milmomsomeday
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I am a high school counselor and have 4 kids, 2 of which are beginning to really research what they want to do post-high school and are heavily considering the military. My extended family served in the military and I was in high school JROTC, but we really don't have a whole lot of information other than what we have researched (and I've learned a ton of information from this forum, thank you.)
My 2nd DS, who has a few more years to get to the real decision stages of this is currently interested in the Coast Guard. He loves anything to do with the water: swimming, fishing, boating. He seems more interested in smaller boats right now, so that's why he is thinking Coast Guard. Anyway, my question is CGA is a great Plan A, but I know its really small and super competitive. The path to officer in the Coast Guard doesn't seem as clear to me since there is not an ROTC program for the Coast Guard. Would a direct commission from a Maritime Academy be the most popular Plan B? If not that, are you looking to go to a university and then go OCS or enlisted and work your way up to OCS?
We do have a family friend that is in the Coast Guard and we are going to try to set up a time to get together with him to talk about his path. I was just trying to get an idea of what most kids are doing for Plan B if they really want to be a Coast Guard Officer. Thanks in advance!
My 2nd DS, who has a few more years to get to the real decision stages of this is currently interested in the Coast Guard. He loves anything to do with the water: swimming, fishing, boating. He seems more interested in smaller boats right now, so that's why he is thinking Coast Guard. Anyway, my question is CGA is a great Plan A, but I know its really small and super competitive. The path to officer in the Coast Guard doesn't seem as clear to me since there is not an ROTC program for the Coast Guard. Would a direct commission from a Maritime Academy be the most popular Plan B? If not that, are you looking to go to a university and then go OCS or enlisted and work your way up to OCS?
We do have a family friend that is in the Coast Guard and we are going to try to set up a time to get together with him to talk about his path. I was just trying to get an idea of what most kids are doing for Plan B if they really want to be a Coast Guard Officer. Thanks in advance!