semper paratus

American  

[sem-per pah-rah-toos, sem-per puh-rey-tuhs] / ˈsɛm pɛr pɑˈrɑ tʊs, ˈsɛm pər pəˈreɪ təs /

Latin.

1. always ready: motto of the U.S. Coast Guard.

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semper paratus British  

/ ˈsɛmpə pəˈrɑːtəs /

1. always prepared

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Example Sentences

“An abundance of caution - semper paratus, like the Coast Guard motto that means ‘always ready’,” she said, pointing to her car’s license plate holder emblazoned with the saying.

From Reuters • Mar. 13, 2020

The service’s crest and motto of semper paratus — “always ready” — is tattooed on his right arm, and his left arm sports a dragon, the symbol of his motorcycle club.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2016

If he be the champion, he has no right to plead "want of practice," "literary avocations," or such like excuses, for "semper paratus" must be a "champion's" motto.

From The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion by Edge, Frederick Milnes

A stern upholder of the law Who ne'er in justice found a flaw, With well charged blunderbuss in hand He asked not order or command, But sallied forth semper paratus To aid the Posse Comitatus!

From Recollections of Bytown and Its Old Inhabitants by Lett, William Pittman