TxLeather2 Report post Posted February 20, 2019 If you give the command "SECURE THE BUILDING", here is what the different services would do: The NAVY would turn out the lights and lock the doors. The ARMY would surround the building with defensive fortifications, tanks and concertina wire. The MARINE CORPS would assault the building, using overlapping fields of fire from all appropriate points on the perimeter. The AIR FORCE would take out a three-year lease with an option to buy the building. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alpha2 Report post Posted February 20, 2019 Funny stuff right there! I'm ex-Coast Guard, and we didn't secure buildings. Mostly boats, ships, an occasional aircraft. Heck, if we can just secure a little respect as a branch of the armed forces, we're pretty much GTG. Jeff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LatigoAmigo Report post Posted February 20, 2019 8 minutes ago, alpha2 said: I'm ex-Coast Guard, and we didn't secure buildings. Mostly boats, ships, an occasional aircraft. Heck, if we can just secure a little respect as a branch of the armed forces, we're pretty much GTG. When I was in the Navy we trained with you guys from the Coast Guard. Quite an elite unit, but what was confusing was that the uniforms looked like ours, except for a little white plop of something on the sleeve. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alpha2 Report post Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) Yeah, way back when, we had the CrackerJack uniform, with the dixie cup hat, but that's all changed now. In the '70's we had the Donald Duck hat, you know, no brim? Now THAT was a throwback! You're right, the only difference between us and Navy was the shield on the right sleeve. That, and we could wade ashore in an emergency. Edited February 20, 2019 by alpha2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
