My son is now in the Coast Guard.

[Nyles]

Congratulations, I'm sure you're very proud!

It's an old joke in the Forces here that the Army is full of Newfies and the Navy is full of prairie boys - I guess it holds true down South too.

[Jcordell]

Funny how that seems to happen. Of all the various branches he gave the most consideration to the Navy, Coast Guard and Marines. We aren't a big water family. I swim as part of my workout routine, but only in a pool. Don't know a thing about fishing though we're really good at eating fish and God help us if we ever had to do something "nautical". I hear that the Coasties are very good at teaching land-lubbers the business of being a sailor.