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I have a question for you, I am a high school senior that makes good grades and scores well on the P.A.C.T. and other standardized tests. I have not taken the asvab yet but plan to a.s.a.p. I have been researching both the Coast Guard and the Marines but for different reasons. I want to be part of the prestige and history that the marines have to offer but also the maritime safety and homeland security of the Coast Guard. I plan on attending college and either doing a NROTC with the marine option or getting a degree in Criminal Justice and trying for the OCS in the Coast Guard. My question is are there any combat roles for the coastguardsmen. And also is there a rotc scholarship program for The Coast Guard?(i have not seen one or heard of one.)Thank you in advance.
Hi Jamison,
There are combat roles in the Coast Guard, but they are limited. See the article on my website at: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/coastguard/a/uscgwar.htm
I'm afraid the Coast Guard doesn't have an ROTC program, scholarship, or not. As one of the smallest branches, the Coast Guard gets more than their fair share of officier applicants, through their OCS program, and doesn't need to run an ROTC program.
For more information about the United States Military, feel free to visit my U.S. Military Careers information site at: http://usmilitary.about.com
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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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.
Experience
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.
Education/Credentials
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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