Flotilla 87, 8th District, Coastal Region - United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

 

 About Flotilla 87

Located at Birmingham Alabama, Flotilla 87 is part of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, District 8 Coastal Region, Division 8.

We are a group of volunteers, men and women, ages 17 and up, dedicated "to assist and support the Coast Guard as authorized by the Commandant in performing any Coast Guard function, power, duty, role, mission or operation authorized by law." (Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996)

Primary Missions:

• Member Services - Nautical education and training including navigation, communications, weather, SAR and much more.
• Recreational Boating Safety - Public education classes, courtesy vessel safety checks, public affairs for safe boating.
• Operations and Marine Safety - On the water patrols and training at local recreational lakes and rivers.
• Fellowship - Want to meet some real characters, who love boating, like good times, and want to provide a service to their community and country?

The basic requirements to become a member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary are:

• United States citizenship
• Minimum 17 years of age
• No criminal background (minor misdemeanors such as some traffic violations do not apply)
• Interest in boating, aviation, radio communications or any other of the many missions the Coast Guard is charged with prosecuting
• Interest in supporting the aims of the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Auxiliary

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