08/30/2026
The desperate struggle for attention...
It's been pretty quiet lately regarding TPO until recently, when they decided to make a few posts in yet another distasteful way to gain attention and notoriety. Before this, TPO's last posts were regarding Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) for Surfmen, as well as wishing the U.S. Coast Guard a happy 236th birthday on August 4th. Then, there was nothing for weeks... For an organization that claims to be "wOrKiNg On MaNy CaSeS," they sure have been reporting nothing that we can't find ourselves.
Tragedy has struck our community with the sudden passing of LT Connor Overstreet. This story can be found throughout several reputable news sources. We shared a news agency post about the tragedy; a few hours later, TPO covered it. Now you can say that TPO was just doing their job as the so-called journalist they claim to be, but the next day, they posted about the USS Abraham Lincoln. It's a story that has garnered massive amounts of attention over the past month in the US Navy.
But why post about it now? Also, this has nothing to do with the USCG. These are two different organizations, with different missions, personnel structures, funding, etcetera. The answer is simple... It gets attention and keeps the dying page semi-alive. What's even more disturbing is posting this Navy story immediately (within about 24 hours) after posting about the passing of a slain active-duty member, drowning out the focus of the announcement in the first place. If TPO had "actual cases," they wouldn't wait to tell you about it. It is our opinion that they are out of cases, out of stories, and out of ideas.
TPO cares about the sailors that jump off the USS Abraham Lincoln the same way they care about the SA victims they lure in. They will use you for their personal gain and drop you like a bad habit when they are done with you. You don't even have to be in peril to have them ruin your day. The member who came to us recently requesting TPO to take their picture down is still being disrespected by non-action through Reddit. For those who may not know, TPO still has a Reddit page with this person's face on it as their logo. The originators face they are using is in tribute to su***de awareness. If people who are trying to make positive impacts on su***de awareness are deciding to leave and distance themselves from The Pettiest Officer (recently, we might add), then how much do they actually give a damn about anyone else?
In closing, if TPO can't even follow simple directions to remove someone else's intellectual property with more than enough ample time to do so, what makes you think they can listen to your cries for help? If TPO can't be creative enough to make some sort of creative logo replacement, what makes you think they can navigate the difficult territory of legal hurdles and justice? If TPO can't even properly represent fallen members respectfully, what makes you think they retain humanity? If TPO doesn't seem to care about any of these things listed above and in previous posts, what makes you think they actually care about you?
Until next time,
-The Dirty Mug-
