Expert: Howard Lorenz - 11/29/2007

Question
Hey my name is Madeline Smith and i am 13 i have always wanted to in the military. The one that im looking at the most is the coast guard. In my career class our teacher wants to know: what we want to do, why do you want to do it, and how much money does it pay. So my question to you is how much does office coast gard make? Thank you always sir, Madeline Smith

Answer
Madeline,

I commend you on wanting to join the military. In the military or the Department of Defense (DoD) all the jobs are paid based on your rank, not by the job. So if you have a Police Officer or a Nuclear Engineer and they both are an E-1 or an O-1 the are paid the same for both jobs.

An Enlisted person at the pay grade of E-1 makes roughly about 1300 dollars a month, an O-1 makes about 2500 per month. The officer position requires a 4 year degree in a technical field for some positions, and general BA in others, Just depends on what you are looking at doing in the CG.

Miss Madeline, I hope that I was of help to you and I wish you well in your future endeavors in the military. Remember that preparation for the military can start now. You must be physically fit, doing that now with school sports will keep you conditioned for BMT or Basic Military Training. The standards in the military are getting more strict and by the time you are of age to enter, I expect that they will be even more so.

Good Luck and I Salute You!!!

HW