Polar Plunge!

Today was Coast Guard Moral Day in E-City and the Command decided to host a Polar Plunge as an event to boost moral. Each school at the base was instructed to gather a team to participate, and of course all of Chris' AST Class were there & ready! There was to be a costume contest as well as the Plunge, and Chris' Team didn't want to disappoint anyone.


Throughout the week these 6 guys & one "girl" put together their best Richard Simmons' Gear and prepared for the big event. As you can see, the team wore light pink beaters, short-short-shorts, tall socks, sweatbands and wigs. Their class mascots (Dirty Sanchez and Joboo) even got dressed up for the event.


They had a BLAST during the day and were the best dressed out there! However, they didn't win 1st Place in the Costume Contest because the judges only had 4 prizes to give away to a team, and therefore they gave 1st Place to a team with only 4 people (rather then the 7 that were in the AST Team).

When it came time for the Plunge, the ASTs were "volunteered" to go into the 40 degree water first. And, without hesitation, they went running into the cold water -- afterall, these guys will be "living" in this cold of water for the rest of their careers!

A BBQ followed and after it was all over, Chris was sitting at a nearby picnic table with 2 other guys when a reporter came up to them to ask the ASTs about the day, as well as, the rumored difficulty of the class. The article will be appearing in the local E-City newspaper either this Sunday or next Sunday -- Chris will be getting copies of the papers, and I can post the article when he gets it.

Well, It was a great day at the beach and something, I'm sure, Chris will never forget. Oh, by the way, I'll have many more pictures of the ASTs in their outfits by the end of the weekend (check back)