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This is the first video in a series about the US Coast Guard. Here in the US we just kind of know that the Coast Guard always has our back, but we don't really think about how they do what they do. I wanted to get a better understanding for what goes into saving lives, so I'm excited to share this, the first video in a whole series on the Coast Guard. So far I've filmed in Mobile AL, Destin FL, and New Orleans LA. Imagine waking up every day and figuring out how to save people. Incredibly awesome. I hope you will consider subscribing to Smarter Every Day for the upcoming videos in this series. I believe you will find them to be fascinating. Also, I would like express my heartfelt gratitude for every Thinker and Doer that supports Smarter Every Day on Patreon at www.patreon.com/smartereveryday . Seriously, I cannot say enough kind things about all of you. All of you, of course, except Joseph Robinson. In the last video Joseph requested that I shoot a supersonic baseball at a gallon of mayo, and I still haven't quite forgiven him. (I jest, but seriously THANK YOU Patrons) Warm Regards, Destin
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Can u do a video on the physics gact that rectangular objects spun linearly spin horizontily?
I’m really glad you’re making some content on the largely forgotten branch of the military!
Man I was hoping to see another video about privacy. That seems way more relevant than the coast guard.
Definitely looking forward to this series. Considered being a coast guard a few years ago. I guess it's technically still a possibility in my future since I work with water every day. 🙂
Man I remember when Destin was waving chickens around in his house and dropping cats just to see the way they land. Now he's getting exclusive access to nuclear submarines, coast guard command centers and a massive variety of other really cool places. It's insane how far this channel has come!
Or watching him drive through parking lots with balloons in his van lol
I have seen both those videos, but putting it that way ("waving chickens around", "dropping cats") just makes it sound oddly hilarious and idk why. Lmao
I believe he's worked with the military for a long time, he just wasn't able to share most of that information publicly, but he's definitely had higher than civilian level clearance for longer than these video series' have existed. It is quite great to see all of this though. I love it.
Probably helps a ton that he was a government contractor, and so has security clearance. That he's an engineer with such great experience in both scientific exploration and almost documentary-style coverage with that clearance puts him in a totally unique position to do all this, and I really love it!
10 million subscribers ago, man that was a looong ride!
"There is no way, I could fit it into one episode." I'm always super happy to hear this line at the beginning of a SmarterEveryDay video!
I would’ve watched a 2 hour video. Or a series. I don’t care 1 just takes more upfront time to watch
meanwhile, entire movieplots are put into one video
Though i too weighs watch 2 straight hours having it broken into topics is both nice and also better for yt algorithm and ad revenue for him. So I'm cool with it
Hello, Destin. I'm the Division Commander, North Alabama, of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. We have Coast Guard right here! We mostly work on the Tennessee River but also stretch from Florence to Scottsboro and down to Guntersville AL. So, the Coast Guard doesn't only exist on the coast, but also inland and on the Western Rivers. Let me know if you want to know more. Thanks for this video.
That’s so cool! I live in Tennessee, but grew up going to camp Ne-ya-ti in Guntersville. I also have some friends who live there as well.
I was at a Bass fishing tournament at Lake Sam Rayburn in Texas. Huge storm came through, and the Coast Guard had to fly in and rescue several people. Was amazing, and nowhere near a coast!
Thank you for your service! After 9/11 I looked into joining the Coast Guard because I live in Seattle but I joined the Wa State National Guard instead. Stay safe.
Is the other branches making fun of y’all true, like the marines being called crayon eaters. I’ve just always wondered that
@@rollinthunder6595 Absolutely. Mainly Navy vs. CG. Air Force probably gets picked on the most from every branch.
As a veteran of the Coast Guard (OS1 when I left) this is so far the BEST series on the USCG I've seen. It's honest and I don't think any other journalist or show that asked to film us working case ever even bothered to ask what a VS search pattern was or why we were doing anything. Most don't even bother to consider all 11 mission areas! You are doing an amazing job at looking at the cross mission impacts and the humans behind the uniform. I hope this series continues to be this good. Thank you! The USCG is forgotten often and it's great to see such enthusiasm for the only branch that focuses solely to serve our citizens every day.
This is so true.
"I'm surprised they didn't teach you that on the sub." This was such a funny line!
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Just from that line alone I can tell that the Navy and the Coast Guard are bickering besties! :D
@@najrenchelf2751 They're our jealous little siblings, the "Baby Navy".
@@msudaiskhan Bless you
Navy: We're gonna need to approve every. single. frame. Coast guard: Imma turn this whiteboard over and it'll be fine.
Subs are compact places with a lot of things that are classified and not particularly easy to hide. Notice the crew was kinda sketched out any time he asked about certain systems or anything in the engineroom. I doubt he was ever allowed back in the engineroom neither did we get any footage of it.
The level of classification between the two is orders of magnitude different. Nuclear technology and all auxiliary, associated, and supporting technology, along with current operational details is some of the nation's most closely guarded information. The USCG might be protecting privacy or law enforcement operational information. While this is important, it does not have global strategic significance in the way a nuclear sub has. Flipping a white board around should suffice.
Coast guard and navy are very diffrent iirc
USMC: kicks crayons out of sight
@@mr_soap9613 LOL
Current Coastie here! Thanks for putting us out there! The Coast Guard does some really amazing things and could always use more good press. I am glad you are enjoying your time with us!
Is the branches making fun of each other true, like marines being called the crayon eaters real?
@@rollinthunder6595 yes, we like to make fun of each other all the time. Its all in good-fun though.
Steven - Where you currently at ? And rate ? USCG AUX Petaluma here.
@@rollinthunder6595 Coasties are commonly referred to as “Puddle Pirates”
@@rollinthunder6595 they use to tell us “ The only difference between the Boy Scouts and the United States Coast Guard is that the Boy Scouts have Adult Supervision”
The incoming call you witnessed in the Command Center is exactly what happens literally thousands of times every day in police, fire/rescue and EMS dispatch centers every single day. In the nearly 30 years of my career in fire/rescue I have learned to appreciate and respect those who work in these centers.
I was amazed at how much it seemed like police dispatch call for a missing persons style case.
When your week gets off to a rubbish start, then you get an alert that Destin has released not just a new video, but started a new series. Perfect verse too, thanks man.
"When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee."
Came here to say this exactly. Destin is the best! and, his verses are often much more timely and comforting than he will ever know.
Destin is the way
I love these deep dive series
they'll rescue you before you dive too deep ;)
More like deep dive prevention this video
Dad jokes for the win!
I think the navy series was a bit deeper than this one. The coast guard people tend to stay closer to shore.
I sea what you did there
I live in a small town fishing village that has a coast guard less than 10 miles from us.. watching them rescue people in the ocean is absolutely unbelievable Really these people are heroes
You know I was Army. But I have to say this is fascinating learning about the meat and potatoes of the Cost Guard. Most Military branched don't think about or really count the Coast Guard . This has been eye opening and I wish I had, had more leadership like Cpt. Allen.
The Coast Guard has been involved in just about every military. action and manned the landing craft in Normandy. and even secret ops, It is the only branch authorized to carry in domestic and of course offshore missions
I love how the Cmd Cnt chief went “eeehhhhhh… ‘Kay” while rotating that board. Just struck my funny bone a bit.
3:15 haha
He was pretending like they were busy and working on something super important.
I work in an environment where I am frequently around sensitive material. I've lost count of the amount of times I've walked into a room and the person starts frantically turning over clipboards and turning off monitors and stuff, only to then tell me "aaaaaah, ok. you can come in now" as they scan the room for any more confidential stuff. Basically exactly what that guy did. It's funny every single time. Never gets old, haha.
@@DavidJohnson-dk3bf In reality, he wasn't hiding that from civilians; he was just hiding from his boss that all that was on the board was a game of pictionary.
The San Juan island coast guard saved me and my friends from a capsized ship this summer, the coast guard is awesome and needs more appreciation for sure and I'm glad Destin is doing this series!
I'm glad you guys are ok and this series will give you more back ground into how your rescue went and i think you will know more than we do because you went through it
Thanks man that’s is my country I don’t work there but is my country
This showed how humble and real you are Deston. Your emotion during the call bled through to your viewers. I almost choked up. Thanks for being 100% real.
I know right I felt the same way, when he said, "I almost felt like I shouldn't be there." I totally felt that, I'm glad he stayed though because it's fascinating but I felt that same thing, and if it was me idc about my KZhead video I'd probably be out of there to let them focus. Suddenly a silly KZhead video seems extremely insignificant when someone's loved one's life is on the line.
@@djjazzyjeff1232 true story. A few days after this, my boss's son was lost at sea just off the coast of Washington and Oregon. It hit hard. We all worked with him and knew him well. It made this video and your reply comment even more real. 🖤 Thanks
As much as I agree that it feels wrong to be there in such an important moment, there were authorizations and approvals to let Destin in there. The chain of command thinks it is important for us to see the calm, empathetic professionalism of the crew, and the gravitas of the duty.
Excellent to see the CG getting it’s time to shine. They’re so often under funded and derided by the other branches. But as a merchant mariner working on tugboats in the Gulf of Mexico, including calls at Mobile, I hold the CG in high regard as a lifeline. You should take a look at the Coast Guard Academy and their training on the tall ship BARQUE EAGLE. I’ve worked aboard a few times and it is an amazing training experience.
I like how Destin highlights really important parts of our lives that we don’t necessarily know much about. But I love how he makes much of the people who make those parts work. That’s awesome.
The puddle narcs are not really important, the "War on Drugs" is A complete failure and waste of money and if you saw the average costs of going and saving A fisherman or rig worker .............. Most would write them off as A loss instead and they would only work with waivers of liability.
@@AKlover Yeah, but the rest of us are human, so we care enough for others to give it a go. YMMV.
@@dogcarman Haha, yeah, like how much does that person think a life is worth? I'll make sure to have that amount saved up every time I go deep sea fishing from now on!
My dad lost his battle with cancer on Oct 20, 2021. In his early days he served 8 years in the U.S. Coast Guard as an engineman for the big Coast Guard ships. It was so respectful for the Coast Guard to come out and pay respects to him at his funeral and present the U.S. Flag to my mom. Thank you for this video series.
Well your Dad didn't lose his battle, it was more of a draw.
Thank you for sharing this with us. Im also a machinery technician a.k.a engine man and im very thankful the work your father did.
Sorry for your loss Gary!
Sorry about your dad. Loss is hard. I’m part of an Army honor guard team and my primary job is to present the folded flag to the next of kin. It’s a hard/good job to look into the eyes of grieving people and offer a flag. There is pain yet also appreciation in those eyes.
I am a very proud veteran of the USCG and am glad to see a series like this. It seemed when I was in, (more than 30 years ago) the service was so small and the ships where so old that it was not often recognized for the hardships and often dangerous missions that crews were tasked with. Thanks for the recognition.
Thanks for doing this Destin. I was in the USCG back in the late 70's/early 80's and it's kinda hard to get across to some people the breadth of the missions assigned to the Coast Guard. I look forward to your New Orleans segment since my last duty assignment was in the CCGC8 Operations Center as an assistant duty officer. Wonder what it's like now after 40 years. Oh and I live "in North Alabama" as well :)
Appreciate your service! I love how this gives a window into other branches of service! I'm an Air Force guys myself, never had much knowledge on CG or Navy.
Hey I work in the command center at Sector! I’ve been a long time subscriber and i gotta say it’s crazy to see one of my favorite youtubers at my place of work. Amazing video by the way, cant wait for the others
You're the single greatest military recruitment tool ever. Can't wait to watch this.
Next the Airforce will have a video
that's what this video feels like, a sponsored recruitment video (entire series for that matter).
Yea preying on impressionable young people is so cool!
@@Noobwater That's a little bit of a stretch, it is very educational... And also gives a great inside look to the US military
@@Noobwater The Coast Guard has a lot less negative aspects. As she said, medics on the water.
I just got Medically Retired from the USCG and I must say im so beyond happy you are shining the light on the Coast Guard. That boat you pointed out at 1:27 was a national security cutter that I trained on. I also got the honor of being a plank owner (First crew ever) on the brand new national security cutter called the USCGC Kimball, exact same boat as the one featured. Its Identification number was 754 while the boat you featured in the video was the Stratton, 752. So cool to see!
Coast Guard dad here, son currently in flight school. I'm also a video editor (38 years). This is so well done. Looking forward to the rest of the series. Bravo Zulu!
Every time I hear the word Coastguard, I remember these really condescending "jokes" some people like to throw at the Coastguard organization. But once they picked you up during stormy weather in the middle of the ocean, you spend the rest of your live writing them good wishes letters on every national holiday that comes up.
The only ones brave enough to pluck the unlucky souls that God did not bless with intelligence from the gaping void of endless crushing waves. They're doing good work.
"When storms shut down entire ports, we go out. When hurricanes ground the United States Navy, we go out. And when the holy Lord himself reaches down from heaven and destroys his good work with winds that rip houses off the ground, We. Go. Out." Captain Larson in The Guardian
Haha, so true, no one cares about us until they get wrecked by nature. Remind your congresspeople
Hey Destin, I know ths video is a year old but I just found your content today (supersonic baseball videos). As someone who served in the Coast Guard for many ears, I want to let you know that I really appreciate this look into my beloved service. You were correct in the beginning, most people have no idea what the USCG does or how they do it. Your attention to detail and the care and respect you took with each individual you spoke with was fantastic. I'm by the time you finished, you got a sense of the pride each member of the Coast Guard has in what they are doing and most will stop what they are doing to tell you about the nations smallest yet oldest branch. An interesting follow up could be getting with some Coast Guard Vets who can tell some of the tales of the older guard as things have changed a lot, even just in the past 20-30 years. Good luck, keep up the good work and as always Semper Paratus
Loved the submarine series, I think I’m going to love this series too. Hopefully we get a series for each branch of the military! That would be amazing!
I spent time in a foreign Coastguard and this feels so familiar. It's amazing how similar everything is. Even the way the command centre is structured, even the way the desks are setup is the same. The flag and the uniform may be different but the work is almost the same, evolved to be as efficient as possible in order to save lives.
Very cool! I suppose if it works in one place it should be easily to duplicate elsewhere.
Good observation... guess who trained them? 😉
@@andrewdegeorge9649 Exactly!!!
People are often surprised to learn how far the USCG's reach is -- much of the globe, actually -- and how much they interact and train with the coast guards of other nations! 👍🏼😎✌🏼
Like the military, they get trained by other countries who are notorious for been good at it
From a 31-year Navy Veteran, I love my Coasties! Served many joint missions with them, including in combat! They serve a very VITAL role both at home and abroad. Jut an FYI: The U.S. Navy does not not have 'arrest' authority, the Coast Guard do. So we embark them, throw a Coast Guard flag up, and bam...we are arresting bad guys! VERY underrated force. All the best to my puddle-pirate brethren! ;-P Looking forward to the series! Be well, Doc
As a 22 year retired Navy man myself, I agree. While I never worked with the Coast Guard, I recognize their importance and that they are great at what they do. Yes, there is always a comparison between the CG and the Navy because they are both water based forces, but their missions are completely different. There's also always that inter-service rivalry that all branches have but at the end of the day.. we all support each other. Sort of like sibling rivalry.
Roger rabbit.
Thanks! Served 5 years as a sigint'er in the USCG. We deploy with other branches all the time. I went to Navy NEC9138 and enjoyed my time there.
@Fremen I too was a submariner - mid career.. Started as a Marine Doc, then independent duty on submarines, then into the command program.
@Fremen I did five command tours - all in different warfare specialties and counting my first two career paths I served in: Marine Corps, submarines, surface fleet, Naval War College, Expeditionary Combat, and Cyber-Intelligence! It was a very filled career! Miss it every day since I have retired!
I'm a boat captain in Florida. This video and series is so cool! I hear and see USCG on the water all the time. It's awesome to see behind the scenes.
Thanks for doing this series! I work at the Coast Guard Academy up in New London, CT, as a civilian contractor. It is very rewarding just to be there to support the cadets who will be the future leaders of the Coast Guard. In the nine years I have worked there I am always learning new things about the Coast Guard and what they do for our country!
Great series, looking forward to more episodes! I just saw the Blue Angels in Pensacola and saw the Coast Guard there, it's fun seeing behind the scenes of that department
yes
I just saw them in San Francisco. It's amazing
I've lived in Pensacola my whole life, did you come see us out at Flounder's on the beach? I swear I'm just a server out there but I saw my town mentioned lol
yes, very banana
Dude awesome I just saw the blue angels a few weeks ago
Coast Guard veteran here: this is an excellent overview. I am recommending it to my friends who wonder what it is I used to do, and I look forward to the upcoming installments.
I wish the sub deep dive videos covered what I do on subs cause it's hard to describe it in a way that the average person can actually understand without a ton of background information.
@@joshuavoss4354 Retired coastie here. I completely agree. I used to escort boomers in Kings Bay, and I got to know the submariners well. Most people, even the naval surface guys, don't understand the work that goes into getting your fish. That could be an impressive episode in its own.
Thank you for your service!
@@guywhoknowsstuff6379 Best job I've ever had!
Im blown away by mobile sector’s enthusiasm and strength behind their answers to Destin’s questions! Always learning something new from the channel, but wow, I really learned a TON about the coast guard today.
My uncle was in the coast guard auxillary for a very long time. I remember being younger and being on the boat with him on lake Michigan when a call came through for the Auxiliaries to help search for a missing kayaker. So we had to go search for a couple of hours. It was really cool being younger and seeing the coast guard chopper from Traverse City come up and help search. The kayaker was found in the end luckily. Was a very cool experience.
1. Artwork: amazing 2. Women speaking in this video: heartwarmingly kind and professional 3. Destin: one of my favourite KZheadrs
I would especially agree with #2 and what Destin mentioned. Lt. Smith is very good at gathering information while both staying calm and being empathetic. True professional and a valuable asset to the USCG and this country as are all the officers in the command center and throughout the USCG. Did you know there is a Coast Guard Academy like the other branches of the military? Hopefully the deep dive with mention that at some point. Much respect for the USCG. I did my small part helping calibrate their test equipment at Ellington Field/CG station Houston/Galveston. Would see their Dolphin helicopters often.
As a man, I admire women in positions of authority and responsibility; but I end up corrupting them all. Since she was mentioned, I hope that LTJG Smith never meets someone like me (she appears to be similar to my short stature).
It's their job! being kind and professionaI is 100% important. Without kind it comes of harsh and being harsh is the very very Iast thing you want when you're in danger. Being proffesinaI is super important for keeping them safe!
Yes it is there job, but as Destin noted she is very good at it. Originally telephone operators were all male, but the phone companies switched to mostly female operators. There was a reason for that. But that is an old example. I am sure Lt jg Smith is well educated and trained and obviously professional. She takes nothing for granted and even corrected to say she is not yet a full Lt. However as she also said she does not start with the strict checklist and instead uses a more open form to perform her contact then transfers the information to the checklist. This has advantages. I am sure all of the members of the team could have done the job. It just happens Lt. Smith was the one during the recording. So yes she was not only doing her job, she did it professionally and importantly both calmly and empathetically. Not all communication is strictly the words. Just my thoughts.
@@lasinhouseinthetrees1928 There's a fine balance between being too cold and clinical, and being too casual and laid back. Being openly empathetic and caring while maintaining a professional atmosphere is a skill and Lt. Smith is particularly good at it.
WOOOHOOO ANOTHER DEEP DIVE SERIESS YEEHAAAA! Thank you for making us smarter everyday Destin!
Oh yea I miss that part, thanks for correcting me!
This sort of series makes me more proud of our forces more than anything else I've witnessed. I love seeing the wonderful people who have dedicated themselves to helping others. Absolutely amazing
Current Coastie here too. Glad to see your channel highlighting us! We can always do with more good press especially in regards to our varied mission set. Thank you for taking time to see what we do.
Episode idea!!! Here in buffalo, ny, the army core of engineer put out an ice boom at the mouth of the niagara river to stop the flow of ice down river. This helps freeze the lake faster therefore changing the local weather ending lake-effect snow sooner! It's crazy awesome and I think Destin would love diving into to all this!
Sounds more like a Tom Scott type of thing to me, but I'd be interested to learn about this!
I've lived in the Buffalo area most of my life and I always thought the ice boom was to minimize damage to the intakes at the power vista in the Falls....Remember that the blizzard of 77 was not a lake-effect event, it was all the snow sitting on the ice of Lake Erie being blown into Buffalo from a ridiculous wind. Granted, the reason you state is interesting but I cant see that as very plausible. Lets get Destin up here to sort it all out!!! Cheers and Go Bills
Army Corps of Engineers would be an awesome deep dive series. And then maybe Space Force.
@@HeBreaksLate I doubt the Space Force could even explain what they do yet.
@@Heypistola Space Force is a joke at this point in time. I hope it evolves into something more. Like the MACOs from Star Trek: Enterprise.
I witnessed a medevac by the Spanish coast guard when I was on a transatlantic crossing, it was super impressive to see how they could evacuate the crew member in rough weather. They sent a reconnaissance plane first to observe the ship and coordinate with the captain the location of the evacuation as we didn't have a helicopter deck. Then the helicopter came and winched the guy up in a high winds situation. Probably the coolest videos and pics I've ever taken.
Years ago while commercial fishing out of Kodiak, AK I heard a lot of rescues began with "Pon Pon, Pon Pon, Pon Pon, this is WBH29 Kodiak". WBH29 Kodiak was a private citizen, Peggy Dyson, who years before had setup a shortwave transmitter on a mountain top near town to communicate with her husband, a commercial fisherman in the Bering sea. This was decades before "Deadliest Catch" and internet weather. Peggy was "it". Her transmitter power and location would often allow her to communicate with vessels in distress that the Coast Guard couldn't. The two working together saved countless lives over the decades that Peggy was operating. This cooperation would often happen in real time over the air. Special place in my heart for both.
CG Veteran here. 21yrs active and 18 as a Civil servant. Last 2 years active and next 18 teaching SAR in Yorktown VA. I am very impressed and enjoying this. Semper Paratus.
Thank you for spotlighting the USCG. During my 10 years in the USCG nothing was more gratifying than the look on the faces of those we saved and nothing was more disheartening than the lives we couldn't. To be honest we saved more than we lost.
Destin, you are such a phenomenal interviewer. Great questions and considerate, compassionate, curious. Looking forward to the rest of the series!
If this series is half as good as his time aboard the sub it will still be better than 99.99% of what is on TV.
Thank you so much for this! It’s wonderful to know that we have great folks out here saving lives. There’s plenty of bad news shows portraying everyone as awful so it’s really heartwarming to see this video today! My little brother is in this video and I’m so proud of him. I see him in a new light and feel very grateful to this KZhead channel for this deeply moving gift. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! -Tabby
I am impressed about how your channel went from discovering what you didn't know to taking us, the viewers, into restricted arias. and you're doing it so frequently that the people who run these restricted areas can see your previous videos and trust you at their establishments too. you're an amazing educator Destin and if I had some place where people wanted to see but weren't allowed to enter would I invite you cause I know that you do it in an extremely respectful way. keep doing what you're doing cause you're doing an amazing good job. love from Sweden
I have to say Penny's art is amazing. keep her, please.
Yeah it's fascinating!
I remember when Destin first put out a call for artists to make opening tags. Never expected it'd get quite this awesome.
Knowing the Coast Guard exists gives me serious peace of mind when I'm offshore fishing. Thank You U.S. Coast Guard.
I'm a retired Coast Guard aviator and was with the Coast Guard for 22 years. This is one of the best videos out there to introduce you to the missions of the oldest of the military services of the United States. Thank you SmarterEveryDay for this video and others to follow.....
Thank you for filming this series about the USCG. I'm in the CG Auxiliary in Los Angeles and I learned so much about how every member of the team is crucial to the mission.
Love tbe Coast Guard! Growing up in Northern Michigan, the CG is the most visible and routinely interactive branch of our military. From 600 foot long iron ore carriers, to explorers in homemade kayakers, to swimmers are thankful for their work
RIP Edmond Fitzgerald.
Alternative title: "weapons test engineer becomes armed forces main PR spokes person" I love these series, because you show the true heroes. Usually, heroes only get known about through their eulogies, but you put their skills in the spotlight while they are still alive to receive the recognition they deserve! Thanks!
Destin, as a member of the Coast Guard I wanted to say thank you for taking the time to learn about the service.
These series are freaking amazing. They help to show so many aspects that I never would have thought about. I learn so much about what it takes to do these things and gain a much greater appreciation as a result. Keep up the awesome work! The videos are top notch
I really hope this leads to a “deep dive” of every branch of the military!!
I really hope it won't be limited to the military.
@@ELYESSS not limited to, but definitely including! This series has endless possibilities
He’s making the other branches jealous
Is the Coast Guard part of the military though?
Marines: Deep dive into Crayon deployment and consumption
As a dispatcher, I see a lot or parallels between what happens here and when a call comes into a law enforcement dispatch center, a lot of the skills and technology are very similar, even down to the empathy that Coast Guardswoman Smith showed when taking the initial call. Making a personal connection in emergency calls often aids the call-taker in gathering more/better information.
I was about to comment the same thing. Listening to LtJG Smith talk about her responsibilities is pretty much a mirror image of what we do as 911 operators/call takers/dispatchers day in and day out.
Worked on a Coast Guard contract and got to know a lot of Coasties. Best bunch of people I've worked with and I've worked with pretty much every branch of the military and a lot of government agencies.
I just watched this video, I am a retired Coast Guard enlisted, 25 Years of service. It was incredible to see and it brought back MANY memories. I have yet to watch all of the Coast Guard videos that you have done, but I will. Thank you for showcasing the service that was a huge part of my life.
Thanks for starting up the series Destin! 19 years and counting serving in the USCG here, and I openly tell everyone that joining was the single greatest decision I ever made in my life. There is a LOT going on in the background behind every operation in the USCG. Your upcoming series on what we do will hopefully help educate many people on why we exist, and what we provide to the communities we are integrated in!
I'm very hyped to see this whole series. I had it on my "Save for Later" for a few days because I wanted to have time to sit down and really focus on it rather than it just be background noise like some other channels I watch. Quality content as always Destin and I'm glad that you started this journey many years ago and continue to help folks get smarter every day.
Hey! I love your account name!
I feel that. Some channels are worth the right moment.
I got to go aboard the USCG cutter Dauntless a few years ago during a public open house in Galveston, Texas. The crew members present were more than willing to answer my questions and were able to briefly tell me about work they were doing. I hope they are all safe and doing well.
Love to see another Deep Dive series! They are wonderfully personal and informative and your curiosity leads to a lot of questions other docs are missing.
I see these folks almost daily from my porch 🇺🇸
I see you popping up in random places from time to time, and I love it! Two of my favorite KZheadrs at once!
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Thank you for doing this! I separated from the USCG 5 years ago and I constantly answer questions from everyone asking just exactly what we did! XD Though it's the smallest service, we did so, so very much, and the representation is wonderful. c:
I don't usually watch a video this long. I like your style and the respectful way you relay information without adding a bunch of static. Good on ya for telling the US Coast Guard's story. These dedicated professionals deserve recognition.
What I love most about this channel, is that Destin will ask questions that you'd think you know the answer to (hence you might not ask yourself) and the answer teachers your a lot.
So glad to see this series on the CG, a service so deserving of more attention and praise.
the deep dive series has been my favorite on this channel, i found myself watching the submarine series multiple times because the information on those videos is so interesting and well explained, each time i watch i learn something i missed the first time and i’m just wowed each time i watch these, the amount of detail is insane in all of his videos
I was so glad to see this. I am a retired USCG Boatswains Mate. I have been a SAR controller, Aids to navigation team, SAR crewman, buoy tenders, Military police, and drug interdiction in the Bahamas. Loved my 20 years.
Coastie here, I think it's so awesome you've had this opportunity and get to show others the inner workings of the CG!! Like you said, if people have even heard of us, they have no clue what we do. This is a great way to give positive exposure and will help lots of people decide if the CG is something they want to pursue or not. Thanks for doing this series and I look forward to the other segments!
I've lived next to a coast guard station on Lake Michigan my entire life, looking forward to this deep dive.
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It’s great to see some recognition for the Coast Guard. My dad served 22 years in that branch.
@@ardoporkkropodra2474 no need. He’s retired with a pension and healthcare for life.
Thank you. I appreciate your level of respect for those in uniform. I appreciate learning more about the USCG. They were my second choice when I Joined the USAF in 1972. We have a station nearby in Traverse City. Glad they are out there - they helped my sister when she was in deep dodo in the Pacific Ocean back in the mid 70s as she made her way, alone, from Hawaii to WA, in a 52' sailing vessel. She is 85 now and has no idea where she is - in a nursing home in Homer, AK. Back in the day, she was a force to be reckoned with - the two of you would have been fast friends, I am sure. Blessing to you and your family.
As an active duty CG, this video is the BEST thing to see what ACTUAL coasties do on youtube. Thanks Destin for making this series I can't wait to see the rest of it. I hope you do a segment on MST's we don't get enough love! P.S been a big fan of your channel for years keep up the good work.
This is going to be one of your best series for me. I'm a lifelong sailor in New England and wanted to be in the USCG in the worst way. Grades didn't quite align with that plan as they are quite selective as all military academies are. The USCG deserves so much respect for everything that they do to help save mariner's lives.
These multi-chapter series are so interesting for someone like myself who's an outsider to that world.
i am so grateful to the coast guard for saving me! What an incredible service they provide to us all.
Your videos just keep getting better every day. I can’t wait for the rest of this series. The nuclear sub one was pretty wild.
I'm from Sweden and I have always thought that the US Cost Guard RULES! Thanks Dustin for this awesome series that show's the people behind this wonderful organisation
Thanks so much Destin.. as a firefighter/paramedic/registered nurse, this was so incredibly interesting to me. Thanks for making this video happen. So much respect for our USCG! Semper Paratus!
I grew up in Michigan, so the Coast Guard was always pretty cool to me. I went to the Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven every year on my family's boat, and we often passed the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw after going through the Cheboygan locks. We may think about them differently than our countrymen in the Army or Marines, but they're just as important, preserving the safety of our country. Thank you to all you lovely Coast Guard vets out there! We love you!
Looks like a great series. I was a Coastie from '69 - '73. Very formative years for me, right out of high school. Still have many friends from my service days. Started as a deckhand on a buoy-tender in LA harbor, went to Avionics school in Elizabeth City, NC. Served at USCG Air stations in Port Angeles, WA and Los Angeles, CA. Repaired aircraft navigation and communications electronics in the Avionics shop, and flew as radio operator / navigator on Grumman Albatross seaplanes on many search and rescue cases along the WA and OR coastlines. In our day there was no Homeland Security Department. The CG was a part of the Dept of Transportation. Have always been proud of my CG service and look forward to your upcoming episodes. Thanks.
Oh man, I'm so ready for this series! As a sailor, it's nice to know how awesome our Coast Guard is.
I’m really glad this is being done, since I live in a coast guard town, and my dad was in the coast guard, I’ve always been fascinated by what they do, the mouth river I live on is super dangerous(it’s literally called the graveyard of the pacific). The coast guard must be insane about staying at the absolute top of things cause there isnt a day where they aren’t doing some kind of training
upriver from you, but down your way all the time! My dad served on the Steadfast back when it was operating in Florida so it's always nice to see her in port there at the mouth.
I'll wave too. Might even be neighbors. Semper P.
Active duty Air Station Astoria. I’ll wave from above ✋🏻
Stayed at Ft. Stevens State Park this summer. You all live in a beautiful part of the world!
Visited Astoria quite a few times when I lived in the area. Beautiful spot on this planet we live on.
As a coast guard veteran that served at a small boat station and on a cutter in the late 90's, I love this show. So many of my family and friends have no clue what we did and to this day, I miss the guard and it was some of the best years of my life. Great content!
Im from Philippine Coastguard and i'd just graduated EM A school at Yorktown Trancen for almost 4 in a half months ..thanks for the opportunity and salute to all of you US COASTGUARD...Semper Paratus
I love these “mini” series you do Destin. The work on the sub, going through ULA, and now the coast guard. Very cool to see the inter workings of these places with the quality of questions and interest you provide while documenting it. Very well done sir!
I absolutely loved the Navy Submarine series you did; I'm so excited to see how the Coast Guard do things. I have friends who were in the Canadian Coast Guard, but at the time they were there, I was too young (and immature) to appreciate what they were doing. I hope this series gives me a better understanding of what the Coast Guard actually does for us, so I can better express my gratitude to my friends who served
Hi Destin, as a former Navy Nuke and a current Coastie these two series have been great to watch. Great videos and thank you for the quality content!
Amazing to highlight the amazing work the Coast Guard does. As a retired Army Soldier I can say this is one of the most underrated services.
So full of respect for Captain Allen! The video was phenomenal, incredibly interesting, and left me excited for what's next.
Destin, you absolutely make some of the most fascinating videos on KZhead. Thanks for putting this out there. I have to admit, there are some channels I click on faster when I get alerts… but yours is the only channel I don’t have any videos left I haven’t watched start to finish without exception. Keep it up!
This may definitely wnd up being one of my favorite series of yours, i have always found the coast guard super cool and interesting and this is a combination of two really amazing things, Thank You Destin
I just have to say thank you Destin for the whole series Smarter Every Day and the presentation of complex topics on an accessible level. I'm in New London, CT and thoroughly enjoyed the nuclear submarine series, because we build them and homeport them here. And right in between the two operations, we host the USCGA, the Academy where the CG officers graduated. This new series really shows the great responsibility that the USCG holds in keeping people and the country safe. No one is better prepared for emergencies than these guys. Keep up the great work, and thanks to all the men and women in blue for their service.
I’m ready for this. I was in the army for 12 years and have four deployments and always wondered what’s inside the coast guard. Thank you for helping me help my kids make decisions in the future!
I really hope these series continue to all branches of the military. After those are all done, how about a deep dive into Skunkworks?
Isn’t skunkworks either McDonald Douglas or Lockheed and their development of experimental aircraft?
@@jimbeaux89 Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs (ADP)
@@jimbeaux89 McDonnell Douglas* :) and yes lol
That would be cool! Although I feel like it would be harder to get approval from DARPA than the Coast Guard or Navy :(
I am so proud of our USCG - so much gratitude for all you do - Thank You All!!!!
I love how respectful and almost in awe of these excellent men and women you are. They deserve it and you give it.