United States Coast Guard Reserve

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The United States Coast Guard Reserve, established in 1939 as a civilian reserve, is now the military reserve component of the United States Coast Guard. It is organized, trained, administered, and supplied under the direction of the Commandant of the Coast Guard through the Director of Reserves and Training. The reserve provides highly trained and well qualified personnel available for active duty in time of war and national emergency, and as otherwise needed. Its personnel are trained to perform the gamut of operations as performed by regular active duty coast guard personnel. They undertake one weekend drill a month and may perform up to 30 days active duty a year. The Coast Guard Reserve has about 8,000 men and women in service.