How can you help?

• Have a willingness to support the USCG in the galley
• Discuss this interest in the AUXCA program with your FC
• Apply for the AUXCA Basic Course program -- details below
• Be interviewed by the Division 6 SO-CA to participate in the course
• MUST COMPLETE the AUXCA Basic Course prerequisites prior to the course -- details below
• Attend the AUXCA Basic Course and complete the AUXCA PQS within 1 year to attain an AUXCA qualification
• Accept AUXCA mission assignments from the Division 6 SO-CA

What is required to be successful with the AUXCA qualification? 

• Need some at-home cooking experience
• Must have time to volunteer at a physical Coast Guard Unit with a functioning galley
• Must be available Monday – Friday.  Often times, the Coast Guard Galley requests arrive with short notice for a midweek mission

What is the AUXCA Basic Course?

The AUXCA Basic Course is a 22-hour Basic Training course to teach the proper sanitation, process, and protocols to perform various USCG Galley missions. The course consists of three parts:

1. Classroom
2. Hands-on tasks in USCG Galley
3. Written exam

After the AUXCA Basic Course, a member must complete the AUXCA PQS within 1 year at an USCG Galley to attain an AUXCA qualification

A nominal fee of $25 per student may be required to participate int he course to cover individual food expenses at the galley. 

What the AUXCA Basic Course is NOT?

• The course is NOT a cooking school!
• The AUXCA program is NOT a soup kitchen!
• AUXCA is NOT just another “qualification” to add to your Auxiliary resume!
• AUXCA is NOT about impressing Coasties with your Auxiliary “rank”!
• The AUXCA program is NOT about you the Auxiliarist -> it IS about the USCG!

How is the AUXCA Online Basic Course different from the resident AUXCA Basic Course?

The online course does NOT handle the practical portion of the AUXCA training. To attain the AUXCA qualification, hands-on training at an official USCG galley is required. The AUXCA Online Basic Course only covers the classroom portion of the qualification.

Once the AUXCA Online Basic Course is completed, active training needs to be completed within 1 year of the start of the AUXCA Online Basic Course. Contact the SO-CA to schedule time at an official USCG galley to progress through your AUXCA PQS.

When is the next AUXCA Online Basic Course?

• January 18 and 25, 2024
  Starting at 2000 hrs CST
• February 21 and 26, 2024
  Starting at 1700 hrs CST
• April 17 and 21, 2024
  Starting at 2000 hrs CST

Still interested?  Register for the next AUXCA Online Basic Course.

1. Download and print the AUXCA SOP - AUX-SOP-005(A) - published 18 JUN 2021
2. Contact the SO-CA to be interviewed for the AUXCA program prior to registering for the online course 
3. Register online for the AUXCA Online Basic Course