Recruitment and Retention

Welcome to Recruiting and Retention

A Division of the National Personnel Department

You Have Questions??

How old must I be to join the Auxiliary?
I have several recent drunken driving convictions-may I join?
What is it like to be an Auxilarist?
What do you do on a national basis to assist the Coast Guard?
Must I wear a uniform?
I have so many other groups demanding my time?
What kind of boating education can I obtain if I join?
What type of activities can I take part in?
Are you a real part of the US Coast Guard?

WE HAVE ANSWERS!!

WANT TO BE 1 OF 38,000 DOERS PROTECTING THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?

Yes, you can be one of the nation’s DOERS by joining the USCG Auxiliary today. Every journey begins with a first step, and you can start yours today.
Be a DOER rather than just a LOOKER. Action begins with a small step which can in time lead to big steps.
We can use people who can give us just a little bit of time, and others who devote numerous hours to our work effort. We have numerous professional people (attorneys, physicians, dentists, engineers, accountants, etc.), business owners of all types, blue collar and trade workers, homemakers, and students at both secondary and collegiate levels, as well as those with advanced college degrees.
Make that first step today, and become a full scale member of TEAM COAST GUARD.

WANT TO FIND OUT MORE??

	If you are interested in on the water activities, or aviation, or radio missions, we have a very active Operations program. The training provided by the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary can help you help others.
Specially trained Auxiliarists do courtesy Vessel Safety Checks for boaters to help them know what sort of safety equipment is required, and recommended, on the waters that they are boating.
	If your tastes run more to education, you can join the many Auxiliarists that teach the public how to be better boaters -- or help teach other Auxiliarists some of your particular skills.
But the Glue that holds it all together is Fellowship and that's you and your friendship
	The new AUXPAL/Augment & Recruiting Program brings together the best in technology, recruiting and training efforts. Innovative Targeted Recruiting techniques yield impressive results in filling the needs of Coast Guard units with high quality, sustainable Auxiliary augmentation as well as providing local Flotillas with great new members!
Coastie is a program of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary that teaches children about boating safely and wearing life jackets. Specially trained Auxilirists do hundreds of missions a year with these little robots helping to spread the boating safety word to kids of all ages.
	SITREP is the on line e-zine of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. Telling the story of Auxiliarists doing the job, there is a new story each week.
For NEW MEMBERS to receive the best available information during their initial training, the New Member Course has been recently updated. Course my be ordered by local flotillas or download the following: New Member Course Student Study Guide, and New Member Reference Guide, 2003. (Adobe Acrobat™ format, 669KB,665KB).

Are you ready to Join more than 38,000 of your neighbors who are making a difference?

Our JOIN THE AUXILIARY button provides direct contact for individuals interested in becoming members. An electronic form is provided to complete and submit, answering automatically. The zip code is checked manually against the National Flotilla Finder to find the closest flotillas for forwarding. Then a local officer contacts the individual with information about joining the Auxiliary. This enables us to quickly get information to the local areas for rapid recruitment. We average 460 requests per month for joining the Auxiliary.