I'm prior service Air Force and am thinking of joining the Coast Guard as a DC. What do they really do? I know the formal description isn't always what they do. (I was a vehicle operator. "You will drive all of the vehicles in the Air Force fleet." I spent every day washing cars.)
12052445, I am a DC2 on a river tender. DC's are basically the handymen of the Coast Guard. We do it all from plumbing to welding to carpentry to CBR. On a day to day basis on a boat you'll be doing odd jobs fixing things that BMs and Deckies broke and giving training on Damage Control topics. If you decide to go DC I would recommend that you go to "A" school. Ask your recruiter about guaranteed "A" school because it will just put you on the fast track to making E-4. Hope this helped you out. Take care.
I am a DC1 on a big white hull, and I see the DC rate as almost 2 different jobs. When you're on a boat, you do a little bit of everything. You've got Damage Control(and training), welding, watertight door maintenance, plumbing, pipefitting. All the good stuff. With the exception of
I am a DC2 in the MST field doing foriegn vessel inspections. But I also spent 4 years on 3 different ships and can tell you that on a ship it is all welding and fabrication and repairing and all kinds of fun challenges along with all the Damage Control trianing, fire fighting, and fun. On land you do mostly carpentry and housing repair with concrete work and fun there too. So DC's are about the most versitle rate in the CG. When stuff can't be done they go to the DC shop and we get it done. Good luck!!
It depends upon what station it is. If there is any kind of housing at the station there will be a DC there. I know there is for sure a DC1 at the Station in Tillamook, OR.
