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[muse7622]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? california
i joined the coast guard a few months ago and havnt gone to boot camp yet, my recruter tom who has been wonderful cant answer my one question. how do i become an arctic ice breaker? if you can help i would greatly appriciate it.

sorry for the spelling

[ERAUPIKE]

Originally Posted by muse7622

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? california
i joined the coast guard a few months ago and havnt gone to boot camp yet, my recruter tom who has been wonderful cant answer my one question. how do i become an arctic ice breaker? if you can help i would greatly appriciate it.

sorry for the spelling

I will assume you are asking about serving on that type of ship, not actually becoming a ship yourself. You may only be given the choice of a particular duty station after you graduate your rating school. This can be limited to a geographic area or even an entire coast. You may be able to request a particular vessel but there is no guarantee that is set of orders you will receive. The better you perform throughout the training process, the more likely you will be assigned to the type of duty you desire.

[DRTDEVL]

That's the reason a lot don't join the Coast Guard when picking between services... They only guarantee ONE thing when you sign up. When I was a Recruiter, I was able to sum up what was contractually guaranteed by each service, from best to worst:

ARMY: MOS, Ship date, potential for bonus and first duty assignment.
NAVY: Ship date, *most* get MOS. Potential for bonus and East or West coast choice exist.
USMC: MOS, ship date, occasional bonus.
USAF: Some get MOS (AFSC), Some get ship date, some get job field choice of Mechanical Administrative General or Electrical, very limited bonus potential. Pick one of the above.
USCG: Orders to Cape May, NJ on XX date for boot camp and a handshake.