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> ...even if it's grouped somewhat incongruously under Department of Homeland Security.

DHS is arguably a much more appropriate home for the Coast Guard than its previous department, Transportation, given all of the facets of their actual mission (source: father and grandfather both in the Coast Guard for 30+ years).

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By the numbers though I wouldn’t be surprised if the number one issue coast guard deals with is drunken recreational boaters.

I imagine there is a big gap between the things they deal with the most and the things they need to plan for the most.

I send more emails than anything, but if you tried to get me to spend time being trained on sending email they wouldn’t find your body.

Conversely I design new courses rarely, but when I do it matters immensely that it’s done well. Resources and support and structure to help me do that well when I need to is most welcome.

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