I know this is a strange question, but what options are out there for going from officer to enlisted? I have a reserve commission, almost 4 years active time in (I've been active duty all along), & several quals that would transition nicely to BM life.

I can't find anything in the PERSMAN or other CG resources...would I have to go through boot camp? Would I start off as a non-rate or be able to get direct A-school or go directly to BM3 or BM2?

Would the local recruiting office be able to help me or would I have better luck asking the ISC?

That is an interesting question. I have never heard of this one happening. Good luck in your pursuit.

Ma'am;
I'll give you an oppurtunity here to answer a couple of your own questions. Order the E-4 EPME AQE and the BM3 EOCT and take the test. Based on my experience, I would be willing to bet that after you see the results of your tests, you will know whether or not we should allow you to be a BM3 without going through A-School.
As said above - good luck!
MC

PS: To bad you are not a regular commisioned JG - you could have flunked out in your jr or sr year of college and been given BM3/BM2.

This is the only thing I found HTH.


2.D.1.f. Officers, Cadets, Others
CGRC must approve the enlistment or reenlistment in the Coast Guard of all applicants with former military service not specifically addressed in these regulations (e.g., officers and cadets applying for any enlisted program).

COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION M1100.2E
COAST GUARD RECRUITING MANUAL

A little off topic but......
Back in the day (1980s), when I was in the Army National Guard, we used to get 'instant' E-5s that were prior service O-3 thru O-5 that had been passed over twice. This was to allow them to complete their 20 years for retirement. The majority came from other services (Ar Force & Marines). Fact is, there wasn't much that an air force Major (pilot/navigator) could do to help our unit so they were quietly tolerated until they retired.
I also recall the story of the Army's most decorated aviator who retired as a CWO4. He was a LT COLONEL in the Air Foce Reserve at the outbreak of Vietnam (having previously flown planes in WW2 & Korea). The AF didn't want him for Vietnam so he resigned his commission, enlisted in the Army and applied for helicopter flight training. Won the MoH flying medevac flights in Vietnam.

Locally, a Reserve LTJG was RIF'ed in the early '90's, allowed to come back in as an E-6, subsequently retired, and is now collecting his O-2E retired pay.

All long as there is no "bad paper", you retire at your highest paygrade held.

I'd hear a story when I was in the Army Reserve of an older guy, prior service, who enlisted and stayed a SP/4 his whole Army Reserve career. When he retired, he came back to his unit wearing his AF LTC uniform.

An Army CID agent I worked with in West Germany was drawing AD SFC pay, but held a Reserve commission as a Major. This was in the late '70's. I guess they did things like that back then, don't know if they do it now.

FWIW.

Jerry;
Be VERY careful on how you describe that. You are in part techincally correct, the poster in question could possibly end up with a retiree ID card 16-26 years from now that said LTjg/O-2. BUT that has ZERO to do with the pay they would get.
Pay is dependant on which retirement system you fall under. Some REALLY old folks retire with pay at highest held, OLD folks retire at final pay and most folks in now retire with a average 3 year calculation for pay.
The grade listed on you ID card in most every circumstance is as you alluded to, the high grade saisfactorily held.