I am 28, lost my career job as an IT manager due to covid and I am extremely interested in joining the coast guard. I wanted to ask, because I have a daughter and I am obviously considering time away from her in making this decision. I understand that the boot camp is very off grid, but when moving onto the AIT school in California, how was your schedule? And maybe get into what their expectations were for you ? Allowed guests? Weekends off ? Just trying to get an idea of how to balance being a father, and also accomplishing something much bigger than myself. Any tips help Thank you
Tatiana Baker That’s a great idea! It’s sad to see when Marines come home and their wife wants to divorce for being gone. But thats great that you focus on your family and not what you would rather want! 👍
Just move to the florida keys so you can be based at Islamorada Marathon or Key west which you get a good view nice weather and you get to save lives and or take them depending on your occupation in the CG
Why I want to join the Coast Guard: I love boats, my father was a sailor, and I want to move forward in life. Dead end jobs aren't fun after a few years.
The USCG honestly seems to be more organized and they don't deserve the hate they get. Compared to the other branches, the coast guard has their shit together.
I did 2 tours in the navy then family life got complicated . If I had it to do over again I may have went the coast guard route. Its cool that you can tell people about it. take care and good luck!
I'm currently enrolling in the CG Auxiliary and plan to enroll in Mass Maritime Academy in a year or so to become a Coast Guard Officer. The reason I'm picking CG over other branches is because I want to mostly work in disaster relief, search and rescue, environmental protection, etc. and CG seems much more regularly involved in that than the other branches. Wish me luck!
Whichi, I'm currently in my last semester at A&M Galveston (Texas A&M Maritime Academy), and will be competing for slots in two DCO programs (MARGRAD and DCSS). If you have any questions about the programs, what to expects, etc. hit me up and I may be able to answer them.
I cherish my memories of being a coastie. Went from black hull as a deck force, to A school in E City. From there, I flew on C-130’s as AD3, then transition over to rotor wing’s. You must work hard, but trust me, you can play hard in places you will fall in love with. Good job putting this out there. God Bless and Semper Paratus Mate!
I have a really bad family life and I'm sort of stuck, I have no real direction either so that's kinda a downer. I was thinking the coast guard would be good cause like you said a sense of community, and also I heard they pay for college and I have no real income yet, so that would be a huge blessing. I also went to some college classes for IT so that might help!
The only thing i can probably relate to is the fact that i love being in the water or around it. Im lookin for a chance to change my life, i have always found myself struggling financially no matter what and I’m sick of it. The only problem why i haven’t joined is bc i feel like my stubbornness or pride might get in my way and that honestly aggravates me like why am i like this lol
@@alexecheverria8971 as someone who’s almost 21, just do it now. I’ve wasted 2 years doing nothing so I could “live my youth” more. Nothing changes if you don’t.
I want to go into their environmental/marine science area because I want to become a marine scientist. It'd be so cool to just hop right into that field and serve/protect the country as well!
I am 22 working at amazon and just now seeing the Coast Guard! I waas a FISH as a kid always loving and comfortable in the water. It seems to naturally call me. I am dedicating my next 5 months to training, lifting weights again and running and swimming to prepare for BT. I know I can do it and I will do it. Another reason is I am in Minnesota but my Family is in Alabama and New Orleans I hopefully I would be able to be stationed near them. I cannot stress how comfortable in water I am I love water and swimming. I cannot wait for this journey.
I had an awesome time in the Coast Guard. Learned a ton my favorite parts are the training and locations. Coast Guard has a ton of amazing locations to be stationed at. Actually considered even going back at some point.
@@william9922 Things do change but yeah you get to pick! While in A School you take your GPA score then your Military score both out of 100 and where you fall in graduating class you get your pick. Smarter better behavior gets higher pick. From a pool of optional locations available at that time. That’s how I went to California! Graduated 9 out of 21 and still had good options
@@nicolaskidd1507 Boat Deployments vary if your on a river tender 10 days max but you only work till about 1-2pm when in dock. Aviation deployments are amazing…usually it’s hard to go over seas because so many people want to do those jobs. Being on a ship was not for me so I stuck it out in Aviation and now have endless stories I never realized were once in a lifetime. Coast Guard by far was one of the best decisions of my life.
been heavily looking into the coast guard have an interview with my recruiter the 16th and i’m so excited, I’ve been heavily into law enforcement and in a high school class that teaches police science and criminal justice that really pushed my interest towards a maritime law enforcement in the coat guard super excited to see where this takes me 🤩
Hello. Former Coast Guard Quartermaster, Oscar-Alpha 111, November 1976- January 1977 (Alameda, California). Basic was 9 weeks back then. I enlisted in the USCG after flunking out of College NROTC at the University of Texas at Austin. Admiral Bill McRaven was a couple of years ahead of me there and obviously didn't flunk out. As my father had been a WWII Coast Guard Combat Vet of the Atlantic, Med and the Pacific, I joined the CG. At age 19, I was among the "older guys" and had military experience. I'd also performed with a military rifle drill team and had played the sousaphone in high school band. Base staff was looking for recruits for the ceremonial company band or drill team. I chose band, but also helped train the drill team, considering my experience. The main thing I brought to the company was my experience with Marine Drill Instructors. Day after day in bootcamp we had guys coming back to the barrack ready to quit because of what some permanent duty shithead had accosted them with. I should say at this point that Ceremonial Company was administered by two, recently graduated Seamen Apprentices, also from Oscar and awaiting assignment: Joe Young and Gary Crumley (who was killed when the USCGC Blackthorn was sunk). We only saw our Company Commander, QM1 Marshall, 3 times in 9 weeks, so we learned from other recruits in the company that were in other, more advanced classes. As it turned out, that was probably better than your average company, also, since we didn't have a DI grilling us, we were free to access the leadership of our own classmates and their talents. The two SA admins were all for it as well. With my previous military experience, I schooled my fellow Oscar Company recruits on the finer points of surviving and thriving while being grilled by Drill Instructors. My Marine DI's were a hell of a lot more abusive than anything I'd seen in the CG, not to mention the dozens of white glove inspections I'd already survived. As with any shipmate, you help out each other and I did that. By the time of graduation, I was top man and the top man in our "mother company" came to me to ask a favor. He was a college graduate and came out 2nd to me and, since our next billet selection was by class ranking, he wanted to know if I'd let him have a particular assignment. The favor was readily granted as I already had a guaranteed "A-School". By the way, though they no longer exist, Coast Guard Quartermasters had to successfully attend and complete US Navy A-Schools for Quartermaster and Signalman. It was considered to be an insult to the Coast Guard if any of the 6 of us in each class graduated lower than any Navy man. We kept up the tradition of excellence and I again graduated at the top of both classes. Wanna know how to survive Basic Training in the Coast Guard? I can teach you a lot.
My son is a shooter in the marines .I'm constantly worried. He is always getting moved around in dangerous situations. Always combat due to his specialty. I often regret teaching him to shoot so well .but I supose it would be worse if he was regular infantry. I'm trying to get my daughter to joint the coast guard in sd.fingers crossed
Sounds more exciting than the other branches and normal jobs. I also like the idea of search and rescue. I'm currently a Lifeguard so really I'm looking to be an extreme Lifeguard. (I guess. Its hard to explain)
The reason I wanted to join the US coast guard is because I tired of job hoping and hurting financially and I enjoy beaches I'm not afraid of water 💦 I just want to help myself and other folks and do something more with my life then being on the sidelines.
Reason I want to join the coast guard is partly to do with the 5th reason of this video and lastly, I’d rather spend more time in a branch that’s less focused on fighting. I have no desire to potentially kill someone although for the single life, being deployed somewhere like South Korea for a year would be awesome if you were in the Army let’s say. Great travel opportunity but you have that in the coast guard too.
I’m joining the coast guard I go to sign on the 23rd of this month on thanksgiving. I was really between the Air Force but I like that you can pick your specific job in the uscg instead of just rolling a dice with the af. The only thing im worried about is I want to have plenty of time for college
The reason I thought about joining in a couple years it's because in the Marines I have heard some very bad experiences from them same thing with the army and also joining the Coast Guard would seem a more better way to not get shot in combat
This is definitely something I want to do! I’ve been thinking about being a coast guard for a while but I didn’t understand about it, so here I am watching videos about it and you really inspired me to become one! Although the boot camp video I watched gives me goose bumps 😨
I want to join the Coast Guard because I love boats and aircraft, the main problem is I can’t decide if I’m going to join as a sailor on a cutter or a helicopter or aircraft pilot.
Debating in joining the Coast Guard Reserve or Active duty. Just turned 23, completed some University, have a decent job. But ever since high school I was always intrested in joining the military (multiple family members and friends in multiple branches; AF, Navy, Marines, and Army. Also did NJROTC in HS and Army ROTC in University). I was pretty much forced to go to Uni but I feel like it isn't my thing. Going to talk to my dad about it later this week in regards about joining since he was in the Army and also Army National Guard (E-6, and was near a USCG Air Base; Ellington field). One thing is...I would really like to stay in my home state (TX), that's really the only issue (due to University). Z
Why I want to join the Coast Guard: Mainly because I love robotics and I had a previous Coast Guardsman come to one of our meets and she talked to me all about it and I fell in love instantly so Ive met up with her quite a few times and shes helped me set my decision on joining another is to make my family proud :)
1. It's awesome 2. Only service with a true peace time mission 3. Did I mention we rule 4. Water Skiing !!! (Not really) lol 5. Really cool racing stripe !!!!
I’m 13 and I plan on joining the Coast Guard as an Officer when I graduate High-school and College. Would you happen to know what I have to go to college for to join the Coast Guard as an Officer?
@@cherrylaurr Welp, i’m almost 16 and my plans gave changed. 😂 I want to go to medicine and become a pharmacist or chemist. But if you’re asking about life, things are going splendid! I hope yours is the same!
I want to join the Coast guard because I might be losing my financial aid for college soon that's literally it I admire the Air Force but I know my limits and I think the Coast guard would definitely be pushing them as it is
Could you talk about how it all works? Like you go to boot camp do you go to school right after you graduate? Or go to a base then go to school? When do you find out your station? I'm confused and I'm interested in possibly joining! Thanks.
You got to your first station and than you’ll put your name on an a school list. You get to experience first hand on a rate you want to go into. You find out your order in week 7 of boot camp
I'm thinking of joining the Coast Guard mainly because I don't want to go into the army like my other family members had. I was interested in doing it since I want to try something new and none of my family members had been in the coast guard, only in the army, but I am pretty good at typing fast, I can type like an essay in about an hour and a half
@@mrincognito7323 I have not joined since I'm not old enough just yet but I started a car group, I started streaming on twitch, and trying to start a small photography business as well
If my health was not a problem i would like to be a fixed wing pilot in the coast guard. BUT, as i have learned talking to pilots in the past. If you don't go to the coast guard academy, you can't be a pilot, unless you would transfer from another branch.
I want to join the Coast Guard because it's a well paying job & I'd most likely be able to stay in Alaska & since it's the military branch with the 2nd least amount of personnel I want to help them as much as I can.
I spend a lot of time researching the cg and other branches like army and marines. And out of all of them I really want to go to the CG but my boyfriend thinks it is stupid. He said that the CG wouldn’t make me happy, wouldn’t pay well, I will get stuck in a job I don’t want, and be stuck somewhere I won’t like. But everywhere I look I just see the opposite of what he say. I feel like the CG Is me. But I also love my boyfriend...
I feel like you should pursue what calls out to you and tell your boyfriend how much this means to you, if he really cares about you he’ll make the effort to understand. My girlfriend was unsure about me wanting to join too but she’s supportive regardless.
Go Air Force anything dealing with a boat they will have you doing janitorial work being a lower enlisted person military personnel can’t talk about how bad things really are due to the contract they signed you also have to stand watch which isn’t fun
Julian, reality check. It is really hard to get into the Coast Guard. My son tired to enlist, there is a waiting list, and you pretty much need to score atleast a 70 on the ASVAB. Can you make a post about this reality. USCG vet. 76-80, BM2.
Could you talk about the future of the CG as a whole? I hear mix things some saying they aren't in need of people and other saying they really need more people
I am thinking about joining the coast guard because I am, soon to be, raising a family at the age of 18. I have been told that I should do it, and I am somewhat aware of all the different benefits it brings. But I’m still not to sure if I want to join yet. I want to be with my baby and my soon to be wife. I have a tone of questions.
IF anyone in the comments is in the Coast Guard i have 3 questions: 1.) whats a cutter? 2.) will the coast guard be a good option if i still wanna continue my hobby/events (they are a 1 time a year type of events) in the mainland/home 3.) Well, this ones a bit scary and my most concerning, i was brought to the USA illegally at the age of 2 and only know the USA as my home country for the past 21 years. other than that clean record . but would i be deported ? saw a few documentaries on marines that were and its kinda sad tbh. if you can answer at-least 1 it will still help a lot, i have 0 things going for me in life and i feel like this is a great way to find and earn some skills/experience
I plan on joining the coast guard soon but I wanted to know how you can pick where to want to be stationed? I thought the only thing you could do was request where you’d like to go.
Coast guard is not the best service. I did 8 years in the coast guard and i experienced the WORST TOXIC LEADERSHIPS ever inmagined. As a Coast Guard veteran you'll get absolutely no support whats so ever. Now im basically homeless live off unemployment for years. My friends joined marines, army, and navy for 6 years and their branch helped them transition into civilian life with secured jobs while coast guard toss me out like trash. I reach out to coast guard several times for support and they literally blocked me or ignored me. Im a extremely nice guy and hardworking and yet i get no support from Coast Guard. Join any other service but coast guard. Coast Guard has absolutely no comradery.
I’m only 15 but I’m planning and looking forward to joining the Coast Guard. I would like to be an ET because I’m already a boat mechanic apprentice and I think being an ET would help improve my skills. Even though I’ve researched as much as possible, is there any tips or details you have for this position.
after boot camp I went directly to A school (ET).. before I had a year in I was 3rd class.. I got out an E6 in 4 years... was on a cutter, an air station, and two loran stations
Contact a USCG Recruiter (& get the Boot Camp Survival guide for free)
⚓bit.ly/uscgreferral
I am 28, lost my career job as an IT manager due to covid and I am extremely interested in joining the coast guard. I wanted to ask, because I have a daughter and I am obviously considering time away from her in making this decision. I understand that the boot camp is very off grid, but when moving onto the AIT school in California, how was your schedule? And maybe get into what their expectations were for you ? Allowed guests? Weekends off ? Just trying to get an idea of how to balance being a father, and also accomplishing something much bigger than myself. Any tips help
Thank you
I'm thinking about Joining coast guard. Thank you!
I’m joining the coast guard rather than another branch because it allows me to build a family and stay with them more easily than any other branch
Tatiana Baker
That’s a great idea! It’s sad to see when Marines come home and their wife wants to divorce for being gone. But thats great that you focus on your family and not what you would rather want! 👍
I'm in the army and I still see my family.
Good deal! Have fun! I was in had a blast...was fortunate to live on the beach at my own place at 22 years old. Loved it!
@@bignickaguilar4844 when
Just move to the florida keys so you can be based at Islamorada Marathon or Key west which you get a good view nice weather and you get to save lives and or take them depending on your occupation in the CG
Why I want to join the Coast Guard: I love boats, my father was a sailor, and I want to move forward in life. Dead end jobs aren't fun after a few years.
@@thetreoman lmao fuck no
Primitive Lifting join the navy dude
@@cantthinkofaname7525 no fucking way💀
Few months* 💀
@Cameron join the Navy
I'm interested in joining because I want to save lives and make a positive impact on people.
Same. I’m trying to think of my future job so I’m watching this to find out more about being a coast guard
BluetoothBran 16 same I want to be in the coast guard to
Join the marines. Good luck surviving tho
ANIME X anime boy
Me too
The USCG honestly seems to be more organized and they don't deserve the hate they get. Compared to the other branches, the coast guard has their shit together.
I did 2 tours in the navy then family life got complicated . If I had it to do over again I may have went the coast guard route. Its cool that you can tell people about it. take care and good luck!
Why not Air Force?
I'm currently enrolling in the CG Auxiliary and plan to enroll in Mass Maritime Academy in a year or so to become a Coast Guard Officer. The reason I'm picking CG over other branches is because I want to mostly work in disaster relief, search and rescue, environmental protection, etc. and CG seems much more regularly involved in that than the other branches.
Wish me luck!
@BlackCatter 15 much appreciated!
Whichi, I'm currently in my last semester at A&M Galveston (Texas A&M Maritime Academy), and will be competing for slots in two DCO programs (MARGRAD and DCSS). If you have any questions about the programs, what to expects, etc. hit me up and I may be able to answer them.
Whichi Suprise me too
Sean Lucas how did you get into that school?
Nice. I believe the National guard also deals in disaster relief as well.
I was in the Coast Guard & it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. "Boot camp" is hard but you can do it! What do you have to lose?
How are the beds like, I'm 6'2
@@libertycity8845 These are the important questions haha I'm thinking the same thing
@@libertycity8845 I plan on joining the CG reserves after college next year, i’m 6’6” so i was thinking the same thing haha
@@rossmurog8460 damn u need to be in that Nba draft not the coast guard
@@rossmurog8460 I'm the same height lmao
I cherish my memories of being a coastie. Went from black hull as a deck force, to A school in E City. From there, I flew on C-130’s as AD3, then transition over to rotor wing’s. You must work hard, but trust me, you can play hard in places you will fall in love with. Good job putting this out there. God Bless and Semper Paratus Mate!
I have a really bad family life and I'm sort of stuck, I have no real direction either so that's kinda a downer. I was thinking the coast guard would be good cause like you said a sense of community, and also I heard they pay for college and I have no real income yet, so that would be a huge blessing. I also went to some college classes for IT so that might help!
I love it. Good reasons. I wish you still had your interview with the guy from polar star. I’m looking forward to your next video.
The only thing i can probably relate to is the fact that i love being in the water or around it. Im lookin for a chance to change my life, i have always found myself struggling financially no matter what and I’m sick of it. The only problem why i haven’t joined is bc i feel like my stubbornness or pride might get in my way and that honestly aggravates me like why am i like this lol
Fck that bro get rid of that ego & do it
I’m waiting till after I turn 20 so I can live free a bit more
@@alexecheverria8971 as someone who’s almost 21, just do it now. I’ve wasted 2 years doing nothing so I could “live my youth” more. Nothing changes if you don’t.
@@bigchungus2990 yea living my youth resulted in multiple dead end jobs and debt
I want to go into their environmental/marine science area because I want to become a marine scientist. It'd be so cool to just hop right into that field and serve/protect the country as well!
I am 22 working at amazon and just now seeing the Coast Guard! I waas a FISH as a kid always loving and comfortable in the water. It seems to naturally call me. I am dedicating my next 5 months to training, lifting weights again and running and swimming to prepare for BT. I know I can do it and I will do it. Another reason is I am in Minnesota but my Family is in Alabama and New Orleans I hopefully I would be able to be stationed near them. I cannot stress how comfortable in water I am I love water and swimming. I cannot wait for this journey.
Collage and it interest me because I have been a life guard for a while and I love water.
I want to join because I want to be a rescue swimmer and my Dad joined the coast guard
Are you still planning on joining? I was considering it but dont know if Rescue swimming would fit me or not.
I had an awesome time in the Coast Guard. Learned a ton my favorite parts are the training and locations. Coast Guard has a ton of amazing locations to be stationed at. Actually considered even going back at some point.
Hey man any advice?
Do you pick where you’re stationed at?
@@william9922 Things do change but yeah you get to pick! While in A School you take your GPA score then your Military score both out of 100 and where you fall in graduating class you get your pick. Smarter better behavior gets higher pick. From a pool of optional locations available at that time. That’s how I went to California! Graduated 9 out of 21 and still had good options
What are deployments like in the coast guard?
@@nicolaskidd1507 Boat Deployments vary if your on a river tender 10 days max but you only work till about 1-2pm when in dock. Aviation deployments are amazing…usually it’s hard to go over seas because so many people want to do those jobs. Being on a ship was not for me so I stuck it out in Aviation and now have endless stories I never realized were once in a lifetime. Coast Guard by far was one of the best decisions of my life.
been heavily looking into the coast guard have an interview with my recruiter the 16th and i’m so excited, I’ve been heavily into law enforcement and in a high school class that teaches police science and criminal justice that really pushed my interest towards a maritime law enforcement in the coat guard super excited to see where this takes me 🤩
Hello I feel the same way, I know it’s been a year but any advice or update on your plans.
This video sold me on the coast guard vs the Navy due to having a family.
I also had to pick between CG or NAVY but I picked CG since how little people are in it. =)
Hello. Former Coast Guard Quartermaster, Oscar-Alpha 111, November 1976- January 1977 (Alameda, California). Basic was 9 weeks back then. I enlisted in the USCG after flunking out of College NROTC at the University of Texas at Austin. Admiral Bill McRaven was a couple of years ahead of me there and obviously didn't flunk out. As my father had been a WWII Coast Guard Combat Vet of the Atlantic, Med and the Pacific, I joined the CG. At age 19, I was among the "older guys" and had military experience. I'd also performed with a military rifle drill team and had played the sousaphone in high school band. Base staff was looking for recruits for the ceremonial company band or drill team. I chose band, but also helped train the drill team, considering my experience. The main thing I brought to the company was my experience with Marine Drill Instructors. Day after day in bootcamp we had guys coming back to the barrack ready to quit because of what some permanent duty shithead had accosted them with. I should say at this point that Ceremonial Company was administered by two, recently graduated Seamen Apprentices, also from Oscar and awaiting assignment: Joe Young and Gary Crumley (who was killed when the USCGC Blackthorn was sunk). We only saw our Company Commander, QM1 Marshall, 3 times in 9 weeks, so we learned from other recruits in the company that were in other, more advanced classes. As it turned out, that was probably better than your average company, also, since we didn't have a DI grilling us, we were free to access the leadership of our own classmates and their talents. The two SA admins were all for it as well. With my previous military experience, I schooled my fellow Oscar Company recruits on the finer points of surviving and thriving while being grilled by Drill Instructors. My Marine DI's were a hell of a lot more abusive than anything I'd seen in the CG, not to mention the dozens of white glove inspections I'd already survived. As with any shipmate, you help out each other and I did that. By the time of graduation, I was top man and the top man in our "mother company" came to me to ask a favor. He was a college graduate and came out 2nd to me and, since our next billet selection was by class ranking, he wanted to know if I'd let him have a particular assignment. The favor was readily granted as I already had a guaranteed "A-School". By the way, though they no longer exist, Coast Guard Quartermasters had to successfully attend and complete US Navy A-Schools for Quartermaster and Signalman. It was considered to be an insult to the Coast Guard if any of the 6 of us in each class graduated lower than any Navy man. We kept up the tradition of excellence and I again graduated at the top of both classes. Wanna know how to survive Basic Training in the Coast Guard? I can teach you a lot.
dude, IT in coastguard sounds perfect. going to try hard to get in
Thanks for the informative video
Best of luck!
My son is a shooter in the marines .I'm constantly worried. He is always getting moved around in dangerous situations. Always combat due to his specialty. I often regret teaching him to shoot so well .but I supose it would be worse if he was regular infantry. I'm trying to get my daughter to joint the coast guard in sd.fingers crossed
Where is your son being deployed? Right now the USA is not involved in any war.
Robert Peterson you’re joking right?
I hope your son is doing great! Good luck with your daughter.
@@risky7165 my friend is in Afghanistan and they get mortared all the time
@@walkerfharris By who?
Sounds more exciting than the other branches and normal jobs. I also like the idea of search and rescue. I'm currently a Lifeguard so really I'm looking to be an extreme Lifeguard. (I guess. Its hard to explain)
I’d like to join to do counter narcotics and drug interdiction because that’s killing a whole lot of people.
I want to join for the same reason. I want to counter drugs, human trafficking, smuggling....we’ve been losing this war for too long.
The reason I wanted to join the US coast guard is because I tired of job hoping and hurting financially and I enjoy beaches I'm not afraid of water 💦 I just want to help myself and other folks and do something more with my life then being on the sidelines.
Thanks for the tip
To bad he's making videos anymore but luckily he seems happy. =)
After you done with your Basic military training do you come back home if you select the reserve or you sent to additional training?
My Son Ships to Boot Camp in August and we are so excited and Proud for him!
Reason I want to join the coast guard is partly to do with the 5th reason of this video and lastly, I’d rather spend more time in a branch that’s less focused on fighting. I have no desire to potentially kill someone although for the single life, being deployed somewhere like South Korea for a year would be awesome if you were in the Army let’s say. Great travel opportunity but you have that in the coast guard too.
Can you please talk about how to join the USCG Rescue Swimmer school? Or A school
Thinking about joining the coast guard. Interested In the challenge but also to save lives man. Just turned 24 2021 here I come! 👊🏼
Just turned 21!! I’m planning on joining as well :) good luck to you!
@@bigchungus2990 same brother 🙏🏽
I’m joining the coast guard I go to sign on the 23rd of this month on thanksgiving. I was really between the Air Force but I like that you can pick your specific job in the uscg instead of just rolling a dice with the af. The only thing im worried about is I want to have plenty of time for college
Awesome to hear good luck on your endeavor!
I am only 14 but I want to work my way up in school and in my life to join the coast guard to help people and to feel useful in this huge world.
keep it up!
my dad is coast guard in 1971 to 75
When I’m older I’m gonna join the coast guard 😁
Your Videos have helped so much man, thank you.
The reason I thought about joining in a couple years it's because in the Marines I have heard some very bad experiences from them same thing with the army and also joining the Coast Guard would seem a more better way to not get shot in combat
That’s crazy I live in Petaluma! Been thinking about joining! Thanks :)
I was somehow able to get a job in the U.S. Coast Guard at just a few months old as a printer.
Nice!
Really looking forward to joining.
This is definitely something I want to do! I’ve been thinking about being a coast guard for a while but I didn’t understand about it, so here I am watching videos about it and you really inspired me to become one! Although the boot camp video I watched gives me goose bumps 😨
As long as you do what you're told and reply yes sir or yes ma'am you should be good
@@cptchuff2741 nah I made a different decision. I’m gonna focus on working as a radiographer
@@goldlemon7962 good luck
I ship July 20th! Worried and excited at the same time!
I'm in the army, I needed to know what coast guard people are thinking.
I wanna join the military, but I have a 3 year old son and I don’t want to lose too much time not seeing him raise up. This might be a good fit for me
It pays the bills. Enough said.
I work in IT right now. How hard was it to get a job In the coast guard working IT? Kind of interested in that.
I'm going to MEPS and taking the ASVAB this February. Looking forward to being Active Duty
I REALLY wanna join to be a marine environmental scientist but I'm afraid i don't get in 😥
Did you go for it? If you haven't yet im sure you got it.
@@The__Thunder__ bruh i actually joined the NAVY lol. Been in over a year now but thanks
@@ouuyou6584 that's awesome! Thank you for your service
Can you make a video about the ASVAB? Just how it went for you, how you studied and how hard it was
I want to join the Coast Guard because I love boats and aircraft, the main problem is I can’t decide if I’m going to join as a sailor on a cutter or a helicopter or aircraft pilot.
Same thing here, whichever travels morw
Bro you are helping me so much. Joining in August and you are answering so many questions. Thank you
How is it man?
Debating in joining the Coast Guard Reserve or Active duty. Just turned 23, completed some University, have a decent job. But ever since high school I was always intrested in joining the military (multiple family members and friends in multiple branches; AF, Navy, Marines, and Army. Also did NJROTC in HS and Army ROTC in University). I was pretty much forced to go to Uni but I feel like it isn't my thing. Going to talk to my dad about it later this week in regards about joining since he was in the Army and also Army National Guard (E-6, and was near a USCG Air Base; Ellington field). One thing is...I would really like to stay in my home state (TX), that's really the only issue (due to University). Z
To be a rescue swimmer!!
Before i clicked i guessed IT or ET. Nailed it. MK is the way to go everyone.
Mike Fordham explain
Why I want to join the Coast Guard: Mainly because I love robotics and I had a previous Coast Guardsman come to one of our meets and she talked to me all about it and I fell in love instantly so Ive met up with her quite a few times and shes helped me set my decision on joining another is to make my family proud :)
Robotics in the CG? Never heard of that. Maybe as a project for academy grads
1. It's awesome
2. Only service with a true peace time mission
3. Did I mention we rule
4. Water Skiing !!! (Not really) lol
5. Really cool racing stripe !!!!
I'm also going for IT. Prior service marine and will be going to the DEPOT program. I'm joining for the tuition assistance and I'll be a reservist.
This video was extremely helpful, thank you !
To be MSRT or any form of tactical units that will get the bad guys!
I’m joining the Coast Guard because I want to protect the natural resources of the US for the current and future generations of Americans.
Check out the video with MST
I’m 13 and I plan on joining the Coast Guard as an Officer when I graduate High-school and College. Would you happen to know what I have to go to college for to join the Coast Guard as an Officer?
Military Journeymen
Ok thanks man! I was just curious but thanks for the info
How are things going now!
@@cherrylaurr Welp, i’m almost 16 and my plans gave changed. 😂 I want to go to medicine and become a pharmacist or chemist. But if you’re asking about life, things are going splendid! I hope yours is the same!
I bought that shirt off amazon
I want to join the Coast guard because I might be losing my financial aid for college soon that's literally it I admire the Air Force but I know my limits and I think the Coast guard would definitely be pushing them as it is
Awesome video brother
Could you talk about how it all works? Like you go to boot camp do you go to school right after you graduate? Or go to a base then go to school? When do you find out your station? I'm confused and I'm interested in possibly joining! Thanks.
You got to your first station and than you’ll put your name on an a school list. You get to experience first hand on a rate you want to go into. You find out your order in week 7 of boot camp
Haleigh Carson hopefully it’ll help you
Nathan Springer That’s only if the rate is critical
I'm thinking of joining the Coast Guard mainly because I don't want to go into the army like my other family members had. I was interested in doing it since I want to try something new and none of my family members had been in the coast guard, only in the army, but I am pretty good at typing fast, I can type like an essay in about an hour and a half
What are you up to these days? Did you join?
@@mrincognito7323 I have not joined since I'm not old enough just yet but I started a car group, I started streaming on twitch, and trying to start a small photography business as well
Pure adventure every day
If my health was not a problem i would like to be a fixed wing pilot in the coast guard. BUT, as i have learned talking to pilots in the past. If you don't go to the coast guard academy, you can't be a pilot, unless you would transfer from another branch.
Coast Guard or Air Force? Decisions, decision.
In the same boat, no pun intended
Great video! Found it very interesting. You are a very good communicator (especially for an IT guy😂)
I want to join the Coast Guard because it's a well paying job & I'd most likely be able to stay in Alaska & since it's the military branch with the 2nd least amount of personnel I want to help them as much as I can.
The military is in a huge demand for people! Is the coast guard the same?
I spend a lot of time researching the cg and other branches like army and marines. And out of all of them I really want to go to the CG but my boyfriend thinks it is stupid. He said that the CG wouldn’t make me happy, wouldn’t pay well, I will get stuck in a job I don’t want, and be stuck somewhere I won’t like. But everywhere I look I just see the opposite of what he say. I feel like the CG Is me. But I also love my boyfriend...
I feel like you should pursue what calls out to you and tell your boyfriend how much this means to you, if he really cares about you he’ll make the effort to understand. My girlfriend was unsure about me wanting to join too but she’s supportive regardless.
@@Bpbsmith thanks, I honestly feel like he is just scared and worried. But hopefully he will understand
We get paid the same as the other branches
Go Air Force anything dealing with a boat they will have you doing janitorial work being a lower enlisted person military personnel can’t talk about how bad things really are due to the contract they signed you also have to stand watch which isn’t fun
Great Video!
I would like to join the coast guard because I like serving people. ... i also like swimming
Why aren't you a Public Affairs Specialist? You have a talent for Broadcasting!!!!
Ty!
Do you get all the benifts as the other branches? I'm still confused on what branch I want to join.
additional benefits are military commissaries and pxs.. prices are lower and no state taxes
Respecting life
I’m planning on joining the USCG because I want to be a man of honor and a masculine figure to my future children and the youth
So I know about the i.t field but does the coast guard have a cyber security command.
Passed the Asvab got my physical next one day I hope to be a culinary specialist any tips? thank you so much!
Did you do it?
How are you doing now? Semi interested in culinary specialist
@@trent_goss I am now a top ranking major in the Coast guard with 50 confirmed kills and a specialty in garlic bread, great career path!
Great video
Nice video I just wish you would have talked more about the benefits as I’m trying to decide which branch would be best for my future education etc
Julian, reality check. It is really hard to get into the Coast Guard. My son tired to enlist, there is a waiting list, and you pretty much need to score atleast a 70 on the ASVAB. Can you make a post about this reality. USCG vet. 76-80, BM2.
To help save people and change lives
How does the college work. Do the Coast Guard pay for college of something. Thank you so much.
What is the job that you would enjoy the most if you were doing 20 years?
I want to join to have my fathers respect 🤧
people leave other military services to join the Coast Guard.. no one ever leaves the Coast Guard to join another service... Coastie for life !
I want to join the coast guard to save lives
Could you talk about the future of the CG as a whole? I hear mix things some saying they aren't in need of people and other saying they really need more people
I am thinking about joining the coast guard because I am, soon to be, raising a family at the age of 18. I have been told that I should do it, and I am somewhat aware of all the different benefits it brings. But I’m still not to sure if I want to join yet. I want to be with my baby and my soon to be wife. I have a tone of questions.
IF anyone in the comments is in the Coast Guard i have 3 questions:
1.) whats a cutter?
2.) will the coast guard be a good option if i still wanna continue my hobby/events (they are a 1 time a year type of events) in the mainland/home
3.) Well, this ones a bit scary and my most concerning, i was brought to the USA illegally at the age of 2 and only know the USA as my home country for the past 21 years. other than that clean record . but would i be deported ? saw a few documentaries on marines that were and its kinda sad tbh.
if you can answer at-least 1 it will still help a lot, i have 0 things going for me in life and i feel like this is a great way to find and earn some skills/experience
I plan on joining the coast guard soon but I wanted to know how you can pick where to want to be stationed? I thought the only thing you could do was request where you’d like to go.
Coast guard is not the best service. I did 8 years in the coast guard and i experienced the WORST TOXIC LEADERSHIPS ever inmagined. As a Coast Guard veteran you'll get absolutely no support whats so ever. Now im basically homeless live off unemployment for years.
My friends joined marines, army, and navy for 6 years and their branch helped them transition into civilian life with secured jobs while coast guard toss me out like trash. I reach out to coast guard several times for support and they literally blocked me or ignored me. Im a extremely nice guy and hardworking and yet i get no support from Coast Guard. Join any other service but coast guard. Coast Guard has absolutely no comradery.
Because I don’t wanna work at Best Buy anymore.
Good job shipmate.
im 14 i really want to go to be in greater shape than i am in now and i like swimming but i dont want to die
Im the same way, but if you arent willing to die then don't enlist cause there is always a chance you do.
I’m only 15 but I’m planning and looking forward to joining the Coast Guard. I would like to be an ET because I’m already a boat mechanic apprentice and I think being an ET would help improve my skills. Even though I’ve researched as much as possible, is there any tips or details you have for this position.
after boot camp I went directly to A school (ET).. before I had a year in I was 3rd class.. I got out an E6 in 4 years... was on a cutter, an air station, and two loran stations