r/uscg • u/Airdale_60T Officer • 11d ago
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u/Emergency_Lab_3531 10d ago
What would a career as an ME look like if you never got orders do DSF? Is it even possible to avoid DSF?
I am interested in ME but don't want to be DSF
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u/AirdaleCoastie AMT 10d ago
Definitely go BM or MK if you aren’t interested in DSF. If you did go ME, you would be limited for advancement and not as competitive evaluation wise because you wouldn’t have all the schools and quals other MEs would. You would also be a low priority(except for cutters) for choosing your next assignment and all the DSF folks would take the desirable billets leaving you the leftovers for your whole career.
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u/UnusualTiming184 BM 10d ago
If you’re not interested in DSF I’d maybe consider BM/MK. They do the majority of the routine LE work in the coast guard and are not expected to go DSF. MEs on the other hand are expected to go DSF at some point in their career and actually need it to advance
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u/real_Estate-isme 7d ago
What LE work does and MK do?
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u/UnusualTiming184 BM 4d ago
MKs have about the time opportunity as a BM to get boarding team member and boarding officer. It really depends on the unit, but most small boat stations it’ll be routine boardings or potentially requests for assistance from local LE agencies
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u/Decisionparalysis101 4d ago
Anyone know where you can access this info when you are in the recruitment process? Saw someone post it but don't know how to access mine.
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u/Different-Language-5 YN 3d ago
That appears to be one of the new recruiting systems being beta tested. Not every recruiting office or recruiter has access to this system yet.
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u/Gtstricky 10d ago
I believe the northeast can be a guaranteed district after boot but that only lasts till you go to A school.
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u/UnusualTiming184 BM 10d ago
No one can really tell you the odds. It’s definitely not impossible, but needs of the service always come first. You’d probably have an easier time getting northeast than say, Florida, but that’s subjective
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u/JPKilljoy AMT 8d ago
As a fellow New Englander, get out there and travel!! I highly recommend the Pacific Northwest. Lots of small towns that feel very akin to Coastal New England.
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u/Tyler_98z71 10d ago
I went to a recruiter a few weeks ago. I just wanted to ask questions with an interest in possibly joining reserves. He has a seemingly disinterest in reserve recruiting. Like, well, reserves is a part-time job with part-time benefits. Why do that when you could go active? So what’s the stigma with reserves?
I currently have a great job in the civilian world, so that’s why it makes sense to me.
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u/UnusualTiming184 BM 10d ago
Can’t speak to why any specific recruiter would push you towards AD, but if you want reserves be clear and stick to it. Many reservists float around this sub including myself. I would never give up my full time job, but serving in the reserves helps me scratch the itch
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u/AirdaleCoastie AMT 10d ago
Just guesses, but your area could be very full on reservists and you would have to travel a significant distance to an available unit. Or just using their personal experience, if someone has a solid civilian career then active doesn’t make sense. If they just have a job, without good advancement or other opportunities, then recruiters normally push for active because we see so many join reserves and then want to switch to active once they see what it’s like.
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u/Master-Advantage6027 10d ago
What are the Pros and Cons of YN vs. ME?
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u/UnusualTiming184 BM 10d ago
Two insanely different rates they’re almost incomparable. YN: mostly shoreside, M-F type work, good quality of life and work-life balance. Computer work. ME: Could be at a station, cutter, DSF. Deployed frequently, more variable work schedule, but highly operational and THE LE rate if you’re eager to do LE
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u/PatrioticPirate 9d ago
This is like trying to compare an 911 call center operator to a full time SWAT officer.
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u/badassnotaprincess 10d ago
I’m trying to decide if I want to go BM or response officer as a reservist. I’ve found a lot of information as a BM, but not a whole lot as a response officer reserve specifically. I’m thinking training and what drill is like.
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u/AirdaleCoastie AMT 8d ago
BM will be more hands on, getting underway for drills and basically just the 2 days a month. Officer will be less hands on and you will have some duties outside of drill, such as setting up training, managing your enlisted folks, meetings, etc.
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u/Remote_Intention3658 10d ago
What happens if a reservist discovers a medically disqualifyng condition in a doctor visit after graduated bootcamp waiting for A school? Does it have to be disclosed to meps or anywhere? Can they stay in?
If they cant what would be their discharge? ELS?
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u/UnusualTiming184 BM 9d ago
You need to report that to medical. There’s no circumstance in which hiding that would be acceptable. That being said, what is “disqualifying” per MEPS doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be discharged, depending on severity and the ability to treat
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u/hjevning 5d ago
Conditions that were disqualifying at MEPS are not necessarily disqualifying once in the service (eg: astigmatism at meps is a no go, but run of the mill in the fleet). You’ll need to speak with your friendly neighborhood HS for specifics.
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u/Alarming_Sorbet_287 5d ago
Hello Everyone
I am a 31 male living in the California central valley with my wife. I am looking into joining the Coast guard.I was looking at becoming an EM. I have been researching what they do and what their day to day is like and it fits into what i want to do. I have many years of electrical experience especially in the solar field. I don’t have a degree but i do have credits. The physical and mental aspect that of Bootcamp doesn’t bother me i know if i put my mind to it can finish and succeed.
My only concern is weed.I have been a weed smoker for about 3 years. and have recently stopped cause i’m tired of this life . I see no change and want to be part of something bigger. I know at this moment i will not pass a drug test . I have heard that waivers are a thing.But i dont know how to apply to them or how one get one .
My biggest question would the Weed smoking disqualify me?
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u/Gtstricky 5d ago
Hopefully a recruiter chimes in but essentially if you tried weed a few times and pee clean you should be OK. Smoked it every day to for years and it will be hard to impossible. You have to pee clean so wait to go to MEPS until you are sure. Talk to a recruiter and be honest.
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u/hjevning 5d ago
^^^This is the correct answer. You need to KNOW that you will piss clean before even thinking about bothering a recruiter. The CG does not waiver a hot test, quite the opposite, and it will put you on a timed delay. You can’t join a service that does drug interdiction as a major mission while you yourself are using.
I realize it’s legal in CA, but not at the federal level and the CG is federal. This position will probably never change, as it is a huge risk and I can name at least one person killed because a shipmate was high on weed. Plenty of private sector occupations have not relaxed their stances for safety reasons either.
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u/Excellent_Slip_1170 4d ago
hello everyone, I am an 18 year-old university student living abroad who is already made plans to join the USCG in May/June. The issues I am currently facing is that my recruiter (who was referred to me by a family friend) has not responded to any of my emails, and I do not have a solid timeline I can follow.
My main question to any recruiters who have knowledge on this would be: how soon should I move back into the US to complete MEPS and ASVAB, and allowing myself time to prepare for bootcamp and the ASVAB? I have already started studying for the ASVAB and I regularly workout, the main idea would be to create a clear timeline for which I can follow. please ask me any questions that may help clear up confusion. thank you.
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u/Different-Language-5 YN 4d ago
You should go to MEPS as soon as possible. Boot camp is already full until February. Summer months fill up quickly too after high school graduations.
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u/Gtstricky 3d ago
Can you come do it soon?
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u/Excellent_Slip_1170 1d ago
I still have to complete my first semester of university. The earliest I would be able to do it would likely be January.
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u/JPKilljoy AMT 1d ago
It's totally okay to reach out to another recruiter. CG recruiters are notoriously hard to get a hold of. Find another one and show them how serious you are.
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u/Hot_Efficiency_6561 3d ago
Hey everyone I’m interested in commissioning into the coast guard hopefully to fly helicopters, I’m currently an active duty loadmaster for the Air Force and was wondering what the best path for me would be. It seems like it’s either I get my bachelors on my own and send in a package and commission over or go though CSPI and get my bachelors my question is which has the better chance for a pilot slot do you guys get to pick or is it a random draw? Will me being an aviator already boost my chances? Is CSPI like ROTC? Thank you in advance!
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u/Gtstricky 3d ago
CSPI and the Wilkes Flight Initiative is probably the best way unless you want to go to the Academy. Small branch, not a lot of pilot spots, and most go to academy grads. Talk to a recruiter. Good luck.
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u/uscg-ModTeam 11d ago
Sorry, but you are correct in that medical questions are not allowed on this forum. We cannot adequately address them. Contact a recruiter for the most up-to-date information.
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u/Secure_Dish_2777 11d ago
How long is boot camp taking to ship as of today?
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u/AirdaleCoastie AMT 10d ago
Not sure of the current timeline, but probably looking at 2027 for a scheduled date. You can always add your name to the waitlist if and when people drop out of their scheduled date. Pretty much everyone on that list will go very early.
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u/Secure_Dish_2777 10d ago
well I need 3 waivers that i’m confident will get approved, there’s not much info on how long cg waivers take, so i’m hoping i still get to leave by February
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u/AirdaleCoastie AMT 10d ago
3 waivers is likely 3-6 months. Anyone with 1 or 2 will be processed first.
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u/Long-Algae8799 11d ago
It depends on personal dedication and your recruiter…. Took me about 3 weeks to get to boot camp
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u/Emergency_Lab_3531 10d ago
wtf? How did you get to boot camp in 3 weeks? The average wait time is like 4 months
Teach me please
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u/Long-Algae8799 10d ago
I told the recruiter I wanted to go asap, he said okay let’s start. Two days later I went to meps for asvab and screening. Then the next week I went and signed all the docs/swore in, then I shipped out a week later.
Also I think it depends on time of year, companies in july-august weren’t that full and obviously if you need waivers.
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u/Emergency_Lab_3531 10d ago
unreal. Did you have a specialized, highly needed vested rate?
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u/Long-Algae8799 10d ago
Not even close 😅I thought it was normal until I got to boot camp and dudes were saying they waited 6 months to come, a few guys waited like two years in the delayed entry program
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u/Gtstricky 10d ago
This year?
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u/Long-Algae8799 10d ago
No it was in ‘24 but most “small” recruitment offices can still process you this fast. With the CG trying to add 15k enlisted kinda have to.
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u/reginamontis TA 10d ago
Sir, this is the year of our Lord 2026… this isn’t a thing in today’s recruiting environment.
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u/Gtstricky 10d ago
Haha. Yea it’s not like that now.
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u/Long-Algae8799 10d ago
What’s delaying your/the process then? If you have experience, not meaning to come off rude but genuinely curious
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u/Gtstricky 10d ago
Numbers. The soonest boot dates that are not filled are in Jan and if you get on the backfill list there are over 80 people on the list ahead of you so it takes months to get pulled off.
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u/AssistanceBasic4337 9d ago
Considering AST after originally going the officer/aviation route — looking for the good, bad and ugly
Hey everyone,
I’m currently talking to a recruiter and trying to figure out what direction I actually want to go in the Coast Guard.
My original plan was pretty heavily centered around aviation and eventually going officer, ideally flying. I’m a nurse currently and have ER/burn ICU experience, and I’ve always been pretty much wired toward doing something where I’m actually doing something and not sitting behind a desk all day. I also swam D1 in college, I’m a strong swimmer, I like being outside, hiking, wilderness stuff, etc.
The more I’ve looked into the Coast Guard, though, the more I’ve started seriously considering AST.
Being able to combine aviation, swimming, saving people, medicine/trauma, and working as a team sounds pretty damn appealing to me.
But I also don’t want to romanticize the job from the outside. So I’m hoping some current/former ASTs or people who work closely with them can give me the good, bad, and ugly.
A few questions:
1. What is the actual lifestyle like as an AST?
How much do you genuinely enjoy the job? How much of it is awesome rescue/aviation stuff vs. maintenance, cleaning, standing around, paperwork, etc.?
How often are you actually flying/getting hoisted versus doing everything else?
And how physically demanding is it long-term? Obviously I expect it to be hard, but I’m more interested in what wears people down over a career.
2. Enlisted vs officer lifestyle
I’m still considering trying to go officer eventually.
For someone who wants to actually be involved in operations and not just manage people, how different is the day-to-day life between an AST and an officer at an air station?
Is becoming an officer later a good move if I want to stay involved in aviation/operations, or does it basically mean moving farther and farther away from the hands-on stuff?
3. Liberty / leaving the area
This is something I haven’t been able to get a straight answer on.
If I’m stationed at an air station, can I generally drive a few hours out of state on my liberty days as long as I’m back when I’m supposed to be?
Or are you generally expected to stay within a certain radius of the air station unless you’re on formal leave?
Basically, if I’m off for a couple days, could I realistically go visit family/friends in another state, go hiking, etc., or do you need to stay relatively close because you could get recalled?
4. Is there a good way to actually talk to working ASTs?
I’d really like to talk to some current ASTs before making this decision.
Are there specific recruiting channels, Facebook groups, forums, air stations, etc. where it’s appropriate to reach out to people actually doing the job?
I’d much rather hear from someone currently doing it than make a career decision based on recruiting videos.
5. Career progression
What does a realistic AST career look like?
Do most people stay ASTs for their whole enlisted career, or do people commonly move into other aviation jobs/ratings?
And if I eventually wanted to commission, does AST experience help at all, or would I basically be starting over career-wise?
What is the biggest downside to being an AST?
If you could go back to the day you signed your contract knowing everything you know now, would you still choose AST?
And if you eventually got out, what made you leave?
I’m not looking for someone to sell me on it. If AST is an awesome career, great. If there are things about it that absolutely suck, I want to know those too.
I’m basically trying to figure out whether I’m attracted to the actual job or just the idea of being an AST.
Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to answer. Especially interested in hearing from current/former ASTs, but I’m happy to hear from anyone who works at an air station.
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u/AirdaleCoastie AMT 8d ago
Most of your questions are answered already over at r/rescueswimmer. For the officer question, all officers in aviation are pilots. They will routinely fly(not as much as AST) but also have collateral duties that will be office work. Officers are generally in leadership management roles not hands on. One of the exceptions to this is pilots.
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u/skiing-rn 8d ago
I appreciate your reply. I will definitely take a good look at that page. I have found some really good thing just spending hours on this community as well.
(Unfortunately lost my login to my original reddit account lol)
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u/halfjackal 8d ago
I've been lurking on this subreddit for years. 36yo, Male, Live in NYC, 6' in good shape, I have a Bachelors degree, I have a domestic partner (not technically married yet) and 2 young girls, I have a job with $120K+ Compensation w excellent health care but my take home is $89K. Since high school, I had always wanted to serve but once i got into college i had a change of heart on military service and wanted to chase my dreams instead plus my lifestyle in my 20s wasn't congruent with being a Coastie. Now that I've built my career and happen to be with a company pretty friendly to reservists and guardsmen, I find myself feeling like I missed out on service. This feeling to serve has been gnawing at me for over a year. The Coast Guard's mission has always appealed to me. I just have a few questions.
- Will joining the reserves allow me to continue living in NYC?
- Is there a limit to how much ADOS I can take on within a year? Can that active time count towards a GI BIll? And can transfer that GI Bill to my daughters?
- I most likely want to be a BM, Is better to go "regular" or PSU?
- Considering the current global climate, is it likely for a PSU to be deployed to West Asia?
- Will there be more ADOS opportunities as "regular" reservist than as PSU?
- What is the background check like? How can I show up to a recruiter as serious as possible?
Thank you for taking the time to answer.
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u/UnusualTiming184 BM 8d ago
1) yes you can stay where you are, but depending on which rate / billet you end up in it may require some travel for drill. In NYC probably not a problem
2) I believe so, but there’s always waivers. Yes, but you need 10 years of service I believe
3) Depends on the person. I’m blue guard because I wanted to do SAR/LE. PSUs are more geared towards force protection security type work, also deploy more frequently. But if you’re at a PSU it’s very unlikely you can take orders outside of it
4) No one knows and even if I did, I couldn’t tell you. All I know is the pacific theatre is big right now
5) As noted above, PSUs rarely let their reservists take orders outside the PSU. If your goal is to bounce around different orders I’d stay away
6) I wouldn’t stress about it, it’s as basic as it goes, just fill out some paperwork. Be well spoken, presentable, and do everything your recruiter asks you to within a reasonable time frame1
u/halfjackal 8d ago
Thank you! Great answers. What's Blue Guard?
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u/UnusualTiming184 BM 8d ago
Sorry, it’s just a term we use to differentiate between “regular” coasties and DSF coasties (aka, PSUs). It’s in reference to the fact most coasties wear the blue ODU, and DSF coasties wear camo
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u/Kangyeosangs 8d ago
Hi everyone!
I leave to boot camp next week !
As a female I know we need gel for our hair, but most of them are over tsa limit…. Will they make a big deal about it?
I really need to take them from where I am, I have really thick long hair !
Thank you in advance !
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u/JPKilljoy AMT 7d ago
Bring what you can in your carryon. Idk if you will get issued any (I assume you will), but you can always request to go to the exchange to buy more if you run out.
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u/ImaginaryGear223 5d ago
I say bring what you can and you will be able to go to the exchange to buy full sized bottles. Also keep in mind the exchange will likely be limited when it comes to brand options. I know some people who had gel shipped to them in bootcamp just know any packages will be opened in front of CCs.
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8d ago
What route should I take to give me the best chance to be stationed in Hawaii hopefully this isn’t too vague
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u/JPKilljoy AMT 7d ago
AFAIK you can't get the Oceania District guaranteed in your contract. Your best bet is to ask for it in your boot camp dream sheet and kick ass in A school (depending on your rate). Definitely not impossible, but not very likely to happen as a nonrate. I think we had 2 in my boot camp company of 90 people that went to Hawaii.
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u/JPKilljoy AMT 7d ago
This depends a lot on how often you smoked. Anything 'habitual' will be an automatic no.
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u/real_Estate-isme 7d ago
What does the work schedule look like as an IS?
Is there a way, through your recruiter, to get to work on the Law enforcement side (title 14)?
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u/powerpuffcatt ET 7d ago
Your recruiter has no impact on where you will get stationed. It’s all luck of the draw of when you graduate A school.
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u/JPKilljoy AMT 7d ago
Are you asking if you can do law enforcement as an IS or as a nonrate while you wait to go to IS A-school? Ive never heard of an IS doing any sort of law enforcement, but maybe it happens on big cutters. I don't believe there's a way to guarantee a law enforcement focused unit in your contract, but if that's the only thing you ask for on your dream sheet in boot camp I'd be willing to bet that you get something in that area.
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u/real_Estate-isme 7d ago
Sorry, law enforcement (deployments) versus national security side. I know there are both sides you can do in the coast guard. Just not sure how those are delegated
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u/JPKilljoy AMT 7d ago
Ah, I see. Apologies, I misunderstood. I can't answer that, but hopefully someone else can chime in.
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u/Marceez 7d ago
If I’m looking to join reserves, am I able to choose my assignment or area for the part time? I live in the Bay Area and would like to be in the Golden Gate/Bay area or peninsula area
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u/UnusualTiming184 BM 6d ago
You choose your unit and billet before signing, the only limitation is what the coast guard has available for you to choose from
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u/hjevning 5d ago
You’re in a very unit heavy area and have a much better chance of local assignment as you advance than if you were rural. Take an afternoon and go speak with the recruiting office. You’ll be surprised by just how many units are in and around the Bay Area, especially Alameda.
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u/Fsteak 4d ago
Contact the recruiting office in Alameda.
But from the perspective of a recent contract signee, yeah, pretty much. Though it's based on what rate you want and which unit in the area has an open billet.
When I was researching which rate I wanted earlier this year, my recruiter was telling me there were open billets all over the Bay Area. Note: if you choose a billet at the PSU at SFO, you'll drill more often than if you go to stations.
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u/DistributionOk1603 6d ago
Hi I need advice I’ve been lost in what I want to do in life I’m 20M and getting married soon and wanted to know if the coast guard is a good route to go or not? I’ve also considered the AF but still not 100% sure
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u/AirdaleCoastie AMT 6d ago
Good route for what? What are you looking to get out of the service, which jobs, what is important to you?
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u/DistributionOk1603 6d ago
Maybe some direction in life, I’ve always been interested in law enforcement (mostly border patrol and CBP since I grew up in San Diego) just stuff like that
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u/AirdaleCoastie AMT 6d ago
Yeah LE is one of our biggest missions. I would check out the ME rating for strictly LE and they do the high speed stuff. For the more everyday LE along with other missions I would recommend BM or MK. If you are wanting to join civilian law enforcement after you are done, most only care that you have military service not what you did.
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u/Comfortable_Act_1228 6d ago
How often is it that ME’s out of A-school are stationed with LEDET/TACLET units? Also is there any district guarantee for that rate
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u/JPKilljoy AMT 1d ago
Guaranteed districts are only for your time as a nonrate. There is no guarantee where you'll be sent after you graduate A school.
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u/ThatCakeWack 6d ago
Hello! Questions about the 2 year active duty contract.
I am aware that more than likely I will be a non-rate for majority of the time. Although my concern is, when the end is inching up and I’m ready to go to A-school, will I be forced to extended my contract, or am I allowed to just do A-school in Reserves? Also, am I able to see if the job rating is available where I plan to reside when I’m in Reserves before I actually start school?
(I heard that you need to provide 24 months of service as an E4 that why I am concerned about the contract extension)
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u/reginamontis TA 4d ago
Yes, you will be required to obligate service. That is why most recruiters do not advertise that program. It’s deceptive, and you will almost certainly end up obligating service.
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u/AirdaleCoastie AMT 4d ago
Near the end of your active duty portion, you will work with the interservice transfer team to pick a rating, A school date and billet(hopefully in your area) for your remaining 4 years in SELRES. If you chose to take a rating on active duty, then you would have to extend your active duty contract to have atleast 24 months of service remaining upon graduation. That contract option also only has 1 or 2 year extensions.
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u/1more-1more 5d ago
Hey everybody, I’m looking at joining PSU 313 in Everett as an ME. Currently they offer a 15k bonus which is a nice incentive. I’m 32, married, have a good job already and am a small business owner. But I’m looking for more purpose and excitement.
My question is, what is the deployment expectation for a PSU over 6 years? Is the base in Seattle a better bet if staying more local is my long term goal? Thanks in advance.
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u/UnusualTiming184 BM 5d ago
If your long term goal is not to deploy, I would think very carefully about joining the reserves. That is our primary purpose. Right now with the border mission, reservists are routinely getting 365 day orders. PSUs used to be on a year long deployment rotation, that’s slowly changing but no one really knows what it’ll look like in the future. What is staying consistent is that they are our primary deployable asset and will be deployed regularly
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u/charliebinky 5d ago
One more thing you'll need to think about as a small business owner is, can your business operate/survive if you're gone for months? The reserves is a surge support force so you are at the whims of the needs of the service.
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u/Competitive-Net-7194 4d ago
What would life look like for me post basic if I join with Annex X contract? If I can complete the training, that is. I do not want to be nonrate. I want to be around for my dogs, and to be able to manage a relationship. I'm not going to join unless I can get Annex X, I want to be AST as soon as possible. Please, tell me the good, bad, and ugly.
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u/AirdaleCoastie AMT 4d ago
Hate to tell ya, but you’ll be a non-rate even in annex X. You’ll work at your first unit until you get closer on the waitlist then go to an air station to train some more and make sure you are ready for A school.
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u/jungle_queen36 4d ago
I am interested in applying to the Coast Guard Academy as an early applicant this October but am not 100% set on it and therefore have some questions for anyone who has attended. Firstly, describe how applications are evaluated. To what percentage are academics, leadership and fitness each important and/or what stats personally helped you get in?
Also, what is the academic workload like? Does it vary by major or is it relatively consistent?
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u/Emman221 2d ago
Earlier this week I went to a recruiting office, signed initial forms and am now waiting for MEPS to review my medical history so that they can actually schedule me. In the meantime, I am a little worried about not meeting standards, as my run time isn’t where I want it to be. My recruiter wants to run initials tests right after MEPs physical. Would I be in trouble if I didn’t make the run times? I can clear the pushups and plank easy
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u/reginamontis TA 1d ago
Our next ship date isn’t until February. If you were my applicant, as long as you were in a workable range, I’d reserve you if you were otherwise qualified. It would come with the caveat that you meet forming standards in a certain period of time or I’m cancelling your date…. But your recruiter may have a different method.
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u/JPKilljoy AMT 1d ago
Start training now and show initiative. If you show up, fail your run, and they find out that you haven't done anything to improve it they're not going to be impressed.
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u/Matt_S_Fox30 1d ago
Still just waiting on my civil waiver to be approved for enlistment, so random and not particularly relevant to me question, just curious: how does a tempsep work? Is it a hiatus with a mandatory continuation of service after? Or is it like an end of contract thing to see if your decision to want to get out is the right one?
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u/AirdaleCoastie AMT 16h ago
Tempsep allows you to transfer to the reserves for up to three years, and if you want to rejoin active duty, you can with little fuss in your prior pay grade. Without the program it can be a lot harder depending on your rating. Some like ME could be denied or would have to drop rank.
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u/PoorManWalkin236 6h ago
Hey guys, I recently applied for CGIS Criminal Investigator GS13 non supervisory open to the public. I have 11 years of LEO experience on the street but also working specialty positions like K-9. I have plenty of experience interviewing and investigating. The posting just seemed like word salad to me when I read the requirements and such. This is for civilian position obviously. The also had a GS 9-11. What exactly do they look for at the GS 13 non supo? Thanks for the help.
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u/Secret_Stomach6585 3h ago
Does anyone know the asvab score requirement for Intelligence Specialist? cause I went on military.com and it say the requirement was a ve+ar of 100 but other sources say a higher number so I’m not sure what to believe
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u/FederalChemistry4309 3h ago
Currently enlisted AD USAF, looking at commissioning opportunities within the CG. Six years of acft mx and just became a recruiter, I also have my bachelor’s in emergency and disaster management.
I sort of compiled my interests into three catergories: Aviation, Emergency Management, and Logistics. It just seems like the CG kinda checks all my boxes. My questions for anyone who has been in my similar shoes are:
- what was the process like?
- was adapting to the CG culture difficult?
- do you have any regrets or are you satisfied?
- any pros/ cons from switching?
- any insights what the officer aviation, response, and prevention careers are like? That’s what I’m primarily interested in!
TYIA!
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u/greene5688 6d ago
I want to start by saying I respect all veterans. What I respect about them and maybe you is why they joined any branch of the military. I do however take issue with some of the things the military has done as a whole. I also generally disagree with most of the foreign policy decisions of our current government. For this reason I don't want to participate in anything foreign. I have a pretty pretty strong background in IT, and I would like to further my career. Unfortunately I've been recently laid off. I see the military as a great way to progress my career. My brother is in the navy and he is set for life, same goes for a lot of other veterans or active duty people I know. My question is there anything in the Coast guard that I could be asked to do that I morally disagree with? Thank you all and best of luck.
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u/UnusualTiming184 BM 6d ago edited 6d ago
Yes, as with any branch. We do migrant ops and assist CBP/ICE with immigration. We perform law enforcement functions which you may disagree with. We routinely work alongside other branches and foreign navies/coast guards, whose governments you may not be in support of. When you sign up for the military you are limited in your ability to express personal beliefs and are under a strict command structure that can issue serious consequences for failure to follow orders, even if you don’t agree with it. For those reasons I would highly recommend not joining the military. There are plenty of other ways to further a career
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u/BadGirlfriendTOAD 6d ago
Ahoy! Relative has an ASVAB a few points under the job they want.
Recruiter trying to sell “join and take it after bootcamp” with no job guarantee.
Is this common or walk away?
Ty!!
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u/AirdaleCoastie AMT 6d ago
We don’t normally sign for a job in our contract. The exception is critical ratings. The majority will join and place their name on the waitlist for the rating they want after basic. Waivers for ASVAB scores are common, up to 10 points, once you are in the service.
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u/BadGirlfriendTOAD 6d ago
Really appreciate your advice! Very different from Navy.
What do USCG Sailors do in the interim after basic?
Relative eager to become apart, just some confusion.
Ty
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u/AirdaleCoastie AMT 6d ago
It Varies greatly depending on the unit you are assigned to. It could be anything from being a boat crew member at a small boat station, helm/lookout or engineering on a cutter(big boat), handing out basketballs at the gym, etc. they would stay at that first unit until their name comes up on the waitlist, then off to A school and graduate as an E-4.
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u/JPKilljoy AMT 1d ago
Can confirm, this is very common. Your relative needs to be prepared to take charge of their career though. No one is going to tell them to retake the ASVAB, they need to seek out that opportunity on their own.
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u/Different-Language-5 YN 10d ago edited 9d ago
Boot camp is full until February now.
Edit: meant to post this as a response to someone. But still good for people to know.