Thread: Coast Guard OCS
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Old 08-13-2019, 12:42 PM
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DeeDee214
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You are getting very good information here especially from paulcg77. The one part that is being left out though is how hard it is to get accepted into Coast Guard OCS. You are a civilian so you'd be applying for an OCS-Reserve slot. Don't get hung up on the "Reserve" term. You'd still be active duty. Either way you need to contact and work with a recruiter.

There are typically two selection panels held each year for OCS-Reserve. The next one is December 9 and your application is due by September 23. The last selection panel had 26 slots of which half went to active duty enlisted members. If you got selected for this class you'd earn your commission July 20, 2020. The next selection panel after that isn't scheduled yet but should be around July 2020.


If you get in and then are lucky enough to get selected for flight school you will be on the hook for an additional 10 year commitment if selected for flight school meaning you'll probably miss the 121 hiring wave. Once you make O-5, you won't be flying much if at all. Just another thing to be cognizant of.

As someone who is retiring with 20 years active duty Coast Guard service next week, I'd say look elsewhere. Specifically, at Air National Guard or the Air Force. The Coast Guard is ridiculously underfunded and that is just one of its current issues. Best of luck!
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