Which district contains cutters that make trips 'overseas'. Because I am a prospective FS3 recruit and I want to go underway to different countries (Asia, Europe) I am curious to know, which districts employ the cutters that do so.

Pick a 378' if you want to do a trip like that. I lucked out and got to go overseas while I was on the Mellon. Chances are better, I think, on the West Coast 378's.

I'll add to that...

378's in Charleston will see many Caribbean and South American Countries.

I have not been on an Ice Breaker but I hear they hit the most diverse amounts of intresting ports.

Basically, the larger the boat the better chance of that happening.

Im transfering to the dallas this summer and we are going over seas. we will be gone a long time but it sounds like fun

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Originally posted by 17202208:
Which district contains cutters that make trips 'overseas'. Because I am a prospective FS3 recruit and I want to go underway to different countries (Asia, Europe) I am curious to know, which districts employ the cutters that do so.

Districts 1, 5, 7, 11, 13 and 14 are the ones that come to the top of my head for potential Asia and Europe possibilities.

Go to uscg.mil and look for 270's and 378's if you want to go to Europe or Asia. There are also a select few 275's (buoy tenders) that will travel to areas outside of CONUS. The icebreakers out of Seattle will take you to many cool places as well.

If you're looking for Caribbean ops, the choices get even broader. Just about all white hulled cutters from the eastern seaboard to the Gulf coast make trips to the Caribbean.

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Originally posted by CgShipmate:
There are also a select few 275's (buoy tenders) that will travel to areas outside of CONUS.

oops. That should read 225's.

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Originally posted by macsuge2001:
Im transfering to the dallas this summer and we are going over seas. we will be gone a long time but it sounds like fun

OPSEC, remember OPSEC! You shouldn't be discussing upcoming deployments. Period!!!!!

*Thank You All for your responses, I greatly appreciate it*

I would like to be assigned to a 378 on the West Coast, because I would like to have the opportunity in making port calls to various Asian countries.