Puddle pirate

{{Short description|Pejorative nickname for U.S. Coast Guard or Sea Scouts}}

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The term Puddle pirate is a pejorative term for the United States Coast Guard, used in jest due to the public perception of the typical roles and missions being near shore versus deep water.

The term has been used as a synonym for:

• U.S. Coast Guard - in contrast with the U.S. Navy{{Cite news |date=27 June 2007 |title=Duffey/Powers family We salute you |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15623832/the_palm_beach_post/ |access-date=7 December 2017 |work=Palm Beach Post |df=mdy-all |via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}{{Cite news |last=Ovalle |first=David |date=27 April 2004 |title=JROTC students suit up for a trial of 'Coastie' duty |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15623994/the_monitor/ |access-date=7 December 2017 |work=The Monitor |location=McAllen, Texas |df=mdy-all |via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}{{Cite news |date=22 June 2004 |title=Scoreboard - Running - Swomp Romp Team Race |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15623986/honolulu_starbulletin/ |access-date=7 December 2017 |work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |page=16 |df=mdy-all |via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}{{Cite web |date=11 November 2017 |title=Honoring our veterans |url=http://wildhunt.org/2017/11/honoring-our-veterans-2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113103342/http://wildhunt.org/2017/11/honoring-our-veterans-2.html |archive-date=13 November 2017 |access-date=7 December 2017 |website=The Wild Hunt |df=mdy-all}}{{Cite web |last=Milzarski |first=Eric |date=November 3, 2017 |title=These are the video game missions troops are jealous of |url=http://www.wearethemighty.com/entertainment/these-are-the-video-game-missions-troops-are-jealous-of |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207104324/http://www.wearethemighty.com/entertainment/these-are-the-video-game-missions-troops-are-jealous-of |archive-date=7 December 2017 |access-date=7 December 2017 |website=WeAreTheMighty.com |df=mdy-all}}
• U.S. Coast Guard Reserve and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary - as the reserve and the auxiliary for the U.S. Coast Guard{{Cite news |date=24 December 2004 |title=Many Floating Obsessions |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15623854/south_florida_sun_sentinel/ |access-date=7 December 2017 |work=South Florida Sun Sentinel |page=40 |df=mdy-all |via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}{{Cite news |last=Thomson |first=Thomson |date=30 December 2004 |title=Great Outdoors boat names often make a statement |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15623980/the_orlando_sentinel/ |access-date=7 December 2017 |work=The Orlando Sentinel |page=d12 |df=mdy-all |via=Newspapers.com}}{{free access}}
• Sea Scouts - in contrast with (non-marine) Scouts and with merchant sailors {{Cite web |date=2 June 2016 |title=Prometheus take to the water |url=https://prometheusrovers.weebly.com/news/prometheus-take-to-the-water-30042016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207111004/https://prometheusrovers.weebly.com/news/prometheus-take-to-the-water-30042016 |archive-date=7 December 2017 |access-date=7 December 2017 |website=prometheusrovers.weebly.com |df=mdy-all |via=weebly.com |location=Pretoria, South Africa}}{{Cite web |last=Penrith |first=Mark |date=23 July 2009 |title=So Mark, fundamentally, what do you believe? Part 2 of 5 |url=http://www.crystalparkbaptistchurch.co.za/so-mark-fundamentally-what-do-you-believe-part-2-of-5/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207111011/http://www.crystalparkbaptistchurch.co.za/so-mark-fundamentally-what-do-you-believe-part-2-of-5/ |archive-date=7 December 2017 |access-date=7 December 2017 |website=crystalparkbaptistchurch.co.za |df=mdy-all}}
• Youth Cadet Corps - as a junior version of the corresponding U.S. Navy
• Royal Canadian Sea Cadets - especially in non-coastal regions of Canada
• Royal Navy Reserve{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Zoe |author-link=Zoe Williams (writer) |date=August 15, 2024 |title=Dining across the divide: 'He used that sad argument that the UK doesn't have enough for everybody who wants to come in' |url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/dining-across-divide-he-used-that-sad-argument-uk/docview/3093138457/se-2 |url-access=subscription |work=The Guardian |page=7 |via=ProQuest Central |id={{ProQuest|3093138457}}}}