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I recently was told that even though the Coast Guard does not have a ROTC program they recognize other branches ROTC's. Is there any validity to this?
Hi Jamison,
It depends on one's use of the term "recognize."
To the very best of my knowledge, of one participates in the ROTC program of the Army, Air Force, or Navy (including the Navy "ROTC Marine Corps Option,"), and then wants to "transfer" to the Coast Guard and become a commissioned officer, without first becoming commissioned in the service where one graduated ROTC, then that isn't going to happen. The officer would have to either (1) be commissioned under the respective services ROTC program, then separate (honorably), and then apply as a commissioned officer in the Coast Guard, or (2) fail to be commissioned under the respective service's ROTC program (after graduation from the program), and then apply for a commission (as a college graduate) in the Coast Guard, by attending the Coast Guard's OCS program (like any other college graduate).
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Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
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Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
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Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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