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Hey, everyone! I’m considering joining the Coast Guard, as it satisfies the two pulls of my heart (always wanted to be either a cop or a Naval Officer), and I found out that the Coast Guard does a lot of the best of both. The only problem I have with joining (except maybe my odds of getting in) is that the wife doesn’t want me to be away for upwards of six months. I keep hearing conflicting information about the nature of USCG deployments in so far as some times cutters will be out for ~two weeks at a time, and the longest a cutter can be out to sea are three months (logistically). I’ve also heard that overseas deployments can last up to six months at a time. I’m not an idiot, I know that the deployment styles and lengths depend on the unit, mission, and vessel involved, but any information breaking down how deployments work would be appreciated. I’m 89% sure I want the “Coastie” life, but the more information I can get the better. I’m only posting this here and not the Coast Guard thread because that appears to be archived right now.
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Hey, man. Huge thanks for the reply, I was doing some digging around the old Coast Guard threads and you’re exactly who I would have wanted a reply from. How do you choose an afloat or at shore assignment? I assume that your time in service is a large determining factor in how much sway your choice (read: suggestion) has on your assignment. Do you have any experience with Search and Rescue operations and the kinds of underway time that those craft might see? Do all craft sort of do what is needed at any given time to the best of their ability?
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