PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - USCG advice
Thread: USCG advice
View Single Post
Old 21st May 2009, 12:48
  #3 (permalink)  
sandiego89
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: virginia, USA
Age: 56
Posts: 1,062
Received 15 Likes on 10 Posts
Coast Guard

There are Coast Guard folks on here. I'm not in aviation, but 19 plus years and love it. Already having a degree and flight qualifications will make you attractive to the organization. Highly suggest you contact a recruiter, and arrange a trip to the closest coast Guard airstation to really talk to the folks that do it everyday. It would be a drive form Arizona, but San Diego has HH-60's and Los Angeles has HH-65's, and we are usually willing to talk to folks that are interested. Don't show up at the gate unannounced, but a polite phone call to set something up can go a long way.

It can take some time to get into officer training programs as we only convene a few classes each year, so depending on when you get your papers in it can take awhile. Will also have to do a physical, and if interested in flight programs a pre-flight physical. Good vision is still a requirement. You will need a few references, have to do an interview and write some why do I want to join stuff. If selected, Officer training is about 17 weeks at our academy in New London, CT. Half way through you get to request where you want to go. Flight selection can be difficult, and many have to do staff tour before going to flight school in Pensacola, but if qualified, most get that slot after a year or two.

Good organization, most common thing I hear why folks like it is there is always a mission, not just training for war. PM if you want more.
sandiego89 is offline