What's everybody's top 3 picks out there?
Mine are....STA Portsmouth Harbor NH, Sta Booth Bay Harbor ME, STA Gloucester MA.

ATG Mayport- No stress job!

Mine is #1! ANT Gulfport, MS.

(and it is still open for XPO.....)

Give me the Osage out of Pittsburgh. XPO job and the AOR is nice. Not what everyone thinks when you think Pittsburgh, atleast not me. SSD job is open for next year BM1's.

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Mine is #1! ANT Gulfport, MS.

(and it is still open for XPO.....)

Confused minds want to know. Seth dont you have orders to Sta Lorain as OINC?

Pittsburg huh? Ill be there the entire first week of December for a HAZMAT conference.

T

STA Charleston, STA Oak Island, and STA Fort Macon.

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Confused minds want to know. Seth dont you have orders to Sta Lorain as OINC?

I do, although when the XPO assignment msg came out last week, my current job was unfilled. They are soliciting for someone right now. Either way, I'm headed to Lorain next Spring/Summer. I have a tentative COC for 06June08. Remember, XPO's are not required an on site relief....as long as I have someone there to take care of things temporarily until the new guy(gal) shows up, then I'm outta there!

ANT Moriches, NY, ANT Long Island Sound, STA Monterey, STA LA/LB noboy else wants those right???????

Station Lake Worth Inlet, Station Fort Meyers Beach, RIO St. Croix

Just curious....why are so few people putting in for ships?

Most posts here are all shore stations.....?

Put me on a River Tender anywhere, and I'll be a happy camper. Big John hopefully see you at the OIC board this spring, good luck!

10-4 Nick you too. I got one of your old SN out here at the MSU. He's missing the river tender life!!!

T
Stop by the boat when your out this way. I feed you some lunch. We got a top notch cook onboard. John

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Originally posted by original_ftg:

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Confused minds want to know. Seth dont you have orders to Sta Lorain as OINC?

I have a tentative COC for 06June08. until the new guy(gal) shows up, then I'm outta there!

ummm...no you don't and umm...no your not!

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Just curious....why are so few people putting in for ships?

Most posts here are all shore stations.....?

No one interested in responding to my question?

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Originally posted by Ex_CG_GM:

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Just curious....why are so few people putting in for ships?
Most posts here are all shore stations.....?

No one interested in responding to my question?

many people don't want to go to ships........away from home, family, and the cush duty schedule of a shore unit.

I by no means direct this at the posters above me. Many of the folks that have already posted above have done tours afloat already........

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many people don't want to go to ships........away from home, family, and the cush duty schedule of a shore unit.

How can they avoid going to sea when the enlisted in a seagoing service? Seems it's a bit of a gamble joining the CG and then hoping not to go to sea.

I agree with you Ex CG..........however, I am by no means backing them up, or agreeing with them, but, there are people in todays CG that I serve with that try to stay away from anything that leaves the dock for more than 7 days.

Here is a brief overview of my unit.
Out of app. 42 people, only 11 have been on a boat that leaves the dock for more than 7 days at a time..........I have a BM1 that has only been to small boat stations. However, he does want to go to a polar or large cutter.

But yes, in todays CG there seems to be a large group of people that want to stay ashore.
Is is a gamble?????????

Yes! (and an unreasonable one at that!)

I suppose it is natural to have fewer underway billets now. When I was in Ocean Station consumed a lot of assets. There must have been close to 30 WHEC's then. 255's, 311's, 327's and 378's.

Once that role disappeared so did a lot of the ships.

I did put in for 31 cutters, 110's 378's and 270's. i don't care much for the 87. Top picks are #1 CGC Grand Isle, #2 CGC Campbell #3 Boutwell. U/W baby!!