Coast Guardsman of the Year 2022 | AST2 Joshua Carlson

[@Dclawspker]

Being a coast gaurd rescue swimmer is probably one of the most bad ass jobs on the planet following very closely by a coast gaurd Blackhawk pilot. The reason they use Blackhawks is because no other helicopter has the lifting capacity to be able to fly them and their massive brass balls into hurricanes... so freaking bad ass

[@cepaasch]

The Coast Guard uses Jayhawks which are very similar to Blackhawks.

[@brandonguarrasi]

Ummmm airforce PJ my friend

[@ElGaby323]

​@@brandonguarrasi they rescue men fighting meaningless wars in 3rd world countries, while Coast Guard is in America(where they should be) protecting and saving American lives every single day.

[@Boostedzl1]

⁠@@ElGaby323yes that’s what we do 🤡 domestic operations for PJs is far greater than our overseas foot print. Harvey , sandy , titan sub, temar vessel, katrina , human space flight recovery etc . Don’t speak on what you don’t know

[@tammyeoneal1754]

Josh you are part of an amazing team!!! A member of truly a unique elite few…. Congratulations!!! The love of what you do shines brightly in this interview.. Enjoyed watching… Praying for continued safety for you and your team. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@salvadorrico6636]

Thank you ! JOSHUA for loving your job and for all the people that you Save. MY FAMILY AND I WILL BE INCLUDING YOU IN OUR PRAYERS EVERYDAY AND EVERY NIGHT. THIS WORLD DEFINITELY NEEDS PEOPLE LIKE YOU SIR. MAY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ALWAYS KEEP YOU SAFE AND SOUND AND OUT OF HARM'S WAY.

[@paulfroelich1024]

21 people, cannot imagine how exhausting that would be

[@willienelsongonzalez4609]

Well done! Be safe out there, all of you!

[@robbieschwartz1275]

Bunch of Heroes!!!

[@benh2134]

Great work. Hope my son gets to meet you along the way. He just started his journey to hopefully becoming an AST.

[@Aggie98bqn]

Respect. 21 in the crew compartment! Wow

[@Feintgames]

That's incredible. These people are in the hero business.

[@nicholas2444]

that is truly incredible !

[@LongTail8443]

I do believe, Captain America is real. He just has black hair.

[@KingOfYourMouth]

Never let a navy boy do a Coastguard man's job. Greetings from the Washington coast. 💙⚓

[@robertminor7070]

Good job, with humility.

[@gowine504]

Badass!!!!

[@ZeroFoxtrotG]

Can you do this in the reserves?

[@kraftraumathletics677]

How Long can you work as an Coast Guard swimmer?

[@forwhatitsworth9958]

I wanna do that. I heard there’s a 3 year waiting list for AST School. Is this correct?

[@David-oe9yt]

Last I checked it was about 13-14 months on the waiting list.

[@UserES2000]

@@David-oe9ytI heard two years. Hopefully 13 months is still the case

[@forwhatitsworth9958]

Don’t they have a prep program you go into now when you join? Is it useful? Does it actually help?

[@TheChannel-55-official]

I just talked to a recruiter and I was told it's 12-16 months

[@chrisc2683]

I didn’t know you could fit 21 people in the back of one of those.

[@cepaasch]

I think the record is 26 survivors.

[@malakitity5799]

good job

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

If my old gray wrinkled butt ever gets into trouble on the sea, I hope these studs show up.

[@miapope544]

Triple Pumpkin Lat.. .Ayy

[@mateobadella3226]

💪🏻💪🏻

[@paulwiggington4563]

😮😮😮

[@billknn]

Toxic masculinity - again. BTW, how did you fit 21 bodies in a 'Hawk? They must have been Central American. Any danger of "torque-ing out?" Good job from the whole team!

[@cepaasch]

The more weight you add, the more fuel you burn so it evens out.

[@michaellong6605]

High enlistment requirements pay off.

[@Pugetwitch]

He's hot as hell 🎉

[@Veljko0996]

🎊 Congrats Joshua ..!