Author: Dakota Kafka Nicholas

Why join the coast guard?

Slim chance of going to war!
Coast guard pays for college!
Know that you are making a difference

Coast guard recruiters!

There are coast guard recruiters in every major city just go to one and sign up

You can also apply online

Join the Coastguard!

The coast guards Patrols Americas boarders making sure that illegals and illegal substances don’t reach Americas shores.
As a part of the Department of Homeland Security, the Coast Guard performs these operations on all shores of the US—from the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to the Gulf Coast and other national ports and waterways.

Coast guard jobs!
On board each ship is a small, self-contained community of navigators, engineers, machine operators, welders, cooks, clerks, and many others necessary for the operation of a large vessel

Port Storm readiness
Govguam typhoon conditions
Unless an unidentified storm is incoming guam is always in condition iv because a tropical storm or typhoon could develop and hit within 72 hrs

Condition / Iv	Winds of 39 mph and above possible within / 72 hrs
Condition / lll	Winds of 39 mph and above possible within 48 hrs
Condition / ll	Winds of 39 mph and above possible within 24 hrs
Condition / l	Winds of 39 mph and above possible within 12 hrs

Pay

As you enlist you start out at E-1 (enlisted 1) and the more years you are in the coast guard and the higher up you are the more money you make. Consult the list below

Coast Guard
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