I hang out with Coasties a good bit because there is a small station near my house in VA and they have a killer volleyball court. I agree it is the 'cleanest' way to go being the most comfortable and the best stations. BUT, if you don't want to be a cop, don't join the Coast Guard. Coast Guard=water cop in the US. I played poker with 6 of the guys at Milford Haven station in Matthews Co. VA on Friday night for about 4 hours and they even got calls in for a lost dog. Funny thing was, they didn't respond to the lost dog call, because they already had a rescued dog on the station, and the regs would not allow them to board another, so they called the Sheriff to respond They got three other PonPons that evening when I was there: 2 sailboats aground that had gone into coves to get out of the wind and a call from a panicked wife who's husband was 3 hours overdue from fishing.