Joining the Coast Guard

Job descriptions for enlisted jobs (ratings) in the U.S. Coast Guard, along with ASVAB score requirements.

Joining the Coast Guard? Here's what you can expect at Coast Guard Boot Camp, as well as some tips to help you "survive."

Certain categories of personnel can enlist in the United States Coast Guard, and receive advanced paygrade status.

The official U.S. Coast Guard list of what one can and cannot bring with them to Coast Guard Basic Training.

I'm often asked if the Coast Guard has an ROTC program, as do the other military branches. The answer is no. The Coast Guard has an Officer Candidate School, and an Academy, as do the other services, but no ROTC program. What they do have, some might think is a better deal than ROTC: The Coast Guard College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative,...

Certain jobs in the United States Coast Guard are authorized a monetary enlistment bonus. Here is a list of the jobs which qualify.

With recruiting centers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories and overseas, the Coast Guard Recruiting Command has its bases well covered.

Here are the rules for rank (rate) retention for prior service veterans enlisting in the United States Coast Guard.

Official Coast Guard Recruiters Home page. Contains general information about joining the Coast Guard.

The College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative is available to students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), member schools of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), and other approved institutions of higher learning.

Information about applying for a direct commission to become a commissioned officer in the Coast Guard.

Official Web Site for Coast Guard Basic Training

The Maritime Academy Reserve Training Program (MARTP) is available to become future U.S. Coast Guard officers. $3000 per year Student Incentive Pay from the U.S. Maritime Administration which includes $3000 back pay for freshman year, $1900 per year for Coast Guard stipend, $300 per year for books and supplies, and weekend drill pay...aproximately $24,000 over 3 years.

Location of Coast Guard Recruiting Offices throughout the United States.