My dad was in the United States Marine Corps, and he used to joke that the Marines were so poor equipment-acquisition-wise they got the hand-me-downs from the Army.<p>It has been my personal experiences that the Coast Guard is even worse off as far as the funding they get versus the vitally important life saving (and you know, coast guarding) missions they are supposed to accomplish. There have been a blizzard of radar technology, drone and UAV technology and boat building technology advancements that would dramatically increase their success rate, but they can't because of antiquated funding and a creaky old-fashioned leadership.<p>IMO we spend way too much on power project capability with the Navy versus what we could do for the Coast Guard.