{"id":2047,"date":"2016-03-10T13:29:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T18:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mynavigatornews.com\/?p=2047"},"modified":"2016-03-11T23:43:17","modified_gmt":"2016-03-12T04:43:17","slug":"officers-at-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?p=2047","title":{"rendered":"Officers At Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richardson Rutter-Reese<\/strong><\/p>\n

The U.S. Coast Guard<\/a> is one of the five armed branches in America. The Coast Guard is unique in that it falls under the Department of Homeland Security, while the other four branches fall under the guidance of the Department of Defense. The Coast Guard was the first armed force created by the United States as a nation, then known as the Revenue Cutter Service. The job of the service was to deter smugglers and to ensure that taxes were being paid by sea-going merchants. Over the centuries other agencies and duties have been created and absorbed, including the Life-saving service, the lighthouse service, the ice breaking service, the aids to navigation service, the radio service, the humanitarian service, the intelligence service, the law enforcement service, and the immigrations service. All these services and more have been combined to form the multi-directed mission that the modern U.S. Coast Guard performs today.<\/p>\n

From a historical perspective<\/a>, the Coast Guard has been involved in every American conflict, notably\u00a0Vietnam, World War II, and the War on Terror. During World War II the Coast Guard performed minesweeping operations, operated watercraft during beach landings, collected intelligence, kept traveling routes clear of ice, and performed anti submarine operations. It was a during a beach rescue operation that Signalman First Class Douglas Munro was killed after volunteering to make multiple trips to get all the Marines off the island, including a Marine who would become\u00a0General Chesty Puller. He was shot on the way back to the ship after making the last trip. He remains the only Coast Guardsman to receive the Medal of Honor. \u00a0During the Vietnam War the Coast Guard patrolled the shoreline\u00a0ensuring the Vietcong would be cut off from supplies and reinforcements. They would also transport troops.<\/p>\n

The Coast Guard is the only military branch authorized to perform law enforcement action. This is becuse\u00a0it falls under the Department of Homeland Security. A Coast Guard vessel may at any time inspect, board, or question any vessel in U.S. waters or our Allies’ waters. There are\u00a0no rights to privacy on the water as on\u00a0land. All petty officers in the Coast Guard are federal law enforcement officers, and able to carry subpoenas, detain suspicious individuals, and make arrests. Due to the dual military and law enforcement nature of members in the Coast Guard, there is confusion on how far the rights of a petty officer go. Technically, as federal law enforcement officers, petty officers can carry weapons across the fifty states. \u00a0Some state police disagree with this and will still arrest members carrying weapons. This is still an ongoing issue in the courts.<\/p>\n

On the topic of members of the Coast Guard, it has consistently been the smallest service since its creation. At the height of its force, the New York Police Department outnumbered the active duty members of the Coast Guard. It has always been a service that prides itself on doing more with less. It receives the lowest budget out of the five services, it has one of the oldest fleets in the world, and consistently uses older technology from the Navy. Many swathes of water go unguarded due to their not being enough funds to patrol all the areas of the coastline.<\/p>\n

Even with these problems, people are not deterred from the Coast Guard. It is the most competitive branch to enlist into. The reenlistment rate is above 90%, the only service to have this claim. The Coast Guard administration had to create programs to phase non-performing members out to create space for other sailors to advance. Through the ages, members of the Coast Guard stay with their service.\u00a0The Coast Guard is a unique service in America, and although its numbers are small, it provides a large impact\u00a0for the safety and protection of the American people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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