Coxswain

1. “You are the new Leading Petty Officer.” This was uttered to me by a volunteer adult leader as a 15 year old Naval Sea Cadet following the division’s tragic loss of two petty officers, in what was dubbed by the media as the “Hail Mary Murder” (reference a). It was only about a year into my experience as a Sea Cadet when the senior most cadet in the unit was killed by another cadet petty officer. A third senior cadet, who was very close to the other two, dropped out of the program as he couldn’t

and occurred over time. The first, shared above, was being thrust into a leadership role, completely unprepared for the job. The next was my becoming a Coast Guard (CG) Boat Coxswain. This is a matter of great responsibility; CG asset, CG people, CG mission, all the responsibility of the coxswain. Amazingly, my coxswain certification was complete simultaneously with my undergraduate graduation. Consequently, becoming a teacher of science as a civilian job was the next leadership

have chosen to review are all about solving problems and how to use creative thought to solve those problems. Navy Problem Solving I was in the Navy for four years and I worked in the harbor patrol unit. We had a boat crew of three people, one coxswain which is the person who drives the boat and then two gunners, one stood on the front of the boat and the other rotated out whenever the other got tired of standing. Basically, for twelve hours a day we drove around on our boat in the harbor, making

Women and Sports As it becomes increasingly acceptable for women to be athletic in American culture, a new question arises: in which sports should women be allowed to participate? From a physiological standpoint, it has been scientifically proven that female bodies do not differ significantly enough from male bodies to prevent them from participation in any "male" sports. This division between "male" and "female" sports clearly stems from age-old, socially constructed norms of femininity and masculinity

can to push away from their competition), and their focus ten strokes (taking 10 strokes focusing on something specific such as catch timing where all the blades enter the water at the exact same time). I want them discussing as a boat with their coxswain (the person at the front steering the boat) about how they want their calls and if they want anything else specifically. If it were 2k season (spring), I would tell them which lane they are in, what teams are in the other lanes, and where they should

“4am. Be at the boathouse tomorrow at 4am,” Coach reminded us as we finished preparing our boats. Everyone groaned. As much as the first race of the new season excited us, waking up that early wasn’t something to look forward to. But, we did it. The next morning everyone showed up and was ready to take a bus for the next 3 hours. While some half-asleep teenagers arrived earlier than others, by 4:30am the team was on the bus and ready to leave. The bus ride from Crystal Lake to Moline, IL at the

Every person can relate to being asked the question: “What’s your favorite movie?”. Most of the time this is a very tricky question for people to answer, simply because there are so many viable options to chose from. Strangely enough, if you were to ask a movie director or producer what their favorite films are, they’d give you a straightforward and honest answer consisting of only one or a few different titles that come to mind. As strange as it sounds, directors who have grown up or become accustomed

I was always told that I could walk at a very early age. Back when I think about it I was always running as a child. I could never keep still. I was placed into every sport imaginable played soccer, baseball, basketball, volleyball, and even tennis. After I tried them I ended up getting tired of them. The only sport I really stuck with was soccer but in time it faded too. After that, I started to notice slight pains in my hips and I would usually walk with a limp. I went to the doctor on multiple

successes. The key here is to understand that if you want to be a great leader in the organization, then you have to look for, identify, and model those behaviors of those ahead of you that have become successful. Take for instance a small boat coxswain. The coxswain is a position of great responsibility. There are good boat drivers and there are great boat drivers and when making a parallel to this leadership philosophy it makes sense that an up-and-coming boat driver will want to model their behavior

Hello, today we’re going to be talking about the benefits of rowing. All throughout Boys in the Boat, we see how the sport of rowing impacts both the lives of Joe Rantz, and the people around him. Rowing builds character both inside the boat and out. And we’re going to tell you about three of the ways that it does this. Rowing builds physical endurance, builds mental endurance, and builds teamwork. Boys in the Boat makes it pretty clear that rowing is overall a physical sport. Take a look at this