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Master Chief Petty Officer Grant Heffner, Rating Force Master Chief, talks about new incentives for BM1s who want to become Officers-in-Charge (OIC).

April 18, 2025

BM1s: Here is how you could get 20 points on the SWE

Master Chief Petty Officer Grant Heffner, Rating Force Master Chief, talks about new incentives for BM1s who want to become Officers-in-Charge (OIC).

Petty Officer 2nd Class Liam Coleman, a boatswain's mate assigned to Coast Guard Station Destin, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Gabe Waldrop, a machinery technician assigned to Station Destin, participate in tow training near Destin, Florida on June 23, 2022. Station Destin personnel performed tow training in the weeks prior to Fourth of July weekend. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gabriel Wisdom)

Aug. 23, 2023

Brilliant at the basics: Full tours at first rated assignment

Some petty officers in their first job out of A-school will no longer be considered tour complete upon advancement.

A small boat crew from the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton conducts a safety patrol near the cutter while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 14, 2012. Boatswain's mates (BM) are capable of performing almost any task in connection with deck maintenance, small boat operations, navigation, and supervising all personnel assigned to a ship's deck force or shore unit, and are in charge of the newest Coast Guard small boats while conducting search and rescue, aids to navigation, law enforcement and security operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis)

Jan. 19, 2023

Coast Guard announces Advance-to-Position (A2P) Beta Test

New policy affects select ratings and paygrades.

Senior Chief Petty Officer Corbin Ross, officer in charge of Coast Guard Station Annapolis, poses for a photo in Annapolis, Md., Feb. 26, 2015. Ross has been the officer in charge of Station Annapolis since May 2011. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jasmine Mieszala)

Jan. 18, 2023

Coast Guard revises OIC review board process

Process updated for select candidates

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