| In 1936 as Commandant, Admiral Waesche
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| | The states now give, free no cost,
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| moved to solve the Coast Guard's problems
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| | training material to its citizens the
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| one by one. In doing so, he turned to the
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| | training booklet necessary to get the
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| solution of using recreational yachtsmen
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| | license it requires it's citizens to
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| to assist the Coast Guard in solving the
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| | have. Who to teach the class? To shorten
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| ever-growing recreational boating safety
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| | this down, well we know the CG Aux and
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| problem. In 1938 the Coast Guard provided
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| | USPS got on the list as valid locations.
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| assistance to over 14,000 cases of
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| | Also on the list were ex-Axis/USPS, and
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| recreational boaters in distress. The
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| | not necessary ex, with boating training
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| majority of which were caused by the
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| | companies, the state itself. The cash
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| boaters lack of knowledge of boating
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| | register stopped ring as much state by
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| fundamentals, equipment, and laws.
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| | state.
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| So the Auxiliary was formed to assist the
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| | And now, we entered the year with less
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| Coast Guard"To promote efficiency in the
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| | members than when we started coupled with
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| operation of motorboats and yachts," "To
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| | a two tier system of membership, either
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| promote safety of life at sea and to
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| | SO or DO. Also we have a cobbled together
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| effect rescues on and over the high seas
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| | ABC course that requires Flotilla to
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| and upon the navigable waters," "To
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| | provide additional material and
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| foster a wider knowledge of, and better
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| | additional exams by state. It a short
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| compliance with the laws, rules, and
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| | course, which covers the requirements,
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| regulations governing the operation of
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| | but does not teach boating. The
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| motorboats and yachts, "and "To
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| | difference between ABC and BS&S is like
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| facilitate other operations of the Coast
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| | reading state mandated drivers license
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| Guard."
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| | book and taking a drivers Ed course.
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| In 1947 two of what would be the four
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| | Who do you think is a better driver? We
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| "cornerstones" of the modern Auxiliary
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| | have a National organization that brags
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| were established: vessel examination and
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| | about bulk selling of the ABC course, and
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| education. The Courtesy Motorboat
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| | marketing letters to Flotilla saying go
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| Examination (now known as the VSC)
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| | find a retail store to sell the course
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| program quickly became one of the
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| | too. So the food chain (follow the money)
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| Auxiliary's most important assignments.
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| | is changing, feed national. Worse, in
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| The Coast Guard published a booklet of
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| | most cases the ABC is the same course
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| safety standards and regulations, and
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| | that states give out free.
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| gave the Auxiliary the authority to train
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| | If you are going to say there is a
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| its own members as inspectors.
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| | problem, then you had better have an idea
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| The Auxiliary developed public education
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| | on how to solve it. By pass the PSI ogre.
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| programs based upon a core lesson plan
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| | Go back to a time in our past when there
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| that as grown to the current BS&S series
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| | was provisional membership and create a
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| and a spin off S&S. It was this PE
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| | non-member member, our Associate member.
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| program that generated income for
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| | They pay dues to national and get the red
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| Flotillas and the major source of new
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| | polo shirt. No PSI check, no uniforms to
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| members. It became the money line. So as
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| | buy, no politics to play. They are the
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| "Deep Throat" said follow the money line.
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| | volunteers for RBS, they can teach
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| The Coast Guard, with the Auxiliary and
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| | classes, do VSCs, MDVs, boating booths
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| the USPS started a major push to have
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| | etc.
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| mandatory boater education. The Coast
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| | How to make it happen! CG Aux signs an
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| Guard's accident rate figures, even
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| | MOU with CG Aux Inc for teaching,
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| understated by lax reporting, were used
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| | inspecting and visiting.Just as they have
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| as bases state by state to work in
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| | with the USPS. Same, no difference. Aux
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| getting the states to pass such laws.
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| | Inc exams and certifies these Associate
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| As these laws were passed several things
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| | members just the same way the USPS does
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| had to happen. First, if a state puts a
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| | for its members. Not only that national
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| law on the book, there has to be a way
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| | can sell them a new red polo shirt that
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| for the citizens of that state to comply.
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| | has instructor and/or vessel examiner and
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| A licensing law must provide a way and
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| | /or visitors in script right under the
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| means for the citizen to get that
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| | Aux Inc logo.
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| license. Public policy then required the
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| | Follow the money. National gets the dues,
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| state to provide the training material
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| | as it does now for the associate
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| for its citizens to study for that
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| | membership and shares with the sponsoring
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| license. (Just think about how you get
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| | Flotilla. The Flotilla sponsors the
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| your drivers license).
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| | course and tracks the money, sending
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| The Coast Guard had/has the money as the
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| | National the cost of the books and
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| administrator of the B-W trust fund; a
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| | supplies. Follow the associate members.
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| mandatory tax funs it each year. As more
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| | Recruited to do RBS, no PSI, and no
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| and more boaters go on the water, the
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| | uniform. The Flotilla does not have to
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| more money comes into the trust. The
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| | worry about burn out and dis-enrolling,
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| states apply for the funding to meet the
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| | not an Aux member. Associate member gets
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| new licensing requirements, as urged by
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| | to come to Flotilla meetings; just can
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| the Coast Guard to create and the B-W
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| | not vote r play politics.
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| funds start flowing to the states.
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