College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI)

scramjet · December 5th, 2007, 14:52

http://www.gocoastguard.com/cspi.html

Anyone have any experience with this? Anybody know anybody who did this?

EDIT: I should add, in case you didn't figure it out, for the US Coast Guard.

Zondaracer · December 6th, 2007, 18:00

Looks like a good deal, similar to what the navy has. The air force tried a program like this but slashed it after a trial run. A friend of mine did it for the air force and they enlisted him as an E-3 but he didn't have to go to basic, it was just so he could get the pay.

scramjet · December 8th, 2007, 00:32

Yeah doing a little research I see you do enlist and attend basic training for the Coast Guard's program. You get E-3 and then you attend OTS after graduation. Sounds like an interesting challenge!

mrpilotguy · December 8th, 2007, 09:26

I am currently in the Coast Guard and have several friends who completed the program. It really is a great program and a super deal if you are selected. What exactly do you want to know about it?? The main goal of this program is for the CG to increase the number of minorities in the officer corps, so there is the requirement that your college must have a student body which consists of at least 25% being minorities. This however does not mean that if you are not a minority you will not be picked up.

frog_flyer · December 8th, 2007, 16:57

Is this the one where you have to go to a school that's 50%+ minority?

I know Blue21 was like that.

What a crock.

mrpilotguy · December 9th, 2007, 08:03

Yeah the requirement for this program is the same as Blue 21 (excpet for the aviation stuff) and actually the number is greater than 25% not 50. Obviously the CG can't come right out and say "hey if you're a minority we'll hire you to be an officer." So they set up these programs hoping that more minorities will apply. Not that I have any problem with minorities, I am one myself (didn't come in through CSPI or Blue 21), but have you ever met any of these guys from the CSPI or Blue 21 program?? Some of them are squared away, but sadly most of them in my class absolutely did not belong there. I don't know if this is true for other classes but wow were they a mess in my class.

December 5th, 2007, 14:52	#1
scramjet Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the sky Posts: 1,104	College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI) http://www.gocoastguard.com/cspi.html Anyone have any experience with this? Anybody know anybody who did this? EDIT: I should add, in case you didn't figure it out, for the US Coast Guard.

December 6th, 2007, 18:00	#2
Zondaracer Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 60	Re: College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI) Looks like a good deal, similar to what the navy has. The air force tried a program like this but slashed it after a trial run. A friend of mine did it for the air force and they enlisted him as an E-3 but he didn't have to go to basic, it was just so he could get the pay.

December 8th, 2007, 00:32	#3
scramjet Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the sky Posts: 1,104	Re: College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI) Yeah doing a little research I see you do enlist and attend basic training for the Coast Guard's program. You get E-3 and then you attend OTS after graduation. Sounds like an interesting challenge!

December 8th, 2007, 09:26	#4
mrpilotguy Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: sanford Posts: 17	Re: College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI) I am currently in the Coast Guard and have several friends who completed the program. It really is a great program and a super deal if you are selected. What exactly do you want to know about it?? The main goal of this program is for the CG to increase the number of minorities in the officer corps, so there is the requirement that your college must have a student body which consists of at least 25% being minorities. This however does not mean that if you are not a minority you will not be picked up.

December 8th, 2007, 16:57	#5
frog_flyer Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: FTW Posts: 3,988 Blog Entries: 1	Re: College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI) Is this the one where you have to go to a school that's 50%+ minority? I know Blue21 was like that. What a crock. __________________ "There needs to be more drinking here on JC. We need more ******* partying!" -Doug Taylor 210TT 20 ME

December 9th, 2007, 08:03	#6
mrpilotguy Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: sanford Posts: 17	Re: College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI) Yeah the requirement for this program is the same as Blue 21 (excpet for the aviation stuff) and actually the number is greater than 25% not 50. Obviously the CG can't come right out and say "hey if you're a minority we'll hire you to be an officer." So they set up these programs hoping that more minorities will apply. Not that I have any problem with minorities, I am one myself (didn't come in through CSPI or Blue 21), but have you ever met any of these guys from the CSPI or Blue 21 program?? Some of them are squared away, but sadly most of them in my class absolutely did not belong there. I don't know if this is true for other classes but wow were they a mess in my class.

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