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U.S. Coast Guard – Born Ready
The USCG is the oldest lifesaving service in the world and is the primary guardian of America's waterways and coastlines. We carry out the peacetime missions of maritime safety, maritime law enforcement, marime environmental protection and national security. This means in the USCG you could be patrolling for and detaining drug traffickers or illegal immigrants, controlling damage from an environmental accident, or searching for the crew of a sinking ship. In the Coast Guard we are always ready to help and defend the American people.
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What are some of the benefits of joining the U.S. Coast Guard?
- Starting salary about $35,000 a year including tax-free allowances
- Earn 30 days paid vacation a year
- FREE medical and dental insurance
- FREE technical training in 21 job fields, including aviation, search and rescue, engineering, electronics, marine science and law enforcement
- $4,500 in annual tuition assistance for college & additional college money up to $80,000 through the Post 9/11 GI Bill
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What does the Coast Guard do on an "average" day?
- Save 14 lives
- Assist 98 people in distress — on land and at sea
- Interdict 17 illegal aliens at sea
- Conduct 74 search and rescue cases
- Seize $12.9 million worth of illegal drugs
- Conduct 193 security boardings
- Respond to 12 environmental incidents
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Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty
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U.S. Coast Guard Phone: 973-674-2993 |
