Captain Brice-O'Hara . . . Training Center staff . . . Five Five . . . I'm honored to be with you this morning to welcome you to our nation's Coast Guard.
Some hosts are more subtle than others in conveying their expectations.
Captain Brice-O'Hara chose to employ all the subtlety that one would expect from one of her Company Commanders. She just wanted me to be sure to remember two things. First, that I would be speaking to a crowd of about 500 people, most of whom would be standing in the bright sunshine and overbearing heat. Taking her hint, I resolved to speak for about a minute and a half. But as I stand here now . . .