Originally Posted by
Grumble
Yes the Coast Guard does allot flight spots much the same as the Navy. Everyone goes through primary flight training alongside their USN/USMC/USCG peers, and from there branch out to platform specific training and on to the fleet and your respective community. If you're looking at helos any is a good pick, fixed wing either CG or USN, if you want quality of life I'd go USCG, USN, USMC in that order. Find your local officer recruiter and they'll get you started.
According to a family member who worked officer accessions for them, the USCG does not allocate guaranteed flight slots like the other services.
Unless something has changed, you have to join the CG, complete OCS, and then hope you get awarded a flight slot. While it's a great flying gig, it's a real risk in that you might get stuck not flying for 4-5 years through no fault of your own. If I was set on flying I would probably not go that route.
What you can do is fly for another service and then do an inter-service transfer (losing one paygrade in the process). You may have to be qualified on an aircraft type which the CG flies (H-60, C-130, etc), but not sure about that.