OS Operations Specialist

What a OS Does

OSs run the communications and planning behind Coast Guard missions, from search and rescue to law enforcement and defense. Working in command centers ashore or aboard cutters, you talk with boaters in distress, plan search patterns, and direct rescue units to the scene. OSs mostly serve at sectors, districts, and on cutters.

Scores That Count for OS

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

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
• Security clearance eligibility
• Normal hearing

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