Why is the coast guard not as recognized as much as the other military depts?
June 11, 2011
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Question: Why is the coast guard not as recognized as much as the other military depts?
i heard a joke about the coast guard not being real military and i cant remember what else he said- but it was something along the line of uscg being gay- im sure the uscg is extremely important- but sometimes i hear lil jokes about them- and i have no idea why- and the guy the was telling me crap was in the navy……. have a great day!
The answer in the following:
Answer by coasterthefirst
The Coast Guard never goes to war.
Answer by N. Cognito
Real military; they defend our borders and our country, and don’t get sent off to defend other countries or corporate interests.
Answer by special_edd_yay
The Coast Guard falls under the Department of Transportaion, not the Department of Defense, so in fact they are not part of the Military, they do hold simular ranking structure to the Navy, and can be called up at times of war, )9/11)but they patrol OUR waters, not sent out like the Navy. They have respected jobs and missions, but not considered Military.
Answer by chefsky2001
The coast gaurd is always made fun of by the navy. why because they use smaller ships and the stories that they never go to war is crap. They where in Vietnam, and in Iraq. they are more of a home land security then a fighting in other nations waters force.
Answer by Murray H
The Coast Guard only becomes part of the Military when the country is at war, aligned to the USN.
As a rule they protect coastal waters and perhaps release a Destroyer/Frigate or two to be assigned else where
As for the men and women what right do you have to cast aspersions on their performance of duty
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The US Coast Guard is a branch of Homeland Security and as a result does not get the fanfare it rightly deserves.
The Coast Guard mission is to guard our Ports and waterways, and to interdict smugglers of contraband and drugs. Their mission is critical to the security of this country, but they often fall out of the national press limelight because they are not part of the Department of Defense. Coast Guard members are serving in Iraq performing missions in inland waterways. They are America’s unsung heroes.
Members of 1 branch love to give hell to members of all the other branches. It’s unwritten law when you’ve served or are serving.
For instance, a guy in the Navy has no room to talk if he’s calling the Coast Guard gay. Join the Navy, it’s not just an adventure, it’s a relationship.
Well, a lot of people above are wrong. The Coast Guard has been deployed over seas to help out the Navy.
The Coast Guard isn’t recognized as much for a few reasons:
1. They are the smallest branch, only about 39,000 people on active duty. The next smallest is the Marine Corps at about 177,000.
2. The Coast Guard isn’t really involved in combat like the other branches, which makes them seem “less military”
3. Most people don’t even know it is a military branch. I think most people think of it kind of like law enforcement.
From what I gather, it’s because they’re not combat-oriented. Sure they might have a few crew-served weapons on board, but it’s not really like they’re using them. Then again, there’s not much fighting at all out in the ocean right now.
The truth is that the USCG is part of the civilian structure of the government. However when there is a time of war the CG can be called into action. To counter the assumption that Coasties do not engage the enemy, what about the medal of honor that one Coastie earned? Or are drug smugglers and Human smugglers not armed? I am sure that they engage those riff-raff on a constant basis. My two Cents.
for decades the Coast Guard has fallen under the Department of Transportation, not the Department of Defense. They were not considered true military by other services because of this. In fact I do believe they are now under the Department of Homeland Security now, so technically they are still not a Defense Department organization.