LTJG NICHOLAS OSBORNE, COAST GUARD RESERVE

Cost Guard Reserve Career Highlights: He served first at Marine Safety Detachment Humboldt Bay, Calif. In February 2003, he was mobilized to Marine Safety Office San Francisco. After attending the Reserve officer candidate indoctrination, he served at Sector San Francisco. Deployed to Kuwait in August 2006 with Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron 34, he was part of the Coast Guard boarding team and became qualified as a force security watch officer.

Civilian Occupation: Employment development manager, Community Action Marlin, in San Rafael, Calif. He also is preparing to start on a doctorate in education at the University of California.

Community Service: He volunteers at the Mill Street Homeless Shelter and St. Vincent de Paul Society providing employment workshops to the homeless in Marin County.

How Recruited: Recruited out of Recruiting Office Eureka, California in August 2002, Osborne enlisted under the direct petty officer program. He decided to join the Coast Guard because he was motivated after 9/11 to take a more proactive role in providing service to the nation. After speaking to a CGR recruiter and learning about the diverse missions of the Coast Guard, he enlisted immediately.