Georgia Law Idiosyncracies

Welcome Coast Guard Academy Class of 2015

Early this morning, standing outside the barracks in civilian clothes yet anticipating a career in uniform, nearly 300 men and women prepared to enter the United States Coast Guard Academy as members of the Class of 2015.

Today marks the first day of the seven-week indoctrination training period called Swab Summer. Those who make it through the summer will be welcomed into the Corps of Cadets and begin a four-year journey to become ensigns in the United States Coast Guard.

Reporting-In Day, as it’s called, is full of intensity, stress and strong emotions. In a matter of hours, the incoming swabs are blasted with unfamiliar military jargon, introduced to the vast academy grounds and pushed through the rigors of basic military marching including synchronization, squaring corners and keeping their head and eyes “in the boat.” They are issued the necessary uniform items, receive the infamous military haircut and learn the “right” way to stow their belongings, all whilst receiving resounding guidance and direction from their training cadre.

As R-Day comes to a close, the swabs will find themselves marching on the parade field in front of family and friends where they will form up and raise their right hand to be sworn in as members of the United States Coast Guard. Tearful goodbyes will follow as loved ones see the swabs off to embark on their journey, transforming them from civilians into military men and women.

Of the 4,543 young men and women who applied to the Coast Guard Academy Class of 2015, 374 received appointments with nearly 300 reporting-in to become a member of the Class of 2015. This is projected to be the most diverse class in the history of the Academy, with 34% of the class made up of underrepresented minorities and 34% of the class being women. There will also be six international cadets joining the class from the Philippines, Republic of Georgia, Tunisia and Antigua.

“We firmly believe in creating and sustaining an organizational climate in which our entire workforce, drawn from the richness of American society, feels valued and able to contribute their utmost to important Coast Guard missions that safeguard and secure our nation and its citizens in an increasingly dynamic, multicultural world,” said Rear Adm. Sandra Stosz, superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy. “This year’s reporting class reflects this commitment that is so vital to academic and mission excellence.

The Church Girl: Idiosyncrasies and Other Hang-Ups...

So, I can see you  in England...Brazil...India...reading my blog. You're either reading - or leaving my blog up on your computer screen and taking a nap. I guess I'll never really know either way. I can also see  you in Texas, Delaware, Maryland, California, Washington, Georgia...and from many other states. I can even tell what city you are reading from. You're either reading - or again, accidentally accessing my blog, leaving it up on your computer screen, and then walking off to make dinner or fold laundry. Circling back....I did not start writing this blog thinking that people would actually reading it...meaning that, it never occurred to me that people were actually waiting for me to post something else. I began the blog mostly because God told me to and I was being obedient to Him - after repenting for telling Him "no" for a very long time. That being said, my intentions have been to write more often - and about whatever I wanted to share...with no real pressure (From myself) to make some deep, profound spiritual connection to it. As completely insecure and paranoid as all of that may sound to you...that has just scratched the  surface of my random, Monet-like personality. I have really strange idiosyncrasies that I just cannot explain about myself. For example, I must leave the refrigerator open while I am in the kitchen cooking. It helps me think better. I know...I know...that is probably the DUMBEST thing you have ever heard. Now, I do not leave the door open the whole entire time...that would be like lighting dollar bills on fire. BUT, if I am making dinner and grabbing ingredients out, knowing I am going to need back in there in the next few minutes to retrieve something else, I WILL forget whatever-it-was that I had needed...IF the door had been closed. My family is forever trying to close the refrigerator door and I am always saying, "NO, leave it open - I am thinking!" I cannot think with the refrigerator door closed. Believe me when I tell you that I am still processing my refrigerator issues...

The Pharmaceutical era

Park's annotated code of the State of Georgia, 1914, embracing the code of 1910 and amendments and additions thereto made by the General Assembly in 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, and 1914, together with complete annotations from the judicial decisions through those contained in the 139 Georgia reports, 12 Georgia appeals reports, 212 Federal reporter, and 230 United States Supreme Court reports; published by authority of the General Assembly

Report of the ... annual session of the Georgia Bar Association

Lawyers' reports annotated

Georgia State Bar Journal