Congratulations to GMCS Chris Kukla on his selection as the next Ancient Enlisted Mariner. This will probably be the last time you see a Gunners Mate with that much sea time.
Yeah try workin for the old guy, heard his stories over and over and over and well over again! LOL! He is the best boss in the entire CG! Mostly cause he never comes to work anymore!
i know i am no where near this and wont be for a long time but how does one become an ancient enlisted mariner. i tried to look in to a list of them but all i could find was information on the officer version.
"The Ancient Mariner is a ceremonial title given to the officer and enlisted person with the earliest date of qualification as a cutterman. The cutterman designation comes after five years of sea-service but the person must have a minimum of 10 years sea-duty to qualify for the award. The Ancient Mariner is charged with keeping a close watch to ensure the sea-service tradtion is continued and that the time-honored reputation of the Coast Guard is maintained. During the ceremony, the new Ancient Mariner dons the traditional Ancient Mariner "garb" consisted of a fore and aft style hat, gold braided shoulder epaulets, a Revenue Cutter log book and a nautical long glass. The first commissioned Ancient Mariner was CAPT Axel J. Hagstrom who assumed the title in 1980. The first enlisted Ancient Mariner was QMCM Clarence E. Dowden who accepted the honor in 1980."
This aside from being old and not being able to hold you bodily fluids....
Guess you never had the pleasure of working for him! Fair, typical GM attitude, and not a micromanager. If I had a choice he would be my boss for the rest of my career! I wondered what would have happened if I said he leaked bodily fluids? LMAO!!!!
He was my school chief when I was a wee GM back in 93. talked to him when they had the ceremony in yorktown. He's the same ole guy as he was back then.
