958 of the boat , and completion of the 02:12.958 --> 02:15.236 mission or the sortie that is assigned . 02:21.270 --> 02:23.381 There's a lot that gets put on a BM . 02:25.110 --> 02:27.221 Outside of being a cox and and a BO , 02:27.221 --> 02:28.943 you know , I'm responsible for 02:28.943 --> 02:31.110 conducting myself in an ethical manner 02:31.110 --> 02:33.277 as a law enforcement officer and being 02:33.277 --> 02:35.166 responsible for a whole boat crew 02:35.166 --> 02:37.990 underway . PO numbers are 6545 and 02:37.990 --> 02:41.789 6607 , Adams . 07 02:41.789 --> 02:45.539 on V1 alpha . 6607 is that one of ours ? 02:45.580 --> 02:48.100 I'm also as a rescue and survival petty 02:48.100 --> 02:50.211 officer , I'm in charge of everyone's 02:50.211 --> 02:52.267 gear , make sure that it's good . If 02:52.267 --> 02:54.378 someone goes out and there's an issue 02:54.378 --> 02:56.489 with their gear and something happens 02:56.489 --> 02:58.711 to that person , that all comes back to 02:58.711 --> 03:02.619 me . Good to go . Go ahead . 03:05.589 --> 03:06.820 Oh God . 03:10.009 --> 03:11.669 possible . Alrighty good ? 03:14.059 --> 03:16.003 We had 4 new members that reported 03:16.003 --> 03:18.115 within a week ago . They just had all 03:18.115 --> 03:20.115 their gear issued to them as far as 03:20.115 --> 03:22.281 like their cold weather PPE . In order 03:22.281 --> 03:24.448 to make sure that the cold weather PPE 03:24.448 --> 03:23.899 is serviceable within Coast Guard 03:23.899 --> 03:25.843 standards , they have to do what's 03:25.843 --> 03:27.899 called a leak test . If you swim all 03:27.899 --> 03:30.010 the way down to the bow of the 45 and 03:30.010 --> 03:32.288 then swim back , that's about 75 yards , 03:32.288 --> 03:34.455 you guys would be good to go . So then 03:34.455 --> 03:36.566 we'll just finish up the timer . They 03:36.566 --> 03:38.899 need to get in the water for 10 minutes , 03:38.899 --> 03:40.955 make sure that their dry suit is not 03:40.955 --> 03:40.729 allowing any water to get inside . 03:41.720 --> 03:44.339 Perfect , perfect . I'm in charge of 03:44.339 --> 03:46.506 making sure that these new members are 03:46.506 --> 03:48.339 getting acclimated to the area , 03:48.339 --> 03:50.283 helping them kind of learn to take 03:50.283 --> 03:52.395 advantage of the experience . There's 03:52.395 --> 03:54.450 not a whole lot of jobs where you're 03:54.450 --> 03:54.449 gonna get paid to go out and be on a 03:54.449 --> 03:56.616 boat every day and become a proficient 03:56.616 --> 03:58.770 mariner . So I try to instill that in 03:58.770 --> 04:00.770 people who are reporting fresh from 04:00.770 --> 04:02.992 boot camp that , you know , you need to 04:02.992 --> 04:05.159 do good at your job because we're very 04:05.159 --> 04:07.809 lucky to have this job . I'd say the 04:07.809 --> 04:10.330 most challenging part is being a new 04:10.330 --> 04:14.050 father and missing things . I have a 04:14.050 --> 04:16.410 wife . Her name is Taylor , and we have 04:16.410 --> 04:19.440 a 19-month-old son . His name is August . 04:19.730 --> 04:21.010 He's our world . 04:27.200 --> 04:31.029 Here you go . Yeah , you want this one . 04:32.519 --> 04:34.790 He is hilarious . So he loves to be 04:34.790 --> 04:36.846 into everything , and then he's also 04:36.846 --> 04:38.623 the sweetest kid in the world . 04:41.079 --> 04:43.301 A funny little thing that we like to do 04:43.301 --> 04:45.412 is my wife will be going like , Hey , 04:45.412 --> 04:47.635 don't kiss my wife , and I'll just plan 04:47.635 --> 04:49.857 it while I'm like , stop it . He thinks 04:49.857 --> 04:49.829 it's hilarious . 04:53.929 --> 04:57.579 Can you stop . We have had 04:57.579 --> 05:01.100 a rough year . 4 days before his first 05:01.100 --> 05:04.290 birthday , I was here at work . Never 05:04.290 --> 05:06.401 in a million years would have guessed 05:06.401 --> 05:08.457 that this would happen and then like 05:08.457 --> 05:10.739 that he went into cardiac arrest . I 05:10.739 --> 05:14.540 was down for about 45 minutes . The 05:14.549 --> 05:16.549 firefighters over here on base were 05:16.549 --> 05:18.660 able to bring them back . He lost all 05:18.660 --> 05:21.790 of his ability to talk , walk , crawl . 05:23.220 --> 05:25.220 Good news is he's getting it back . 05:27.109 --> 05:28.831 He's on the uptrend , which is 05:28.831 --> 05:32.779 phenomenal . We try 05:32.779 --> 05:34.779 to have a great attitude . He's the 05:34.779 --> 05:36.779 happiest kid in the world , so he's 05:36.779 --> 05:39.001 definitely a , a driving force for us . 05:40.019 --> 05:41.797 We have been through a terrible 05:41.797 --> 05:43.797 situation , but the Coast Guard has 05:43.797 --> 05:47.709 been there for us 100% . We 05:47.709 --> 05:49.619 remain positive and we're very 05:49.619 --> 05:51.790 appreciative for the opportunity just 05:51.790 --> 05:54.070 to be in the Coast Guard to allow us to 05:54.070 --> 05:56.950 say yes , whatever he needs , do it . 05:59.320 --> 06:01.431 I can focus all my attention on him , 06:01.709 --> 06:03.931 doing well at my job to maintain a good 06:03.931 --> 06:06.098 standing so that I continue to provide 06:06.098 --> 06:09.859 for him and my wife . There's 06:09.859 --> 06:12.081 not many other jobs like I said , where 06:12.081 --> 06:14.248 you can get paid to go out , be a boat 06:14.248 --> 06:16.470 driver , be a law enforcement officer , 06:16.470 --> 06:18.637 and you're on the water in a beautiful 06:18.637 --> 06:21.470 area every single day . I could not be 06:21.760 --> 06:23.279 happier with what I do in life .