Coast Guard

It's a shame that the majority of people don't know everything that the CoastcGuard does or is capable of doing. When I tell people (civilians) I'm enlisting in the Coast Guard, they say if I'm joining to join a real branch like the army or marines. Some seem disappointed when they ask and I tell them. Some seem surprised, like the kind of surprised that's like "why join the Coast Guard?". Those same people are also very surprised when I tell them all the things the CG does like guarding ports or naval ships overseas or fighting in every war since its creation. No offense to any other branch but the Coast Guard by far does more on a daily basis and makes more of a difference, not saying the other branches aren't important they are, but the Coast Guard saves lives and stops drugs/terrorists/protects our coasts on a daily basis. They don't train all day for hypothetical wars the may or may not happen (aside from the ones in the Middle East that are fighting). I have tons of respect for the other branches as do other people but I think the CG definitely needs more respect than they get. Especially when this is the service that does more with a lot less and still performs their jobs exceptionally well.