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The Military to Mariner Community Marketplace is a part of the Coast Guard mentoring platform

Oct. 4, 2024

Military to Mariner (M2M) now connects you to credentialed members as mentors

The Military to Mariner Community Marketplace is a part of the Coast Guard mentoring platform

What is credentialing and what you should do about it.

Oct. 17, 2023

Get the 101 on the Coast Guard’s Voluntary Credentialing Program

What is credentialing and what you should do about it.

U.S. Marines with Battlefield Surveillance Company, 2nd Intelligence Battalion, and U.S. Coast Guardsmen boat through channels and survey the water off the coast of Oak Island, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2016. The Marines teamed up with U.S. Coast Guardsmen at Coast Guard Station Oak Island, North Carolina, to create a topographical layout of waterways that were previously unidentifiable. The new maps will correct navigation discrepancies such as off-station buoys or extinguished lights. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn V. Klein)

Dec. 6, 2022

Calling all engineers! The Coast Guard's Military to Mariner program has a new engineering credential course

Now the Military to Mariner program offers one more credential opportunity for engineers.

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Breanna Kinchen-Wood, a marine science technician at Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region, documents the findings of hazardous materials inspections, at the Port of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, Sept. 18, 2018. The Coast Guard inspects cargoes and containers for undeclared hazardous materials and to ensure compliance with laws and regulations on shipping hazardous materials. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lisa Ferdinando)

May 23, 2022

More money, benefits in the credentialing assistance pilot program

FORCECOM's updates expand benefits and increase financial support

Chaplain Andrew Hoyle (standing, back left), Coast Guard headquarters’ Partnership in Education (PIE) coordinator, along with Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) volunteers, pose in front of a table full of backpacks stuffed with school supplies at Anita J. Turner Elementary School during a back-to-school night event, August 26th. Hundreds of Coast Guard and DHS volunteers donated equipment or helped pack backpacks with schools supplies to support the D.C. community through St. Elizabeth’s Back-to-School backpack and supply drive (Coast Guard photo by Patrick Ferraris).

Sept. 9, 2021

BZ: USCG and DHS partners hold successful local back-to-school backpack drive helping nearly 300 children, and more

BZ: USCG and DHS partners hold successful local back-to-school backpack drive helping nearly 300 children, and more USCG and DHS partners hold successful local back-to-school backpack drive helping nearly 300 children; Summer joint service cyber event proves to be a success; Military to Mariner (M2M) program issued the first set of course completion certificates for Lifeboatman Limited and Able Seaman endorsed ratings in August; Labor Day offered an opportunity to remember the strength, resilience, and contributions of the Coast Guard workforce

The crew aboard the USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) conducts firefighting training on Jan. 12, 2021, off the Gulf Coast of the United States. Stone departed on their maiden voyage in December. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hightower)

May 10, 2021

Military to Mariner program issues first course completion certificate

Use your military experience to become a Merchant Mariner

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 30, 2016) A merchant mariner aboard the fast sealift ship SS Capella (T-AKR 293) mans the helm as the ship is underway to conduct a 120-hour turbo activation. The U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) conducts turbo activation to measure personnel and material readiness of the selected Ready Reserve Force. Capella, more than 40-years-old, is still among the fastest cargo ships in the world and capable of transporting nearly all equipment needed to outfit a full mechanized brigade of the U.S. Army. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Billy Ho/Released)

April 21, 2021

New courses developed by the Military to Mariner Program and approved by the National Maritime Center ease pathway to earning credentials

Here's a pathway to receive your merchant mariner credentials.

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