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Hey. I found it before you did. You trying to show me up again? LOL I'm awful proud of the Coasties & wannabe Coasties "Ianianianian". They do good things in the world.
Hey Boss, when the Coast Guard goes into a situation like that what kind of arms do they carry? Are they like the police with handguns? How much weapons training do the cadets do at CGA?
Location: BC '73, USCGA Parent '09; Seton Hall '11; Wellesley '15; Retirement '16
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They usually carry a 9mm handgun. All the cadets have to qualify on it. They don't spent a huge amount of time on it. During their 2/c summer they spend a week on weapons qualifying. Most cutters have a machine gun as their biggest weapon.
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