You are here:
- Home
- News/Issues
- U.S. Military
- Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard
- Coast Guard Enlistment period
Careers: Military--Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, Coast Guard/Coast Guard Enlistment period
Advertisement
Question
Hello,
I am currently a college student but am considering doing some military service after I graduate and before I start a career. Coast Guard seems most interesting to me, but I have not been able to find any enlistment periods for it. Does the Coast Guard do 2 year, 4 year, or only career enlistments?
Thanks.
Hi Matt,
Active Duty enlistments in the Coast Guard are for a minimum period of 4 years.
However, like all the military services, initial enlistments in the Coast Guard obligates one to a total of 8 years of service commitment. For details, see http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/joiningup/a/recruiter4.htm (about 3/4 way down the page, "Enlistment Periods.")
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
Related Articles
Answers by Expert:
Rod Powers
Expertise
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).
©2012 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.