No Substitutes
It's important to remember the old maxim that if or when you find yourself in extremis, "you won't rise to the occasion, you'll fall to your level of training." Training doesn't always guarantee the outcome, but your chances are much better at surviving if you have had proper training. The United States Coast Guard's "Surfman's Creed" reflects that reality.
The one line of the Surfman’s Creed that has always stood out to me is, ‘I will give of myself and my knowledge as those who gave to me; so as the line of Coast Guard surfmen will live forever,’” said Petty Officer 2nd Class Garrett Hamilton, a boatswain’s mate and surfman assigned to Station Bodega Bay. “Anyone can learn from a book, but to become great, you need hands-on learning outside of the classroom, passed down from generations before.
Semper Paratus!
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