Hey man I'm 23 and considering enlisting in the USCG, trying for Aircraft maintenance, fixed wing. I want a family one day. I understand that with any military branch there will be times we will be separated. But, I'm curious, in your experience has the CG kept you and your family together most of the time?
@@matthewjameson8809 It depends on your rate. Most fixed wing billets I would imagine your family will PCS with you. If you’re rotor, let’s say attached to HITRON. There will be afloat deployments attached to a cutter, in which case you’re family won’t be with you. I was not married nor did I have kids when I enlisted. In my 10 years I only spent 1 year away from my gf/fiancé/wife. But, the CG had no obligation to co-locate us while we were dating/engaged. Some units may require a geo-bachelor situation, PATFORSWA comes to mind. When it comes to income, it all depends on the cost of living where you are and if you’re entitled BAH. As an E5, I made $72,000+ per year, post tax. And that’s after TSP contributions. I also had SDP for being a Tactical and Pursuit Coxswain, and I also received per-diem on deployments.
@@matthewjameson8809 Support rates such as Yeoman, Storekeeper, Intelligence Specialists and Aviation rates will give you a much higher chance at staying ashore.
This is the main reason I cannot join. I would not be able to afford my mortgage on this pay. It’s pretty ridiculous that McDonalds workers make more than serviceman.
You would get a housing allowance for off base housing. You would also get 100 % free Healthcare for your dependants. Service members make WAY more than McDonald's employees.
A lot of this is inaccurate. Just to start, the highest ranking enlisted member is “Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard” which is a master chief with special pay. And starting salaries depend on what you sign in on as, you could start being paid as an E-3. Also, starting with N-203, basic will be 10 weeks from what Ive heard.
Thing is with that rank, it’s also an honorific. Basically you have to be the best of the best to obtain it. All the branches have such a rank. The video is giving information on the Coast Guard that is realistic to the average person who will serve maybe 4 to 8 years.
@@kimbertactpro9expect this is still inaccurate even in that context. The frequency of promotion is heavily dependent on specific rating; therefore there is no reason to mention anything above a first class without specifying timeframes and other factors that influence promotion. Moreover, the premise of this video is to tell the pay grades rates of pay and there are inaccuracies. Your interpretation of sub-motives behind this video are not relative.
All military branches make the same base pay. But we do get sea pay, and we dont have barracks at most of our bases, so even single lower enlisted members often receive BAH.
The BAH and other supplementals for having dependents make it way more. This is just base pay like most comments have mentioned, the other income you receive is also tax free.
The rank insignia you used for the “master chief petty officer” was actually the insignia used for the mcpocg or “master chief petty officer of the coast guard” and that’s coming from a navy member
Not to be picky, but it's the patch worn only by the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard - all other Master Chief Petty Officers have only two stars - two silver stars and crossed anchors for Master Chief, two silver stars and the shield for Command Master Chief, two gold stars with the shield for Deputy MCPOCG.
@@Frieghtliner1975 there are several "Command Master Chief Petty Officers" in the Coast Guard, but only one gets that third star. The proper title is "Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard". My point is that there is not just a single Command Master Chief, so saying "The..." would be incorrect. The office is currently held by Heath B. Jones, and suddenly I feel old since the current MCPOCG joined 5 years after I got out.
The Coast Guard is always Petty. Joking! they are among the many reasons we have peace in our country. I do hope peace can eventually worm it's way into other countries facing war.
When did they move the age up. When I was 27 and tried to join they said I wouldn't make the boot camp in time cause my bday was coming and I was turning 28.😡
Sounds fishy…I joined at 29 bc I was sick of trying to get that golden $100k/yr that was promised with my degree. Phucking parents and guidance counselors are liers!
Ok im.not american so can anyone reaidemt int he united stayes commment ifbthese rates are considered high , low, or average earnings for a person living in the U.S. and what type of lifestyle are they able to live.
Right now it's easy to join they are looking for people. Had a recruiter come to my house yesterday trying to get me to join and I'm 33 years old. He wants me to ship next year in summer and just workout till then.
@@Copilot1204 look online for your local Coast Guard recruiting office and give them a call, leave a voicemail, and fill out the application online and they will eventually call you. I filled mine out 2 months ago and he contacted me on the phone last week and came to my house a few days later. Look into the jobs and what you're interested in and ask questions. Cuz some recruiters will screw you with getting certain jobs filled, they do it in the military and the Coast Guard is no different. Unless you don't really care and just want to get in and let them know your open for any job and they will make you a priority. I currently work at the VA hospital for over 7 years and all my coworkers are vets including Coast Guard and they knew that about me so they couldn't bullshit me.
I was in the Army and met people there who left their prior branch over to the Army....from what i gathered, Air Force sucks, Navy is better, Coast G is the WORST, and who wants to be a Jarhead?
For actually enlisting, I think the highest standard is Air Force (and I'm guessing Space Force now too) Air Force will rarely talk to you if you have a GED or require some sort of waiver.
@@jig395 You're dead wrong about that, when I left for MEPS the Marine Corps office was the only one that had a line going down the hall. The Marines are super picky, as they have a massive pool to choose from. They kicked me out for lying about how many times I smoked WEED prior to bootcamp after I told them the truth. God forbid the Marines look weak by accepting a former pot-head into their ranks, at least that's how top brass saw it.
In the front side. You don’t see the free readily available medical care for all AD and dependents, subsidized or granted housing, and other subsidized benefits. I’ve never been a waiter but I’m sure the honor, respect, development of character and experience doesn’t beat the CG
When u start at first yeah but at the very least u get free housing, food, medical vision and dental care, and u get college paid for not to mention the bonuses and benefits u get. The little bit of money u make at first saves up over time and becomes a lot cause u don't have to worry for as many things as others
They're not including BAH, dependent bonuses, COLA, and all the other added pay soldiers get which is excluded from their salary. Oh yeah, and the world class healthcare, free meals and other perks many DoD personnel get
Hate to be the one but Coast guard is department of Transportation not Department of Defense. Therefore not military. At best water cops and big pond rescue teams. 🤪 Let the hating begin. 😮😱🤯🤬🤣😂
@@matthewjones39 they are still coast guardsmen. Just because we take them to foreign land and use them for port security they are still cost guardsmen
@@matthewjones39 pretty simple I give the only Coast Guardsman to receive the medal of honor. For his actions pulling Chesty Pullers troops off the beach after landing them when it all dropped in the crapper. It still says Coast Guardsman on his grave stone. You seem to labor under the impression that that title is less because it is not in the DOD. You are mistaken. They like firefighters go into harms way to save lives. Not to kill like Marines or soldiers or Navy warships. Far more honorable.
@@jakes1235yup. Plus u have ZERO expenses since your housing and food is covered for by the military. Your pay pretty much entirely goes in your pockets.
@@FlyingHands994 yup. I was told I should think about joining the coast guard referees. I was told you could make 40k a year in BAH alone and basically never even have to work which is crazy. Idk if that’s true though. If it is that’s crazy good pay.
No enlisted rank will ever make 109k and benefits. That's not how it works. Lol they might make 109k if you include benefits, clothing allowance (it was $400/yr when I was in) housing allowance (it's bullshit), hazard pay (also a ton of stipulations) etc etc.
They dont have the second hardest bootcamp and i recently saw their swim qual test. 6 foot jump and the rest is similar to navy. I would have passed that easy.
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As an E-3 with 2 dependents in the CG, stationed in Alaska I was making about $70k a year. Soooo
Hey man I'm 23 and considering enlisting in the USCG, trying for Aircraft maintenance, fixed wing. I want a family one day. I understand that with any military branch there will be times we will be separated. But, I'm curious, in your experience has the CG kept you and your family together most of the time?
@@matthewjameson8809 It depends on your rate. Most fixed wing billets I would imagine your family will PCS with you. If you’re rotor, let’s say attached to HITRON. There will be afloat deployments attached to a cutter, in which case you’re family won’t be with you.
I was not married nor did I have kids when I enlisted. In my 10 years I only spent 1 year away from my gf/fiancé/wife. But, the CG had no obligation to co-locate us while we were dating/engaged.
Some units may require a geo-bachelor situation, PATFORSWA comes to mind.
When it comes to income, it all depends on the cost of living where you are and if you’re entitled BAH. As an E5, I made $72,000+ per year, post tax. And that’s after TSP contributions. I also had SDP for being a Tactical and Pursuit Coxswain, and I also received per-diem on deployments.
@@matthewjameson8809 Support rates such as Yeoman, Storekeeper, Intelligence Specialists and Aviation rates will give you a much higher chance at staying ashore.
@@akuuso yeah, i wanted to do store keeper what do you need to score on asvab
That's because what...you had BAH and Separation pay? That is absolutely not normal
Your pay scale does not include the government expenses before you get your check...details are important.
So mostly all of your pay will be taken off you in taxes
@@12LOGIC12only some of it is taxed
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This dude said smallest.
Space force: HELLO!?
Space Force barely counts as branch 😭
I have 1 year of service making 70k stationed in Seattle
What rank or specialty are you? Im considering joining but worried about shit pay since im making decent pay working full time right now
@@revv2490they also having housing allowance depending on location in nj they pay 2000 monthly for your rent on top of salary
No way I was just in Seattle for like 5 days visiting America for the first time, I’m Canadian.
@@CrabsSRPEuropean here. Isn’t Canada technically also America? 🤔
@@Stickman006 No they are 2 different countries idiot.
Master chief petty officer, mind telling me what you’re doing on that ship?
This is the main reason I cannot join. I would not be able to afford my mortgage on this pay. It’s pretty ridiculous that McDonalds workers make more than serviceman.
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Do McDonalds workers get free housing and healthcare?
@@matthewjones39yes
If you have dependents, your housing allowance should cover your mortgage.
You would get a housing allowance for off base housing. You would also get 100 % free Healthcare for your dependants. Service members make WAY more than McDonald's employees.
You get paid while in basic training?? I didn’t even know that
Just knew that yesterday after my mom told me
Yes, of course. But, it is E1 pay, and a significant amount of that pay goes towards buying your dress uniforms.
Yea but who wants to get paid 2000$ a month what the hell is that i got to pay bills
@@MarioBecerra-eg6flif you are in the military chances are your bills are next to nothing.
@MarioBecerra-eg6fl your bills are close to if not sub 200 a month while serving ask me how I know.
Master chief, nice
A lot of this is inaccurate. Just to start, the highest ranking enlisted member is “Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard” which is a master chief with special pay. And starting salaries depend on what you sign in on as, you could start being paid as an E-3. Also, starting with N-203, basic will be 10 weeks from what Ive heard.
Master chief Halo?
@@anthonyvalenza9227 is that what I commented?
Thing is with that rank, it’s also an honorific. Basically you have to be the best of the best to obtain it. All the branches have such a rank. The video is giving information on the Coast Guard that is realistic to the average person who will serve maybe 4 to 8 years.
@@kimbertactpro9expect this is still inaccurate even in that context. The frequency of promotion is heavily dependent on specific rating; therefore there is no reason to mention anything above a first class without specifying timeframes and other factors that influence promotion. Moreover, the premise of this video is to tell the pay grades rates of pay and there are inaccuracies. Your interpretation of sub-motives behind this video are not relative.
Love love love the coast guard!
Master chief mind telling what you doing right now?
Sir watching “how much”
You skipped over that housing allowance kind of fast which nearly doubles one’s salary.
You can make up to 120k per year or close to 50k per year on the low end. 24k per year is below minimum wage….
All military branches make the same base pay. But we do get sea pay, and we dont have barracks at most of our bases, so even single lower enlisted members often receive BAH.
As a 3rd Class in San Francisco I get about 75k a year, before I got of housing I was making dick all. BAH is a huge difference
Facts 😭that E3 pay wasn’t it BAH be hitting different
Update I'm married now and making like 95k
@@JimberWumbynice bro. Congrats
@@JimberWumbynice man. I was recommended by a coworker to look into joint the CG reserves. To my understanding the pay is pretty much the same.
Wait your rank can be "master chief"?
Master chief what are you doing on that ship
These guys need to get way more money they are getting shit for pay while risking their lives pay them more cheap government
look into the benefits it makes it very worth it
It has to be more! That’s crazy
MASTER CHIEF?
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THEY MADE HIM IN REAL LIFE
Striker program has not been around for almost a decade. Base bay and actual pay is not the same. I make 80k as a single e5 in Key West.
After how many years?
The BAH and other supplementals for having dependents make it way more. This is just base pay like most comments have mentioned, the other income you receive is also tax free.
The rank insignia you used for the “master chief petty officer” was actually the insignia used for the mcpocg or “master chief petty officer of the coast guard” and that’s coming from a navy member
Getting promoted to master chief petty officer is a dream come true
the real ones become fireman out of basic
DC
Why?
Fr ain’t no bitch made deckie
Not to be petty.... but, that patch is not for a Master Chief. It is for a Command Master Chief.
Not to be picky, but it's the patch worn only by the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard - all other Master Chief Petty Officers have only two stars - two silver stars and crossed anchors for Master Chief, two silver stars and the shield for Command Master Chief, two gold stars with the shield for Deputy MCPOCG.
@@erichammond9308 . Yes.. the Command Master Chief.
@@Frieghtliner1975 there are several "Command Master Chief Petty Officers" in the Coast Guard, but only one gets that third star. The proper title is "Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard". My point is that there is not just a single Command Master Chief, so saying "The..." would be incorrect. The office is currently held by Heath B. Jones, and suddenly I feel old since the current MCPOCG joined 5 years after I got out.
@@erichammond9308 . I would imagine he enlisted close to when I did in 1997, maybe a few years earlier.
@@Frieghtliner1975 1995. I was in '86-'90.
How's there only 46000, I make hundreds of seamen every night
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Kids humor.
Considering joining as a Boatswain Mate, enlisted or as a rescue swimmer, what do you think!
all about the BAH
Semper Paratus. USCG RM3 1983-1987
The Coast Guard is always Petty. Joking! they are among the many reasons we have peace in our country. I do hope peace can eventually worm it's way into other countries facing war.
I’m getting halo vibes with master chief
Don’t forget that military pay is tax exempt in many states. I haven’t paid state income tax, well, ever.
Not enough
Do u have to test to get in. ?
Yes asvab
They have free civilian training for volunteer jobs
22yrs of service $62k in Ms...
i wanna get into taclet so badly lol
When did they move the age up. When I was 27 and tried to join they said I wouldn't make the boot camp in time cause my bday was coming and I was turning 28.😡
Sounds fishy…I joined at 29 bc I was sick of trying to get that golden $100k/yr that was promised with my degree. Phucking parents and guidance counselors are liers!
Yeah bro you can join now though go gettem tiger ?
“Smallest military service with 46,000 men” meanwhile the entire Irish military with 7,000 in total
Didn't know the irish were part of the US
No, I’m comparing manpower of the
US Coast Guard
And
The Irish Defence Forces
I didn’t say they were the same
Sry if it wasn’t clear
What about officers?
The US Coast Guard has significantly more personnel than the Royal Navy. Let that sink in (pardon the pun).
think space force is smaller
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Nah. I'll drive for UPS and make 100k, be home most days for supper and only put my life on the line in traffic 😅😅
“Seaman”
What is a dependent ?
Me at E-3 making 22 a year
Ok im.not american so can anyone reaidemt int he united stayes commment ifbthese rates are considered high , low, or average earnings for a person living in the U.S. and what type of lifestyle are they able to live.
Damn I get paid more to watch videos than people who risk there lives 😂
I heard the Coast Guard is hard to join .
Right now it's easy to join they are looking for people. Had a recruiter come to my house yesterday trying to get me to join and I'm 33 years old. He wants me to ship next year in summer and just workout till then.
@@LuizR1913damn doesn't sound like a bad Idea to me I did the contact me on the website. And a recruiter never contacted me.
@@Copilot1204 look online for your local Coast Guard recruiting office and give them a call, leave a voicemail, and fill out the application online and they will eventually call you. I filled mine out 2 months ago and he contacted me on the phone last week and came to my house a few days later. Look into the jobs and what you're interested in and ask questions. Cuz some recruiters will screw you with getting certain jobs filled, they do it in the military and the Coast Guard is no different. Unless you don't really care and just want to get in and let them know your open for any job and they will make you a priority. I currently work at the VA hospital for over 7 years and all my coworkers are vets including Coast Guard and they knew that about me so they couldn't bullshit me.
i’ll list the ranks so nobody has to
Enlisted:
E1: Seaman Recruit
E2: Seaman Apprentice
E3: Seaman
E4: Petty Officer Third Class
E5: Petty Officer Second Class
E6: Petty Officer First Class
E7: Chief Petty Officer
E8: Senior Chief Petty Officer
E9A: Master Chief Petty Officer
E9B: Command Master Chief Petty Officer
E9C: Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
Officers:
O1: Ensign
O2 Lieutenant Junior Grade
O3: Lieutenant
O4: Lieutenant Commander
O5: Commander
O6: Captain
O7: Rear Admiral Lower Half
O8: Rear Admiral Upper Half
O9 Vice Admiral
O10: Admiral
O11: Fleet Admiral
Yeeeaaahhh- not so fast. This is all before taxes, and other mandatory expenses such as uniform.
yeah no shit it's before taxes
Only one petty officer and that’s who’s paying the wages
Hehe seman
If I was in good heath I woulda signed up in high school Idk why but as a girl I am so fascinated with the military.
Hehe, seamen.
Seamen...
Hello
I’ll tell you from experience, not shit! You don’t start making comfortable wages until E-6 IMO
Seaman apprentice
Hehe seamen
I was in the Army and met people there who left their prior branch over to the Army....from what i gathered, Air Force sucks, Navy is better, Coast G is the WORST, and who wants to be a Jarhead?
From what I’ve read and heard Air-force, Coast Guard , Army , Marines .
So its not worth it
Semen apprentice you say? Your gf should sign up
Peanuts
Coast Guard a branch of the military? What do they even do?
They… they guard the coast.
I got out of the marines a year ago as an e3 would my rank carry over into the coast guard?
Depends on the job you select. Most likely it would. I’d talk to a recruiter.
It also has the highest standards second only to the marines.
For actually enlisting, I think the highest standard is Air Force (and I'm guessing Space Force now too)
Air Force will rarely talk to you if you have a GED or require some sort of waiver.
The marines do not have high standards
@@jig395 You're dead wrong about that, when I left for MEPS the Marine Corps office was the only one that had a line going down the hall. The Marines are super picky, as they have a massive pool to choose from. They kicked me out for lying about how many times I smoked WEED prior to bootcamp after I told them the truth. God forbid the Marines look weak by accepting a former pot-head into their ranks, at least that's how top brass saw it.
@@rusty2381 Air Force a lower asvab requirement than CG.
@@josephromano8184 how they know you was lying
Asvab ?
Armed services vocational, aptitude, battery aka the how dumb are you test.
score of 40 to join the USCG, that means you scored better then 40% of all the tests.
We are on the same military pay scale as the DoD. E-1 to E9, and O-1 to O-10, and W-2 to W-4.
Pay is dogshit
YOU MAKE MORE MONEY BEING A WAITER/WAITRESS!
well yeah starting out, the more rank get the larger your pay , so even then you’ll always make more money that a person busting tables.
But they don't need to pay rent
In the front side. You don’t see the free readily available medical care for all AD and dependents, subsidized or granted housing, and other subsidized benefits. I’ve never been a waiter but I’m sure the honor, respect, development of character and experience doesn’t beat the CG
When u start at first yeah but at the very least u get free housing, food, medical vision and dental care, and u get college paid for not to mention the bonuses and benefits u get. The little bit of money u make at first saves up over time and becomes a lot cause u don't have to worry for as many things as others
They're not including BAH, dependent bonuses, COLA, and all the other added pay soldiers get which is excluded from their salary.
Oh yeah, and the world class healthcare, free meals and other perks many DoD personnel get
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Hate to be the one but Coast guard is department of Transportation not Department of Defense. Therefore not military. At best water cops and big pond rescue teams. 🤪 Let the hating begin. 😮😱🤯🤬🤣😂
And what happens to them when the country is in a state of war?
@@matthewjones39 they are still coast guardsmen. Just because we take them to foreign land and use them for port security they are still cost guardsmen
@@1johnmthompson Please, tell all those coast guardsmen driving the landing craft at D-Day how they weren’t actually in the military.
@@matthewjones39 pretty simple I give the only Coast Guardsman to receive the medal of honor. For his actions pulling Chesty Pullers troops off the beach after landing them when it all dropped in the crapper. It still says Coast Guardsman on his grave stone. You seem to labor under the impression that that title is less because it is not in the DOD. You are mistaken. They like firefighters go into harms way to save lives. Not to kill like Marines or soldiers or Navy warships. Far more honorable.
@@1johnmthompson And you’re under the impression that just because they’re not DOD is they’re not military.
1800 per month. Can you eat anything in america with that?
Ah yes let me go to McDonald's mid training 😂sthu
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29k per year!, I wouldn't get out of bed for that.
29k base pay plus about 30k on top of that for housing depending on where you’re stationed. so really annual salary is 60k+
@@jakes1235yup. Plus u have ZERO expenses since your housing and food is covered for by the military. Your pay pretty much entirely goes in your pockets.
@@9770GAll bout BAH baby
@@FlyingHands994 yup. I was told I should think about joining the coast guard referees. I was told you could make 40k a year in BAH alone and basically never even have to work which is crazy. Idk if that’s true though. If it is that’s crazy good pay.
@@9770G just save up while you in bro
Hehe semen apprentice
No enlisted rank will ever make 109k and benefits. That's not how it works. Lol they might make 109k if you include benefits, clothing allowance (it was $400/yr when I was in) housing allowance (it's bullshit), hazard pay (also a ton of stipulations) etc etc.
Not shit, copy
why is a COAST GUARD in the MILITARY??
Because they guard the coast of our country!
They aren’t military. The United States Coast Guard is under the DHS (Department of Homeland Security).
How to reach semen rank?
Ok this has gotta be a joke, seaman?
They dont have the second hardest bootcamp and i recently saw their swim qual test. 6 foot jump and the rest is similar to navy. I would have passed that easy.
it’s way more than that bro. Their bootcamp is literally modeled after the Marine Corps.
a WHAT apprentice?