BM Boatswain's Mate

What a BM Does

BMs are the Coast Guard experts in seamanship and boat handling. As a coxswain you drive the boat, lead the crew, and own the mission and everyone's safety, and many BMs also train to board vessels as law enforcement officers. You will find BMs at nearly every operational unit, and the rating offers early leadership chances.

Scores That Count for BM

• AR + VE: Arithmetic Reasoning, Verbal Expression (Word Knowledge + Paragraph Comprehension). Study: Arithmetic Reasoning, Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension

Coast Guard line scores are simple sums of standard scores, and each standard score averages 50. A two-section sum of 100 is about average.

Other Requirements

• Normal color vision
• Normal hearing

Related Coast Guard Jobs

• OS Operations Specialist VE + AR = 95
• AET Avionics Electrical Technician MK + EI + GS = 162 and AR = 52, or MK + EI + GS = 162 and AFQT 65
• AMT Aviation Maintenance Technician AR + MC + AS + EI = 210 and AR = 52, or AR + MC + AS + EI = 210 and AFQT 65
• AST Aviation Survival Technician VE + MC + AS = 152 and AR = 52, or VE + MC + AS = 152 and AFQT 65
• CS Culinary Specialist VE + AR = 95

See all 20 Coast Guard ratings and their scores