Coast Guard Day 2024 is on Sunday, August 4, 2024: does the coast guard have an official day of recognition?

Sunday, August 4, 2024 is Coast Guard Day 2024. Coast Guard Day is held every August 4 to commemorate the founding of the United States Coast Guard as the Revenue Marine on 4 August, 1790, by then Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.

Coast Guard Day is held every August 4 to commemorate the founding of the United States Coast Guard as the Revenue Marine on 4 August, 1790, by then Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.

Coast Guard Day honors the courageous work of coast guards. When Hurricane Katrina struck the Atlantic coastline of America, the United States Coast Guardsmen conserved over 33,500 lives, an arounded 24,000 of these were rescued from hazard in badly dangerous conditions.

In America, there are countless occasions nation-wide for you to get associated with and show your assistance. In the UK, although not straight connected with HM Coast Guard, the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) are a charity company with the sole objective of saving those in distress at sea. They introduce over 6500 times a year, and have actually saved over 134,000 lives considering that their founding.

Pakistan Coast Guard Day is commemorated on September 8.

Coast Guard Day, August 4, commemorates the founding of the United States Coast Guard on August 4, 1790 by then Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. Grand Haven, Michigan, also called Coast Guard City, annually sponsors the Coast Guard Festival

Is working on a Coast Guard base like any other day job?

No, active duty Coast Guard is the opposite of a day job. First, you don't get to pick your assignment (you ask). If you end up on a major cutter that is gone for months at a time, that would be the opposite of a day job, as you wouldn't be "home" (which wouldn't be where you live now) for that whole period. It'd be months between the times you walked in your front door. Even the folks that you're seeing who work on base, they stand duty every few days where they probably don't leave the base for 24 hours. Also, these same folks likely were on cutters for their last assignment, or will be on their next one.

100% day jobs do exist in the Coast Guard - they're federal civilian employees, but these are not the "exciting" patrol boat crews like you're talking about. Bad guys don't work 9-5, people need rescuing outside those hours too. Federal civilian jobs tend to be much more mundane.

Good luck!

Coast Guard?

Coast Guard teams are responsible for both enforcing our nation’s laws and rescuing people in trouble on our waterways. And when it comes to safety, the Coast Guard is the primary maritime organization in the United States for search and rescue (SAR) operations.

Did you know that the Army can guarentee a job before you go to basic training? By all means, I am not trying to change your mind but at least consider looking into the other services.

SSG Schramm

US Army 15 years

OIF 2003

US Army Recruiter 2.5 years

GOOD LUCK