Jacob Trione's guest appearances

Jacob Trione

OpsFitness Podcast

Brad Robinson

Tim Anderson

Stew Smith

James Geering

Rob Cannon

Jim Hatcher

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Dan Kerrigan

Jim Moss

Rick Segrest

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Ryan Parrot

Joey Yang

Alex Paul

Jay Lacayo

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Tell me a little about yourself and how long have you or served behind the front line for? In What capacity? I was on active duty for over 13 years and served in several capacities. My first 2 ½ years was spent on a 210’ vessel out of Galveston TX. Our major operations were patrols looking to counter drug and migrant smuggling and illegal fishing in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. I was part of the deck force, and we were the deckhands who handled all of the vessel mooring unmooring, helicopters tie down and tie down equipment maintenance, maintenance of the ships exterior, watch duties, helmsman duties, watch for rounds on the vessel while underway. I was leading seamen when I left which is the highest ranking E3 in that department. I was a vessel rescue swimmer, and I was involved in multiple rescues and recoveries of both living and deceased victims of human trafficking. This was one of my biggest operational accomplishments while on the vessel, and I was awarded a Letter of Accommodation (LOC) for this and given a challenge coin by the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area Commander as an E3.I went to my specialty rating training in 2007 and became a Marine Science Technician Petty Officer 3rd class upon graduation. I was awarded the most inspirational and earned the most fitness points while attending this training out of all my graduating class. Our roles as MST’s are generally handling the regulation of the United States commercial storage and transferring of oil and hazardous materials in the ports and waterways which are subject to the laws of the Federal Government of the United States. We perform safety and security inspections on facilities, vessels, local governments and the other entities involved in the handling of commerce.I was stationed in Baton Rouge LA enforcing laws in the Mississippi River and ports around Baton Rouge.I was stationed in Texas City TX enforcing laws in the Gulf of Mexico, Galveston Bay, and the ports Galveston and Texas City.I was stationed in Houston TX enforcing the laws in the Houston Ship Channel and the Ports surrounding Houston. What was the hardest time of your life? What tools did you use to get through it?  Well, this question has layers for me, but I think my life has created a lot of hard times consistently for me. Faith in God and his promise and the drive to wake up and do your best, look for the best in all situations and strive to be better are the things that overcome all for me.Synopsis of challenges. Parents divorced at 5, moved into a trailer park without any money, mom married an alcoholic and addict with three sons who didn’t necessarily like me, lived in a financially poor situation and constant fighting and chaos. Meanwhile, my father remarried and had two stepchildren who were well off financially I didn’t get along with my stepmother either. My father never had to pay child support, while he and his new family were going on vacations buying homes and property. We eventually had seven children living in a three bedroom sharecroppers home built in the 1800’s often without heat due to lack of funds and the choice between electricity or gas. My mother worked 12-hour shifts as a waitress and was also an addict. Because of this, my oldest sister took care of us. She took her frustrations of having lost much of her childhood out on me mainly, and I can’t blame her for that. It was just a roller coaster of a childhood, and I ended up living in 10 different homes with different family members by the time I left for boot camp at the age of 20. I also started drinking heavily at a young age and tended to make a lot of bad decisions as a teen and an early adult.When I first joined the USCG, I was still making very immature decisions and got pulled over and arrested in 2005 and was Captains masted twice within my first nine months in the U.S. Coast Guard. I thank God that I was not discharged as that would have probably led to my demise. This was when I started t

Tell me a little about yourself and how long have you or served behind the front line for? In What capacity?   I was on active duty for over 13 years and served in several capacities. My first 2 ½ years was spent on a 210’ vessel out of Galveston TX. Our major operations were patrols looking to counter drug and migrant smuggling and illegal fishing in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. I was part of the deck force, and we were the deckhands who handled all of the vessel mooring unmooring, helicopters tie down and tie down equipment maintenance, maintenance of the ships exterior, watch duties, helmsman duties, watch for rounds on the vessel while underway. I was leading seamen when I left which is the highest ranking E3 in that department. I was a vessel rescue swimmer, and I was involved in multiple rescues and recoveries of both living and deceased victims of human trafficking. This was one of my biggest operational accomplishments while on the vessel, and I was awarded a Letter of Accommodation (LOC) for this and given a challenge coin by the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area Commander as an E3. I went to my specialty rating training in 2007 and became a Marine Science Technician Petty Officer 3rd class upon graduation. I was awarded the most inspirational and earned the most fitness points while attending this training out of all my graduating class. Our roles as MST’s are generally handling the regulation of the United States commercial storage and transferring of oil and hazardous materials in the ports and waterways which are subject to the laws of the Federal Government of the United States. We perform safety and security inspections on facilities, vessels, local governments and the other entities involved in the handling of commerce. I was stationed in Baton Rouge LA enforcing laws in the Mississippi River and ports around Baton Rouge. I was stationed in Texas City TX enforcing laws in the Gulf of Mexico, Galveston Bay, and the ports Galveston and Texas City. I was stationed in Houston TX enforcing the laws in the Houston Ship Channel and the Ports surrounding Houston.   What was the hardest time of your life? What tools did you use to get through it?   Well, this question has layers for me, but I think my life has created a lot of hard times consistently for me. Faith in God and his promise and the drive to wake up and do your best, look for the best in all situations and strive to be better are the things that overcome all for me. Synopsis of challenges. Parents divorced at 5, moved into a trailer park without any money, mom married an alcoholic and addict with three sons who didn’t necessarily like me, lived in a financially poor situation and constant fighting and chaos. Meanwhile, my father remarried and had two stepchildren who were well off financially I didn’t get along with my stepmother either. My father never had to pay child support, while he and his new family were going on vacations buying homes and property. We eventually had seven children living in a three bedroom sharecroppers home built in the 1800’s often without heat due to lack of funds and the choice between electricity or gas. My mother worked 12-hour shifts as a waitress and was also an addict. Because of this, my oldest sister took care of us. She took her frustrations of having lost much of her childhood out on me mainly, and I can’t blame her for that. It was just a roller coaster of a childhood, and I ended up living in 10 different homes with different family members by the time I left for boot camp at the age of 20. I also started drinking heavily at a young age and tended to make a lot of bad decisions as a teen and an early adult. When I first joined the USCG, I was still making very immature decisions and got pulled over and arrested in 2005 and was Captains masted twice within my first nine months in the U.S. Coast Guard. I thank God that I was not discharged as that would have probably led to my demise. This was when I started t

Episode 18 with Jacob Trione (13 years in the U.S. Coast Guard)