Coast Guard Recruit Company Uniform 183 weekly journal posted August 24, 2010

Week 05 was a week of anticipation for Uniform-183. For over a month we've wanted to find out where our next adventures would take us, and at last we know. We have shipmates heading to all corners of the United States, and some even overseas. Receiving our orders brought about the realization that in a very short time, Uniform would be split up forever. This was and continues to be a bitter sweet realization because even though we are excited for the future we are not looking forward to leaving each other. Uniform company has become much more than just a team, we have become family.

Our Company Commanders took notice of our transformation, and after testing the bonds that they had seen form, our company was awarded its colors. It was a moment of complete surprise and overwhelming pride, we earned it, together. Earning our colors was a major point in our training, and seeing them strung up on our Guidon reminds us that we must stay committed and finish strong.