Saw a bumper sticker for the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Never seen that before and looked it up. Looks like it's the CG reserves.
By the way, where does the CG train?
Coast Guard Auxiliary members are civilians who assist CG units using their own vessels in boarding, patrolling, etc. They are not members of the Coast Guard.
Coast Guard Receiving Center (Boot Camp) is at Cape May, NJ. Coast Guard schools are in several areas, depending on the speciality for which members are training. Some schools are shared with and by the other services.
Lifeboat training is off the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon; huge breakers, bad seas, and a great place to roll the 44 footers 360
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