A case for the removal or reform of the IT rate in today’s coast guard In the Coast Guard the delineation between the Electronics Technician (ET) rate and the Information Technician (IT) rate is blurring. With the implementation of new technology being adopted by the Coast Guard at an unprecedented rate‚ and all of it computer based at some level. It is imperative for the future of the service‚ to adapt our rates and the training of them accordingly. ETs can be trained to do most IT related tasks
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There are a number of different reasons why I want to be in Coast Guard Counterintelligence. As an intelligence specialist for the Coast Guard‚ I have spent countless hours working in many different fields of intelligence from Intelligence Watch Analyst‚ Military Linguist‚ Maritime Intelligence Support Team Member‚ and Targeting Analyst. Each job has brought its own lessons‚ challenges‚ and opportunities. I view Counterintelligence as another such opportunity and challenge where I will gain new
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My unwavering interest pursuing a Coast Guard Career was initially sparked in 2010 when I toured the USNS Comfort. After listening to my father and the crew’s inspiring stories regarding their humanitarian mission in Haiti‚ I was intrigued with (at/by) the idea of pursuing a military career. In 2013‚ I visited the Coast Guard Air Station in Traverse City‚ Michigan where I conversed with officers and enlisted staff who (That/which) oriented me to the Coast Guard’s highly unique and diverse missions
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1. When the Airman Program was eliminated‚ the Coast Guard lost the ability to provide hands-on training to personnel entering aviation ratings. Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC) does not have the resources required to properly prepare members for work in the field. Aviation Class A school graduates are reporting to their next units without the basic skills needed to be an asset to an aviation engineering department. The Coast Guard needs an enlisted aviation indoctrination program that
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard RATING PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION STANDARD (RPQS) Electrician ’s Mate Petty Officer First Class (EM1) CG-RPQS-EM1 (Rev. 05/2014) U.S. Coast Guard Force Readiness Command 300 East Main St. Suite 1000 Norfolk‚ VA 23510-9109 1 RATING PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION STANDARD (RPQS) CG-RPQS-EM1 (Rev. 05-2014) Table of Contents Part I Title Pages Record of Changes 3 Instructions 4 III Competency requirements for advancement 6 IV
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update you on the status of my Coast Guard Academy application after being notified that I was placed on the waitlist. Although I was disappointed at first that I was not awarded an appointment right away‚ I see this as a great opportunity to show how much an appointment to the Coast Guard Academy means to me. I immediately accepted my place on the waitlist and my interest in the Coast Guard Academy has not wavered. Instead‚ my interest has only increased as the Coast Guard Academy will always be my #1
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I am interested in attending the Coast Guard to become more structured in life. Structure in life is what precedes you to the best of your life. Having structure in my life is in important‚ as well as developing my personal being. The Coast Guard Academy is the opportunity I desire to follow for two reasons: 1) Structure and Life Development 2) Less militarized combat branch. As my four years as a Cadet in the Coast Guard would be very relevant to my life in Hargrave‚ but more in depth. The goals
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I believe the Coast Guard Academy will provide me with an excellent education‚ an opportunity to compete in collegiate athletics‚ and the ability to serve my country. The CGA’s excellent science program and low student-to-faculty ratio will enable me to excel as a mechanical engineering major. Studying at the CGA will not only give me classroom knowledge of mechanical engineering‚ it will also give me hands-on‚ real world experience and practice. Throughout my four years at the CGA‚ I will have
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career‚ I’ve tried to gather admirable traits of all the leaders I’ve served for and used these traits for molding my own leadership philosophy. I will continue to seek to strengthen upon my leadership behaviors noted in reference (a) utilizing the Coast Guard’s Leadership Competencies. 2. My definition of leadership contains words such as character‚ honesty‚ servant and compassion. Character is a quality that I believe to be the most important. How I portray my image to all those around me‚ subordinates
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EFFECTIVENESS OF IMPROVISED STYRO-CUTTER Polystyrene (PS) is a synthetic aromatic polymer made from the monomer styrene‚ a liquid petrochemical. (Retrieved: April 12‚ 2013 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polystyrene) Expanded polystyrene beads makes up a Styrofoam. Styrofoam is used almost everywhere: it is used as housings of appliances such as televisions‚ computers and refrigerators. It is also utilized as drinking cup especially for hot beverages because of its insulating properties. As a student
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