The United States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., is the nation’s only Coast Guard Recruit Training Center. In 1948, all entry-level training on the East Coast was moved to the U.S. Coast Guard…
View PostYou don’t have to look far for signs of generosity in the Cape May community. Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and with it comes Operation Fireside. A program where recruits from the Cape May…
View PostThe late Jimmy Buffett, along with his sidekick Mac McAnally, penned the song, When the Coast Is Clear! The song has been my anthem for the end of the season. “The tourist traps are empty–…
View PostIn a previous column, I wrote about how tourists will stand on a corner, iPhone in one hand and a colorful street map in the other. It’s difficult to tell whether they are reading text…
View PostThe Coast Guard is developing a week-long course to help new enlisted members transition to military life, including adapting to being away from home, working as a team, and other aspects of military life. Around…
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