NEW FLOTILLA MEMBER ROADMAP

Congratulations on becoming a member of the USCG Auxiliary family. As a new member you will be asked to make decisions concerning your personal time and involvement at the flotilla or maybe even division level. These decisions will be based upon family commitments, job responsibilities, and previously selected social and volunteer activities.

To maximize your involvement, and ultimately your satisfaction with the USCG Auxiliary experience, you should make careful choices which reflect your current and future needs and also match current and future USCG Auxiliary roles. Currently, the Puget Sound Auxiliarist travels between the worlds of recreational boating safety, and contingency/continuity of operations planning. To provide meaningful support for both roles, and optimize personal time, the following guidelines are presented.

  1. The new Auxiliarist needs to purchase at least the ODU uniform
  1. ODU uniform (blouse, pants, blue USCG Auxiliary tee-shirt, USCG Auxiliary Blue “baseball” cap, and black boots and/or:
  2. Tropical Blue short sleeve uniform: (light blue short-sleeve shirt, USCG Auxiliary rigid shoulder boards, dark blue pants, v-neck white tee-shirt, USCG blue travel cap, black low-quarter shoes, USCG Auxiliary name tag, and black USCG belt with silver auxiliary buckle

These items may be purchased at the USCG base exchange or on-line (check the USCG Aux web site).

To optimize your personal time and quickly train you to acceptable standards the following is highly recommended:

  1. Complete America’s Boating Safety (ABS) class. Check the Flotilla 24 and Division 2 web sites for class schedules. This now places you in BQ status and you can enroll in USCG and USCG Aux courses
  2. Complete Incident Command System (ICS) 100 and 700 courses on-line at the FEMA website
  3. Using the Internet, log on to Aux Officer to check the correctness of your personal data
  4. Select an initial USCG Auxiliary Qualification, I personally recommend:
  5. Vessel Examiner—On-line 30 question, open-book exam, and five mentored vessel safety checks. This provides immediate entry into the world of recreational boating safety (you also receive your initial ribbon for your uniform.) Or
  6. AuxComm—Either self-study with a proctored exam or attend a special class given by Division Two staring in less than two weeks. This is the basic communication course, and you will also receive a ribbon. Or
  7. Instructor—Complete an on-line exam and perform four hours of classroom instruction, or be “grandfathered” in if you are a professional teacher. You will also receive a ribbon for this qualification
  8. Log on to the USCG Auxiliary website and select E-forms to begin logging monthly activity hours under the ANSC 7029 form. Logging personal hours is part of your Auxiliary history and benefits both you, the flotilla, and the division.
  9. If possible, but not a critical requirement:
  10. Become CPR/First Aid qualified, usually offered through the Red Cross
  11. Become CERT qualified, usually offered by your local municipality
  12. Depending upon your job skills, personal history, hobbies, etc. review potential flotilla staff officer positions (FSO) that would be a good fit for both your skills and the needs of the flotilla.

If you still have questions (more than likely) please contact the Flotilla Commander-Michael Sealfon, the Vice Flotilla Commander-Gordon Meyers,or the FSO-MT-Deanna Martinez.

Semper Paratus

Michael Sealfon,

FC, F24