Chief Chaos, I also ended up in the Coast Guard pursuing a career in environmental protection; specifically, four years at Captain of the Port New York (1978-82), and three at Marine Safety Office Boston (1985-88). In 1988 I turned down orders to a LEDET out of Portsmouth, VA to accept a job with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Perhaps we ran into each other somewhere along the way?

And no, none of this was part of the plan.

Steve Roberson, BM2-type