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Electricians Mate Enlisted USCG Specialist

September 18, 2008 By admin

One of the more rewarding jobs in the Coast Guard is the position of Coast Guard Electricians Mate. It is a repair and maintenance position, one that serves at locations both on board ship, and on shore, at facilities located around the world. The EM group serving in the Coast Guard is the rating that is responsible for many different jobs, including repair, maintenance and installation of different types of electronics systems. It is a job that provides a wide variety of different duty stations, from assignments on board ship, on shore, at air stations, literally any location that the US Coast Guard has facilities at.

Different types of equipment that are maintained by Electricians Mate include: Electric and power generation, gyrocompass, electronic communication and electrician navigation, ship board and cutter controls and propulsions systems, and generators, fractional and integral types of motors and electronics controls. On shore Electrician Mates are assigned to duty stations at Marine Safety Offices, Aids to Navigation, Coast Guard Group Stations, Coast Guard Air Stations, and Training personnel USCG schools. Duty stations are assigned anywhere that the Coast Guard serves, including Guam, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and other locations nationwide and around the world. To become a trained electrician?s mate in the Coast Guard it is a challenge. You have to be able to retain and learn detailed information; there is a lot of electrical theory that is involved. Active duty enlisted service for Coast Guard enlisted Electricians mates include 42 percent of the personnel are assigned to commands afloat. The Coast Guard Electrician?s mate serves as the Petty Officer for Engineering aboard many of the Coast Guard commands and vessels in service in the Coast Guard fleet. The Coast Guard is a sister service and works hand in hand with the other 4 Armed Services in a support and associated role. They serve on many different duty assignments, both along the different waterways and coasts of the United States, as well as assignments in support of other military services around the world.

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They are the person when in that position that is responsible for the overall engineering section on board ship or engineering departments on shore based duty stations. Electricians mate positions are rewarding and challenging jobs. Electronics and electricians mates are assigned to any Coast Guard vessel that is 110 feet longer, and some of the smaller Coast Guard Vessels as necessary.

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