I'm planning to enter the coast guard as an officer. I am very interested in msst, and i would like as much field time as possible. Is this the right job for me? sorry i was confused by the other answer. and if there is combat/field time about how much per week, months, year???

search is your friend. This has been talked about in depth.

i know that it has been answered before, but i was looking for a specific amount of hours. thanks anyways

Service is not broken into hours. It takes as long as it takes to make the mission/training/etc.

No combat time at a MSST and as an officer not much field time either.

Hold on there Cochise, you cart is well and truly before your horse.

The answer to your question is; “no one knows the answer to your question.”

My experience at a MSST or that of anyone else will have very little resemblance to yours, assuming of course you are able to join the CG, pass training, get commissioned as a junior officer and get an assignment to an MSST.
If you join, and I hope you do, then there is going to be a guy called the Detailer who is an officer in DC that is going to decide what you do and where you go to do it. The unit he decides to send you to will more than likely not be a MSST.
If you decide to join the Coast Guard you are joining the service and a MSST is just one of the many and varied units within the service.
If you want to join the CG, join the whole thing. Once you’re in you may spend many sleepless nights, you may travel overseas, you may carry a gun, you may be on a ship, you may be in an office, you may clean up oil spills, you may fight fires, you may chase drug runners, you may break ice, you may work on research and development, you may write laws, you may inspect bridges, you may fix engines, you may deal with pay problems, you may schedule aircraft departures, you may work in a radio room, you may patrol the beach, you may tow a boat that has broken down, you may repair navigational aids, you may investigate marine accidents, you may rescue flood victims, and yes; you may be in combat.
All of the things I just listed are a small part of what goes on within the CG everyday. You could do all of those jobs while at one unit or you could do none of them. The Coast Guard is at times proactive and at times reactive. People in the CG do what needs to be done on any given day and the remit of what needs doing is very large, shifting and being redefined every day.
You want a MSST? Join the USCG and spend a few years learning how to be an officer and what a MSST does and maybe, just maybe you will get your wish. If your Lieutenant has not convinced you to request a different job that would be better for your projected career path.
If you want guaranteed combat, go down to the Army or USMC recruiter and I bet they can guarantee that you will be in a combat zone within five months.

What ever you do good luck.

JoJo

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I could picture your face and hear your voice as clear as day while I read that post!

-Pete

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sorry i was confused by the other answer

..and a fine officer you will make.