 I did have a couple cousins who were officers in the Coast Guard and I saw how incredible their lives were and just the fact that they were so young, they had so much responsibility and they told me about what they were doing on their boats and I was like, wow, that's really neat. Healy is unique in the Coast Guard because its main mission is to perform research in the Arctic. Basically, it provides support and a platform for so many different organizations to perform research. It's fun to be able to support scientific advancements and even last year they discovered a new species of jellyfish, which is cool because even though I don't directly assist with these scientific research operations, it's really awesome to know that we are supporting this and we kind of make it possible. I think the way I've changed is that I have grown into this role where I can accept responsibility and that's, I think, a big thing for young people and the Coast Guard is full of a lot of young people who accept a responsibility to adhere to these really very high standards and it's a really cool job. It's a job that not too many people my age get the opportunity to have so much responsibility. It's pretty cool. Not many people get that. I'm Jen Healy, an ensign in the US Coast Guard stationed on Coast Guard Cutter Healy.