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We Offer Learning, Service, Fellowship, Saving Lives

This poster illustrates the Auxiliary's commitments to serving the publicThe Coast Guard Auxiliary is one of the 3 uniformed components of the United States CoastGuard, the others being Active Duty and Reserve. Our main mission is Recreational Boating Safety, and we also support the Active Duty/Reserve side in their missions.

To join the Auxiliary, you must be at least 17 years old and a U.S. citizen. If you enjoy working with a dedicated team and learning new things, we invite you to help us keep the Sarasota waterways safe and enjoyable for all.  

 This video explains the ways you can be of service to the community

In order to better understand what we do and how we support the Coast Guard, we invite you to watch this short video.  LINK TO: USCG Intro    http://join.cgaux.org

 

If the Auxiliary is something you could commit to – Contact the Flotilla 84 Human Resources Officer (FSO-HR), who will answer your specific questions and tell you more about what we do.  Below are the two ways you can begin the process.

Contact Us:  [email protected] - 941-404-8251

OR - Submit a request for us to contact you:  join.cgaux.org/join 

You will go through one or more interviews to find out whether the Auxiliary is the right organization for you and whether you are a fit for us.  At that point, you need to complete the Enrollment process which consists of the following steps: 

  1. Our Flotilla Staff Officer - HR will provide an application for you to fill out.
  2. Download and study the “New Member Handbook” and the New Member Reference Guide.
  3. Take the new member test by downloading the “New Member Answer Sheet”, and answer the questions in the New Member Test (as provided by the FSO-HR).
  4. Your HR Officer will submit the following information to your Flotilla Commander for verification:
  • Your new member answer sheet
  • Photo and citizenship verification
  • Your completed application with your SSN and sign it using BLUE INK

Your application will be submitted to the Security Liaison (DDSL) who will send it to Miami for processing.

You usually receive your member number within about 30 days. That will be your Base Enrollment Date (BED). Once you have received that, you are in AP status (Application Pending) and will be able to begin the next phase of your journey, the “Onboarding Process.”