| Coast Guard Celebrates A Decade |
| Fri, November 27, 2015 |
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| So that was the passing out of Coast Guard Recruit Intake #7. Well, Today was extra special for the Belize National Coast Guard. They celebrated the milestone of 10 years of service to the public as the naval protectors. The Coast Guard has grown from 54 officers who signed up in November 2005, to 320 officers currently serving.
Their commandant, Admiral John Borland, has been a member of the Coast Guard since day one, and today, we discussed the progress that his organization has made over the years:
So, what's next for the Coast Guard? Well, National Security Minister John Saldivar discussed the direction that the organization will take in the next 5 years. First though, he talked about the new toys that these Naval officers will get, along with that new Forward Operating Base at the Mouth of Sarstoon:
We'll show you that ground breaking ceremony at the chosen Location for the Sarstoon Base in the next 2 weeks.
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