Regardless of rank or time in service, all Coast Guard personnel find this manual to be essential to their professional development. Its value as a ready source of guidance is attested to by generations of men and women who have made it a part of their personal libraries since 1952, when the first edition was published. Today, it remains the basic training manual for entry-level personnel at enlisted and officer training schools. This tenth edition is designed to bring the reader into the twenty-first century of training and operations. New materials and photographs fully describe the modern Coast Guard and its equipment. Updated information is offered on Coast Guard missions, organization, history, maritime law enforcement, intelligence, among other subjects. Continued emphasis is placed on safety of life, protection of national assets, and defending the homeland. This book is ideal for anyone serving in the U.S. Coast Guard.

This manual is essential to professional development of all Coast Guardsmen. It not only reinforces the basic knowledge and skills learned by recruits, but also introduces a variety of new information necessary to keep abreast of recent changes.

First published in 1952, the Coast Guardsman's Manual remains the basic training manual for entry-level personnel at enlisted and officer training schools and has long been a part of the professional and personal libraries of Coast Guardsmen, Auxiliarists, and mariners of every type and flag. The twelfth edition brings new information, photos, and illustrations to fully describe the missions, organization, history, and equipment of today's Coast Guard. The book is fully updated to include new coverage on the organization and operation of predominant unit types for cutters, boat stations, air stations, and sectors. Aids to Navigation mission such as servicing floating and fixed aids have also been added. Seamanship content has been expanded to cover the latest advances in electronic navigation, search and rescue procedures, stern launch and recovery for cutter boats, weight handling, and common knots used by all working at sea. Coverage on service history with emphasis on the diversity of missions and heroes has also been expanded in this twelfth edition. From survival at sea to detailed specifications of the Coast Guard's fleet of cutters, boats, and aircraft, this manual is an indispensable guide to the world's best Coast Guard and serves to inform new recruits, to refresh those who have made the service a career, and to aid all who go to the sea.

This book is for the teenager or young adult who is interested in enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. It will walk him or her through the enlistment and recruit training process: making the decision to join, talking to recruiters, getting qualified, preparing for basic training, and learning what to expect at basic recruit training. The goal of the McFarland Joining the Military book series is to help young people who might be curious about serving in the military decide whether military service is right for them, which branch is the best fit, and whether they are qualified for and prepared for military service. Features include lists of books, web links, and videos; a glossary; and an index.

In addition to port security, ship inspection and safety, law enforcement, and search and rescue, the U.S. Coast Guard assumes an important role in national defense at home and abroad. To that end, the Coast Guard has carried out separate and coordinated missions with other armed forces from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean, Persian Gulf, and North Polar region. This chronicle of the Coast Guard's contributions to national defense examines participation in World War I, World War II, Korea, the Cold War, Vietnam, and the War on Terror. Among the topics explored are defense threats, drug trafficking, and border security, as well as Coast Guard personnel, training, leadership, and assets.

How does the U.S. Coast Guard create, instill, and maintain leadership throughout a 40,000 member force spread across the United States? A former Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and a best-selling author combine their knowledge of the subject to offer a formula for success. Donald T. Phillips, who has written eight books on leadership, asserts that the Coast Guard is a superlative example of an organization with effective leadership, loaded with leaders at all levels. From a guardsman scraping barnacles off buoys in the Gulf of Mexico to the captain of a cutter in the Gulf of Alaska to the Commandant in Washington, they know exactly what leadership is, how it works, and why it is important. This case study in leadership uses the Coast Guard as an example for other organizations who want to imbue leadership to every single one of its members. An effective leadership beacon, the book is replete with tangible examples, vivid anecdotes, and explicit guidelines on how to instill leadership throughout an entire organization. Stories abound on Coast Guard efficiency, innovation, and heroism and many are used to illustrate the service's effectiveness and to engage the reader. From the military and government communities to the business world, a variety of organizations can benefit from this outstanding leadership guide.

The Coast Guard Boot Camp Survival Guide is what I wish I had before I went to basic training in Cape May New Jersey. If I had something as helpful as this guide I may had an easier time and known what better to expect; maybe I wouldn't have been reverted or sent to RAMP. There is a lot of information that you will need to know during boot camp and the Coast Guard's Helmsman is just the tip of the iceberg for required knowledge. Whether you want to make the Coast Guard a career, join for the benefits, or learn a new skill, boot camp is your first challenge. By studying this guide in it's entirety, you will be better prepared and come into Training Center Cape May with an edge over everyone else. With less time worrying about your required knowledge you can focus more time on becoming a better recruit so you can eventually become a Coast Guardsman.