Things your Coast Guard recruiter didn't tell you 

As a retired officer, and former enlisted person (going back to the late 1980's) before being commissioned, I found based on my knowledge of the system that the recruiter being interviewed here to be very genuine; very openly honest; and that he is really giving some spot-on advice to any potential 2020's recruits. A very honest interview he gave.

You Coasties are the best! On two separate occasions, Coasties saved my life! Thank you for saving my life and allowing me to live a full life! SEMPER PARATUS!

This recruiter has a lot of wisdom. He says that people will often 'choose college or choose the military', which is not really the way that people should look at their options. You can go to college anytime in your life, and courses that you take like in the military often count as college credits. But you should really look at education as life long, or at least, career long. Personally I keep taking courses and enjoy them. The coast guard is such a small branch that members often have to have many skills to do their jobs properly. When I read the bios of high up the ladder petty officers, its shocking how many schools and certifications, and even degrees that they have. It blows away most other military services and even most private sector jobs bios. Education should never be considered something that you do once in your life, particularly in the coast guard.

Always great to wake up to some great knowledge about my future endeavors. Thank Julian

Super informative video! It feels like there's so much ambiguity around all of the various recruiting processes, especially nowadays so any added clarity is super helpful!

Good video and very helpful information to anyone thinking of Joining!

Very informative, the CG should give you a paycheck for this channel.

Coast Guard is the best! Loved it!

I have never rolled my eyes so much lol. CG was the only branch I would join because it is just that perfect for me but unfortunately by the time I graduated they only had 155 spots open in the entire country for the specific job I wanted. Idk how they pick through those cause you either have the qualifications or you don't so I don't know how you would stand out even more.

Thanks for posting these videos! Just discovered this channel and it is super informative. Are recruits allowed to bring custom shoe insoles to bootcamp? I had some mild pain in my feet, but have no issues if I'm wearing custom insoles

cant wait!

Hi Julian. I've been training for the CG in hopes to be an AST for months but recently I suffered a pretty severe injury. I completely snapped my fibia and tibula in my left leg and needed a metal rod inserted. I'll likely make a full recovery following some physical therapy, but I was hoping you could offer insight as to whether or not the coast guard would still accept me. Keep up the awesome videos man!

THANK YOU

I'm amazed at the level of questions and rights recruits have. I don't recall asking a single question about rights or opportunities prior to Chase Hall. Bonuses! Wow. Times have changed.

When I joined, I was told by my recruiter that you can’t be stationed near your home town. It’s probably changed now

My Grandson is currently in CG BOOT .when he Graduates. He'll be serving home town recruiting while he's awaiting his Aviation Mechanic A School

My recruiter was great, but the Vineyard Sound Incident of 1970 showed me what he couldn't have told me

i’m a commercial fisherman and i’d love to join , been doing it for 5 or 6 years and am 100% interested in joining only thing i’d be worried about is i dropped out of high school and got a ged academics isn’t necessarily my strong suit but i’m willing and ready to learn

The one thing that bugs me is some technicalities. One, the LEOSA and how it doesn't apply to Coasties. Not even sure if it applies to CGIS agents once they retire. There's a conflict with what the USC states, how the UCMJ and retired pay relates to retired folk, etc. But "reduced pay for reduced services" - retired pay. And how you can be called on the carpet when retired for violation of the UCMJ (doesn't happen much at all but it's a carrot being hunger over your head). Just because you have no badge doesn't mean you were not out enforcing laws and writing citations. So, under the LEOSA, based on their training, i.e., small arms qualified, why won't the Comdt man up and have this applied to it's members unless he/she rather change the USC to only apply to a specific community with in the ranks.

Looking for a place in the Coast Guard? Try the Auxiliary first.

What are experiences being assigned when asking for Puerto Rico directly for example? My recruiter told me it was hard to be assigned but tbh I need another confirmation or info. He did say being bilingual is a valid point for me asking for the Island.

Can you join the reservist as an officer ? Is there student loan repayment options for reservist ?

You’re recruiter doesn’t say anything to you, after meps you gotta talk to your liaison because unless it’s pen and paper contract it’s not a formal agreement that you’ll get what you want. I’ve got an opportunity to get paid as an e3 through boot camp but until it’s on a contract I don’t necessarily believe it.

Hey Julian can you make a video about the coast guard reserves can’t seem to find one on RU-vid

Hey Julian I am new to your channel, but joining the coast guard has been something that’s been on my mind for a long time and I finally decided to go ahead with it. I have recently emailed my local recruiter and he sent me a questionnaire to fill out so I did and emailed it back to him per his instructions. It’s been about a week since I sent it back all filled out. Should I wait for correspondence from his end or try contacting him or the office? I am currently 20 years old going into my senior year of college so I was hoping my chances of getting in are good.

First cadence you learn, " Turkey Turkey don't be blue, my recruiter screwed me too."

I'm a old school Coast Guard 1973 1977

There’s a coast guard station near one of my hometown but the Lake Michigan water makes me cold just thinking about it

I've been slightly encouraging my grandson to consider the USCG. I'm an Army vet (four years) and USCG Reserve vet (three years). If my civilian career path hadn't worked out (it really did!), I would have converted to the USCG full time and worked into the officer ranks. Great organization.

My recruiter was hard to get into contact with, dropped dates on me out of nowhere and was generally unhelpful, I went in back in 2014 and lasted 4 weeks in bootcamp before I quit because I realized it wasn't a good fit. Had my recruiter been more honest, or more transparent i wouldn't have signed on the dotted line and spared myself 5 weeks of hell and trauma (I quit end of week 4, it took 2 more weeks to process out)

Can’t wait to ship out on August 25! Can you make a video on how to prepare yourself for bootcamp? What should I be doing with my time until then?

I went to every station I asked for. Never asked for bonus, or anything else I got every ship I wanted.

Can you do a video on OS? Trying to do my research but there isn't much on RU-vid!

Drew! I have a question for you....well, I have many haha. I’ve subscribed to the channel and I love the information, so thank you. I’ve decided to join the Coast Guard and I’m super stoked. I’ve been watching a lot of your videos to answer some of the questions I have, however, I figured it’d be much easier if I could pay you for a phone call or Skype session to just answer my questions for me. Is that something you’d be up for, man? How can I get in touch with you?

I'm thinking about enlisting. Two of the careers that interest me are Diver and Cyber Mission Specialist but they require you to be E-4. How easy or hard is it to transfer to a different career? Lets say I start out at E-1 as a Boatswain's Mate then when I reach E-4 what's the process of transferring to a Diver?

Would the school that was mentioned in this video use up my student assistance from the coast guard or would I still be able to use it to study something else afterwards?

In the 1980s we were smaller than NYPD, and we closed govt island boot camp, think only 3 companies after us.....

Just had an afterthought. Do recruiters ever talk about the delayed entry program? Does that even still exist?

When I was in, 1970 I was guaranteed nothing. In bookcamp we were pretty much guaranteed the 14th or 17th District. That would have been Hawaii and Alaska. I requested the 14th District which was Hawaii, which I got. On graduation week when we were provided our assighnments, I was told that I was assigned to Guam, which was in the 14th District. About a week after I was on Guam I was told that I was aassigned to Yap, a Long Rage Navigation System., otherwise a semi-isolated island in Micronesia. Don't worry, they no longer exist.

Do reserves (ME) get a signing bonus?

I wanna join but but I don’t wanna be stationed in Alabama or Alaska

can you please do a vid on bms please i have been digging about them and i have talk to a recruiter about it and i would love to know more about them

Serious question I’m about to get out the army I know the coast guard takes prior service but do you know if the process is longer for prior service? My buddy told me he tried joining 2014 said his ship date would of took 2 years

I live in Honolulu Hawaii and my Daughter is thinking about the coast guard. She's currently living in Michigan. If she comes And lives with me and signs up in Hawaii can she be stationed here?

I will be 36 this year. Is it too late in life to make the most of becoming an Officer?

Why in the world would you want to HRAP? Every Coastie should go straight to sea and actually learn something about the CG and sea service. Go in the army if your wanna serve on land. JMO from experience.

How about a kid trying to go reserves PSU.

What’s the worst that could happen if you withhold medical information from them?

I’ve talked to a recruiter I’ve been searching online and I can’t seem to get a clear answer , what are the different contracts that you can enlist in , I’ve read 4 active 4 inactive then the reserves 3 active and 3 reserves but I also read online 3 active 3 inactive or 6 years reserve can someone with coast guard experience tell me clear and accurate awnser

Is the coast guard different than the other branches of the military?

the coast gaurd told me i cant be on any medicine 2 years prior to applying for the USCG. IS THERE ANY WAY I CAN BE ON MEDICINE AND STILL GET INTO THE COAST GUARD. HELPPPPPP i realllly want to be in coast guard

So im in the army infantry right now and i wanna join the coast guard when my contract is up am i gonna have to go through all of basic or will i go to that depot training since ill be prior service?

Where is the full interview located?

It’s common sense I really hate these what recruiters didn’t tell you..... I joined and I did just like the other gentleman said I ASkEd!! you will hear this through out your career and in your life even outside of the military the only person who will help you is yourself. You can’t blame your recruiter if you didn’t ask the questions. And home town recruiting isn’t 100% like he said the ones who get picked are people that will help the Coast Guard. The biggest thing I would to say anyone who wants to join the Coast Guard join the fleet and find out what you want don’t go in like me with guaranteed “a” school I got lucky and love my rate but it could have went the other way like so many people I have meet.

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Can I join the reserve with a DUI?

If anyone has questions let me know.

Hola! Weird question! Can you go A - School pregnant? I'm about to join, I'm married and would like to have children, I would like to be Yeoman but my asvab score was 43 too low to choose a job, Im from Puerto Rico island so my first language is Spanish.. I study hard but still get a low score,... I'm 26 and I'm wondering if with the time I get pregnant will affect me to go A - School.Btw I buy your book and leave an amazing review because is a treasure!! 100% recommended, thanks for all the extra info we need to know to make a better experience bc, specially for me that english is not my language it was so easy to read and understand, is a must! the BEST book out there! Gracias Thank you!!!! Be bless

Can you join Reserve and go Active pretty easy?

seriously? you didn't know about the academy prior to enlisting? that doesn't sound like a recruiter problem, it sounds like you didn't do your research.

14 days :(

Why does every coast guard recruiter think they are the shit? More than army, Air Force, marines and navy recruiters.

Tattoos?

I live in California San Diego and I am trying to stay here