New member information
Congratulations
on your decision to join the USCG Auxiliary and embody the volunteer spirit of
the United States. For many new members, being a member of
the Auxiliary satisfies that innate desire to be part of “something bigger than
yourself”. For that, Team Coast Guard is
grateful you decided that WE were an organization worthy of your desire to help promote the Recreational Boating Safety message in your local community.
YOU COMPLETED YOUR ENROLLMENT PAPERWORK, WHAT’S NEXT?
At this point, you have made a commitment to be part of a local flotilla. Hopefully, your flotilla has assigned a mentor to guide you for your first few months. A mentor is a member who has like interests with the Auxiliary and is someone with whom you can identify as a partner who wants to see you succeed.
The first few months in the Auxiliary can seem daunting with the unfamiliar whirlwind of nautical language, positions, insignia, and acronyms. REMEMBER….all 24,000 members of the Auxiliary from the National Commodore to your own flotilla mates started out just like you!!!
Your Enrollment Package has been submitted to the responsible Director of the Auxiliary (DIRAUX) for your area. The DIRAUX will screen your enrollment and submit your information to a background check. This background check is equivalent to the NCIC III process that many law enforcement agencies use. Typically, these background checks take less than 30 days to complete.
Once your local DIRAUX gets a favorable report, they will assign you a seven-digit Auxiliary Member ID Number and you will be assigned the status of “Application Pending” (AP). Your flotilla will be tracking to see when your member ID number has been issued; once that occurs, you can begin training.
Your new Member ID number also enables you to get a password for the Auxiliary's national website. That password opens doors. While some of the national website is open to the public, most of it is secured in the Member Zone.