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United States Coast Guard

Intelligence Specialist

Provide intelligence support to Coast Guard operations.

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Job Overview

ISs support maritime interdiction and homeland security missions.

Coast Guard Intelligence Specialists analyze maritime threats, produce products for cutter and district commanders, and coordinate with federal partners.

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Daily Responsibilities

  • Analyze reports
  • Brief cutter and district commanders
  • Coordinate with DHS partners
  • Support interdictions
Work schedule
Office hours with mission surges
Environment
District offices and joint intel centers
Supports
Cutter and district commanders; DHS partners

Training Pipeline

  1. 1
    Basic Training
    8 weeks
  2. 2
    IS A School
    VA Beach, VA · ~14 weeks

ASVAB & Qualification Requirements

ASVAB line-score minimums
  • VE+AR110
Security clearance
Top Secret / SCI
Physical requirements
Standard fitness.
Required skills
Analytic writingBriefingMaritime knowledge
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Career Progression

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E-6→
E-7

Senior analyst, chief.

Assignments & Special Schools

Duty stations
  • Virginia Beach, VA
  • Miami, FL
  • San Diego, CA
  • Alameda, CA
Special schools
GEOINTAdvanced analysis courses

Deployment: Some joint deployments; mostly CONUS.

Advantages

  • Federal career pipeline
  • Clearance
  • Meaningful HLS mission

Disadvantages

  • Compartmented work
  • Screen-heavy

Civilian Career Equivalents

Federal Intel Analyst
DHS Analyst
Career Match Scores
Physical Demand45
Mental Demand90
Leadership68
Technical Level80
Travel55
Deployment Potential50
Civilian Transferability92
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