Anyone out there ever been in Coastal Forces.  I was in it in the 60's

I trained for awhile for that and then they decided to get me ready for vietnam asap and i had complete series of rabies shots and got get to hawaii forming up and then i got lucky and got orders for philippines the cgc nettle caviete city we went to nam three times before decom of ship and it trasfered to philippine navy i was there for two yrs. god bless 1965 tracen alameda

Thank you for your service, to both of you. The military was far different then from what it is today.

i had complete series of rabies shots

You're kidding. Tell me you're kidding.

I've also had a complete series of rabies shots, but it wasn't for the military 

tom,  i was in the costal forces 6/65 to 4/71 - 6 by 6  -- cape may, camp geiger, yorktown...

I was in the first class 1963 in Cape May.  I believe the very originating unit. 

I was in 1967 at Cape May.  CF 21

I wrote a detailed thing about my time in K-47 at Alameda in 1965 in addition to my A School Coastal Forces team 11. I sent this to the editor of the Reservist for info only. The editor had been clean it up a bit and I left it alone. Years later my son found it on the USCG history site. I was surprised. The next guy to come back from boot and Coastal Forces A School arrived on the weekend the announcement was made in 1967 that the whole thing was disbanded.

I should have added that the picture on the USCG History site is of Coastal Forces Team 11 by the boat house at Alameda in early January 1966. I know, who contributed the photo. I still have one, but in poor shape. I used the training and skills learned in the CG all through my working life. The CG was a good thing and good to me. I tried to do my best to be a good member over the years of serving in the ready boat unist, MARDEZ and MSO. Mike Benjamin PSC Ret.

I was in the Coastal Forces in 1966. Our leader's name was Taylor and here are the names of those I remember were in the unit with me:

Carlson
Skoog
Roundtree
Maggiora
Graham
Taylor
Fancher


We trained at Camp Roberts for weeks then went to Camp Pendleton for ITR (Infantry Training Regiment) and BIT (Basic Infantry Training) with the Marines at Horno.

Stan Minasian

Yes, was in during the late 60's, Team 12, believe it was the last team (photo attached very lo res, have much better quality if anyone interested).   Good, for the most part, memories.