There are over 38,000 active duty members with dozens of different exciting careers. Almost everything you will learn in the Coast Guard will carry over to the civilian workforce. For example, if you are looking for a broad range of skills you could choose to be a Boatswain’s mate (BM...
Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Christopher Vita, assigned to USCGC Adak (WPB 1333), rings the ship’s bell during the decommissioning ceremony for Adak and USCGC Aquidneck (WPB 1309) onboard Naval Support Activity Bahrain, June 15. Adak and Aquidneck operated in the U.S. 5t...
Each FRC is named for an enlisted Coast Guard hero who distinguished themselves in the line of duty. Boatswain’s Mate Master Chief David N. Duren was one of the most iconic figures in the history of Coast Guard surfmen. Considered perhaps the finest boat driver in the h...
“I’d rather have that boat than any other in the fleet,” he said, admiring its functionality and capability. Reynolds, a Boatswain’s Mate at Station Little Creek, is speaking about 45601, the first 45-foot Response Boat – Medium (RB-M) that was delivered to Coast Guard crews. Sinc...
coast guard alsoCoast Guard n.Abbr.CG 1.The branch of a nation's armed forces that is responsible for coastal defense, protection of life and property at sea, and enforcement of customs, immigration, and navigation laws. 2.A member of a coast guard. ...
Cmdr. Maurice Jester enlisted in the United States Coast Guard in 1917, rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer Boatswains Mate by 1936. As the United States entered World War II in 1941, Chief Jester was promoted to Lieutenant and given command of the USCGC Icarus (WPC 110). Only ...
Chief Petty Officer William Hoffman, a boatswain’s mate, and Seaman Zachary Smith, from the CGCGalveston Island, assist in the transfer of a member of the Merrell family from the cargo ship OOCLGuangzhou, July 3, 2011. The Merrell family was disabled at sea after their vessel struck debris...
Coast Guard is a great organization Seaman Apprentice to Chief Boatswains Mate(离职员工)-New York, NY-2012年7月13日 This is a good place for a kid to grow up. They give you the basics and you figure out where you want to go in the organization.The pay and benefits have become decent...
BOATSWAIN'S MATE(离职员工)-United States-2019年8月9日 if i could do it again i would in a heart beat. loved everything about it.i try to get any of these young kids to join well worth it things are not greener on the other side ...
“The biggest challenge we faced during the ice pier move was all the loose ice in Winter Quarters Bay,” said Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Joel Behr. As Coxswain, Behr was in overall command of the team and the Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel (LCVP) boat. ...