Welcome! Read This First! Post your Intro here!

Hello all! Post your introduction here, be respectful, tell us exactly where you're looking to serve (Coast Guard/Navy) and exactly what part of the pipeline are you in? (DEP, A School, etc)

Read the wiki first and you might find the answer to your question there!

Hey guys! Glad you showed up! First and foremost, I'm Graham (/u/RSQSWMR869), an Active Duty AST2 stationed in New Orleans "The Busiest All-Helicopter Search and Rescue Unit in America"! I'm also a moderator of this sub. I'm here to help you get where you want to be before you get to AST A-School. If you haven't spoken to a recruiter, contact me. I'll get you in touch with one that can help you out and I'll get you the referral form to submit to the recruiter that lets them know we've been working together. AST A-School isn't a "guaranteed" school (meaning they can't guarantee you can pass the requirements to get there) but if they see the referral and if you can pass the PT requirements early, they can work hard to get you to AST school right after boot camp instead of getting stuck on a boat before you can get to school. If you're already in, let's get to work on getting you to school with a solid foundation from which to build. Every advantage counts in elite military training like this. Get started early and never quit.

Check out this link to the USCG AST Candidate Screening Test:

https://www.uscg.mil/EPM/docs/AST_%20CandidateScreen_Test.pdf

For all you crusty ASTs: Jump right in. Answer whatever you feel like, tell sea-stories, talk a little sh*t. You know, just be you. Oo-Rah.

Wannabe's: Paste your scores and info in here and let's get started.