I'll pass this to my guy applying for DCA, wish I could get a TIS waivor and would be switching over in a heartbeat!
highside, compared to the army this is definitely a good gig. Heck, compared to any service this is a good gig.
Hi,
This is going to be kind of a basic question but my mom always said you have a crawl before you can walk.
What is the best and fastest way to get into the helo aviation program with the Coast Guard?
Thanks Mike
yeah i guess it would help if you knew a little more about me.
i am 21
high school grad
little college (i am going back)
no prior military
i also just realized there are alot more then 3 posts in this forum (dah) and i have questions about Blue 21
the program you dont have to be a minority you just have to come from a school with 25% or more minority population right?
and i searched the school that i want to go to on the site the CG provides and as long as the white population is not more then 75% that would mean that more then 25% would be minority right?
Thanks Mike
thanks Brunes
the 25% i dont think i will have a problem with this is the make up o the college i want to go to
White non-Hispanic:30.1%
Black non-Hispanic:9.0%
Hispanic:28.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander:12.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native:0.4%
Race-ethnicity unknown:14.0%
Non-resident alien:5.3%
but how hard is it to get into the blue 21 program? i know of the army WOFT program and i have thought about it but my ultimate goal would be to fly for LA county fire or LA county sheriff doing rescues. so the coast guard would give me better experience doing that type of flying.
Also i have read that after you get out of flight school you have a 7 year commitment to the CG. how long are the deployments? right now i am trying to get hired as a deputy sheriff to pay my way through college would i be able to still work as a sheriff and fly for CG??
Thanks
Mike
thanks Brunes
the 25% i dont think i will have a problem with this is the make up o the college i want to go to
White non-Hispanic:30.1%
Black non-Hispanic:9.0%
Hispanic:28.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander:12.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native:0.4%
Race-ethnicity unknown:14.0%
Non-resident alien:5.3%
but how hard is it to get into the blue 21 program? i know of the army WOFT program and i have thought about it but my ultimate goal would be to fly for LA county fire or LA county sheriff doing rescues. so the coast guard would give me better experience doing that type of flying.
Also i have read that after you get out of flight school you have a 7 year commitment to the CG. how long are the deployments? right now i am trying to get hired as a deputy sheriff to pay my way through college would i be able to still work as a sheriff and fly for CG??
Thanks
Mike
Slight threadjack, but Brunes, I know you served on a cutter for a while. Is that mandatory for CG Academy grads or are you doing a 'SWO>Pilot lateral transfer' type of thing?