Mechanics and Aspiring Mechanics Needed – Protect the Homeland

The Coast Guard Reserve has immediate openings for Mechanics with two or more years experience in any of the following categories:

§Internal Combustion Gas, Diesel or Turbine Mechanics
§Heavy Equipment Mechanics
§Machine Shop Mechanics
§Heating, AC&R
§Plumbing & Piping Systems, Pump Maintenance and Valves, Fittings

Your experience may qualify you for our Direct Petty Officer Program. You will enlist at an advanced pay-grade with advanced responsibility and leadership opportunities. The Coast Guard Reserve is a great way to give back to your country and community while supplementing your income and earning great benefits! Some of the other benefits you will be eligible for are:

§Montgomery G.I. Bill plus $4,500 in Tuition Assistance annually
§Medical & Dental Benefits
§Base Privileges (unlimited commissary, exchange & recreation)
§Life Insurance
§Retirement Benefits
§Travel Benefits
§Cash Incentives

Let the Coast Guard Reserve train you! If you are looking to gain valuable skills and improve your resume we will send you to 12-weeks of hands on training where some of what you will learn includes leadership, mechanical skills, hydraulic theory, heating, AC & refrigeration, both internal combustion engine and outboard motor theory/maintenance & tune-up and basic electrical theory. As a mechanic in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve you may also have the opportunity to serve as a federal law enforcement officer.

Prior service is not necessary to join. If you are between the ages of 17-36 (up to 40 with prior service) and ready to start your future in the Coast Guard Reserve contact your nearest recruiter

1 (877) NOW-USCG, 1 (877) 669-8724 ext. 3174
REQUIREMENTS
*All candidates applying for enlistment into the Armed Forces (U.S. Coast Guard, Air Force, Navy, Army and Marine Corps) must meet basic age, physical, mental, civil, and citizenship eligibility criteria. Qualification for enlistment also requires passing an Armed Service Vocational Aptitude Battery, (ASVAB) and physical exam. Contact your local recruiter for qualifications.