Career Project

History of the USCG

History/Facts

• Founded by Alexander Hamilton in 1790
• The USS Vigilant was the first Coast Guard Cutter
• There are only 36,235 active duty people in Coast Guard

Coast Guard Colleges

• United States Coast Guard Academy
• Massachusetts Maritime Academy
• Admiral Farragut Academy

Ranks of Coast Guard

Mario Estevane

Video

USCG Rescue/Patrol Plane

USCG Rescue Helicopter

Quick Video Recap

• Mario is a Rescue Swimmer in the USCG
• He works for the Aviation Division - Flight
• The USCG is one of the 5 branches of the military, and was officially part of the Navy, but after 9/11, they became DHS- (Department of Homeland Security)

How to join the Coast Guard

• Talk to a recruiter
• Either go to college to become an officer or go directly to a boot camp for enlisted
• From college, officers apply to OCS (Officer Candidate School) where they learn about their chosen jobs.
• Cadets are sent to their jobs in the Aviation Division or the Port division where they begin their career as a member of the Coast Guard.

Primary Missions of the Coast Guard

• Ports, Waterways, and Coastal security
• Drug Enforcement
• Aids to Navigation
• Search and Rescue
• Living Marine Resources
• Defense Readiness
• Marine Environmental Protection
• Other Law Enforcement

Ships and Planes

Works Cited

• http://www.militaryfactory.com/ranks/us-coast-guard-ranks.asp
• http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/voted-off-the-island-the-uscgs-deepwate...
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard
• http://www.gocoastguard.com/