Job Information
United States Coast Guard Electrician's Mate in Yorktown, Virginia
Are You...
Interested in electrical and mechanical systems?
Good at math or problem solving?
Excited to solve challenging technical problems?
Interested in a STEM career?
Skills You'll Learn
Electrical theory
Circuits and programmable logic
Fiber optics
Training You'll Get
EMs receive a 16-week rating course in Yorktown, VA, with instruction in mathematics, physics, and electrical circuit analysis.
Advanced training in analog and digital electronics, programmable logic controllers, fiber optics, gyrocompass systems, power generation and speed control, and machinery plant control.
Both full-time and part-time Coast Guard-funded educational opportunities leading to an associate or bachelor's degree or higher may be available. Specifically, the Engineering Technology program is available to the EM rating.
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