 Basic Info
Name: Jacob Alexander Duncan
Nicknames: Jake
Birth date: April 23rd, 1980
Age: 31
Profession: Boatswain Mate in the United States Coast Guard
Marital Status: Single
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Birthplace: Oceanside, CA
Parents: Judith and Jack Duncan
Siblings: 2 older brothers
Random Info
Car: 2011 Dodge Charger
Pets: A dalmation named Cherry
Hobbies: surfing, working on cars, basketball
Languages: English and Spanish
History
Jacob Alexander Duncan was the third of three sons to be born to Judith and Jack Duncan in the beautiful Oceanside area of California. The couple would wind up having four sons in total, Christopher and Adam being the eldest, with Jacob and Michael bringing up the rear for the family. When Jake was four, his mother and father decided that it was time to leave California, they wound up moving to Portland where his mother was originally from, and his father was able to get a better job there as a firefighter for the city. They were a hard working family, and his father was able to provide for what they needed, and while his sons were hooligans at the worst of times, he still was able to instill the hard work and fair play lessons that most fathers try to instill in their sons. Jake had emulated his older brothers, but none more than Adam, and at times, though he knew it annoyed him, he would pretend to be just like him, going down to the lazy wise ass attitude that Adam became famous for. When he was young, during his early elementary school days, Jacob would parrot some of his brother’s lines and catchphrases, and he'd try and spend as much time with him as possible. It wasn't until Jake got a little bit older that he started to form his own identity, though it was quite similar to that of his older brother. The big difference between the two of them though, was that while Adam was a pain, Jacob was more of just a comedian, and did his best to keep his actions to a more appropriate venue.
Even as they got older, the two brothers shared similar personalities, they were both incredibly loyal and protective of their family, but it seemed that Jacob was more willing to get into fights. This would be one of his biggest downfalls as he grew up, Jake was more prone to stupid things, and rarely thought before acting, he liked to just go head first into anything that seemed like a good idea. Every now and then these scenarios would work out for Jake, but more often than not things would back fire and he'd find himself in hairier and crazier messes then he'd really care to be in. It took him several years, several broken bones, and more than his fair share of scraps for him to start using that lump that was three feet above his ass, yet still his temper was short, and he got into his fair share of fights in middle and high school. When he got to his freshman year and he wound up getting into a fight with a senior who cornered him and tried to make him apologize for getting in his way, Jake was found in the principal’s office, a bag of ice over his eye as he explained what had happened. It was because of that incident that the school's wrestling coach asked him if he was interested in wrestling. Jacob wasn't the best on the team, but he was scrappy and capable of finding his way out of most holds, he went on to state competition but he never seemed to finish above fourth. He didn't mind, it was something for him to do in between classes and meeting girls, but none of that really mattered, because he knew where his path was leading him to.
Despite his father's role in his life, he did not want to completely emulate him, he thought the path to public service was what he wanted to do and where he was goin to wind up, but he did not want to be a fire fighter like his father. In his senior year he found himself approached by a coast guard recruiter, after taking a look and listening to what he had to say, Jacob was intrigued by the idea of going into the Coast Guard, no other branch of service intrigued him the same way, neither did staying in California and becoming a fire fighter or a policeman. Two months after he graduated from high school Jacob made his was across the country to Cape May, NJ, home of the Coast Guards training base where all new recruits went for their basic training. The eight week training program at times went quickly for Jacob, having been selected as one of the top recruits that was picked up. He enjoyed it, at times found it even fun, but it was also the hardest eight weeks of his life, but when it was all said and done, on the day of his graduation, he stood taller and prouder then his father had ever seen him stand in his life. Despite being a southern California boy and being use to the area, he was sent to a small boat station in Boston, and that's where he started to work his way up. Learning all that he can about the Coast Guard and what type of jobs he could do, he decided that he wanted to be a Boatswains Mate, which meant him staying on the east coast. While he could've easily striked his rate, he wanted to go to the training school, he wanted to learn in both a class room environment and with hands on experience as well. After spending two years in Boston, Jacob moved to Yorktown, VA to receive his training.
Since leaving Yorktown Jacob has bounced around the United States going to different stations, he has spent thriteen years in the USCG, spending time aboard cutters and small boat stations in Seattle, Baltimore, Portland, and most recently San Diego. With his promotion to Chief Petty Officer coming up, a chiefs slot was opened up at small boat station Georgetown, and while it would mean more paper work and less time on the water, South Carolina was a place where Jacob was very interested in heading. Despite being stationed in Georgetown, Jake decided to move to Myrtle Beach, a town that he knew had amazing surfing, and it was a place where he could afford his place on the beach. His love of the ocean has led him to stay on the coast, and Myrtle Beach is just another stop on Jake's United States tour.
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