The Coast Guard Years Podcast

So it's off to the Coast Guard Academy. Yes, I went to the Academy.....sort of that is. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We go into dry dock, whatever that is. Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

So finally made it to the ship yards. a little bit about Deck Apes and Gunnermates. Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gonzo recalls life in the Coast Guard. Well at least how he remembers it. Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spend some time talking about the shipyard workers and getting to know my new shipmates onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis 910. Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alright so it's more Thetis, sort of. I know you're wondering what a Thetis is, I mean like who isn't wondering. Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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My Coast Guard Experience really took a weird turn Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

As if my first day on the job didn't suck enough, but I got to do more "seaman" type stuff....sort of. Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

I get introduced to Cruising and my first Christmas away from Virginia.  Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Okay SO finally my first real day on the job, it's so NOT what I expected. Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Still my first day in Key West, FL. It's time to explore a little.  Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gonzo The Coast Guard Years Season 2: Key West, Permissive Orders and Where am IOn to my first duty assignment, and of course it doesn't go smooth Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gonzo The Coast Guard Years Boot Camp, Episode 10: “What do these look like, and Graduation”Season Finale: We will be back in AugustOff to the Range, and I get to meet another Company Commander and her company. Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gonzo The Coast Guard Years Boot Camp, Episode 8: “Range Day & A Wolf Pack”It's time to go to the range, and Gonzo, that's me runs into a Wolf Pack on Cape May.   Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Week 6 Physical Fitness tests, where I try to rack up as many points as I can, and time to pick my first duty station assuming I survive boot camp Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sometimes people don't make it through boot camp, what happens to them, and also the day I totally lost my mind and said something I clearly shouldn't have said.  Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

The day we came back to the squad bay only to find that our racks had been tossed. I also learned a new phrase, Puda Jacks. I really could have done without learning it.  Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're in week two of boot camp and this is where things sort of start to take shape.We get to do our first Coast Guard Swim test. Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Forming company is over, we meet our Company Commander (CC). We have a company name now, Victor 126 Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the first week of boot camp, known as Forming Company. It's here where all the “boring” stuff is taken care of, and now it's Uniforms and Vaccinations Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Forming Company Week “Haircuts and Drug Tests”It's the first week of boot camp, known as Forming Company. It's here where all the “boring” stuff is taken care of.  Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1 of Coast Guard Boot CampMy Trip from the airport to CG Boot camp and my first night there. Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Coast Guard Years Podcast  Introduction: Hi and welcome to Gonzo, The Coast Guard Years Podcast. My name is Nicholas Gonzalez, and my Dad, Tim Gonzalez, well he's Gonzo, at least that's what his Coast Guard friends that I met call him. Seems that nicknames stuck for life. This Podcast is about my Dad's, time in the Coast Guard from October 1987 to May 1992.  The hope of this podcast is to shed a little light on what it was like to be in the US Coast Guard, prior to 9/11.  It's not a recruiting tool, nor a pitch to join up or even an attempt to glamorize it at all. Although if you find that you're interested in knowing more about the Coast Guard, feel free to put a question in the comments section. We will do our best to respond. Hopefully you will find this both entertaining and informative, the stories you're going to hear are not usually spoken about publicly, or at least not outside of your local Coast Guard Watering hole. Please keep in my mind that these “tales” are being told from my Dad's point of view, and not everyone will share his views but maybe relate, just a little bit. “OH, and some of the names you're going to hear along the way, well they've been changed, not so much to protect the innocent. Just the story that they are in may end up being a little embarrassing and they wouldn't necessarily want anyone else to know about their involvement. If you enjoy this podcast, please be sure to click the subscribe button and be sure to leave any comments below. And now let me welcome you again, to Gonzo, The Coast Guard Years. Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.