Welcome to Division 31 (Kansas) 8th Western Rivers Coast Guard District  Dedicated to the Safety of the Boating Public

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Why be a member 

Additional Training Available to Auxiliary Members

Requirements for Membership -- How to Sign Up 

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Why be a member

• Be Part of the Action & Help Save Lives
  Since the recreational boating population in the United States is growing rapidly, the Coast Guard Auxiliary needs a few good men and women like you. As an Auxiliarist, you will have the opportunity to select and participate in one or more of the Auxiliary's major programs. If you feel strongly about the rewards you can get from serving your community, the Coast Guard Auxiliary is the right place for you! Either through on- water Operations, the Auxiliary's Public Education Program, Courtesy Examination Program, Radio Watchstander, Coast Guard Recruiting, Marine Environmental Protection or Coast Guard Administration.
  
  
• Increase Your Skills
  The Auxiliary and the Coast Guard provide specialized training on all aspects of boating, as well as leadership and administration. Auxiliarists receive valuable training in seamanship and related skills, and enjoy the sense of confidence of knowing that they are better and safer boaters.
  
  
• Support the Coast Guard
  Auxiliarists provide direct operational and administrative support to many local Coast Guard units. You can wear the Coast Guard Auxiliary uniform and become part of Team Coast Guard. When you qualify through training, you can take part in Search and Rescue operations, stand radio watch at the Coast Guard Station, work with the Marine Safety Office on pollution matters or work in the Recruiting Office.
  
  
• Service to Your Community
  Auxiliarists aren't paid with money, but with satisfaction. We furnish and maintain our own equipment and can choose to participate at a level tailored to our individual capabilities. We provide boating safety classes for youth and adults and examine recreational vessel for safety equipment to ensure that our neighbors will be safe on the waterways.
  
  
• Enjoy Fun & Fellowship
  In all activities, enjoy fellowship - the good company of other Auxiliarists at meetings and training sessions, on patrols and other missions, and at ceremonies and social events. One of he Auxiliary's trademarks is good old-fashioned hospitality. Friends, neighbors and interested members of the public are always welcome to attend one of our flotilla meetings. In addition, dedication to boating safety provides the atmosphere for getting together to swap boating experiences and participate in cruises and rendezvous. You'll find a special camaraderie among Auxiliarists that's hard to beat. There's time to relax and have fun at Auxiliary outings, training sessions, patrols, CMEs, classes, and conferences. Auxiliarists make lasting, meaningful friendships. Knowing that you belong to a special group of people and directly participate in helping save lives gives your Auxiliary membership a special meaning.

Additional Courses for Auxiliary Members
 

      AUXOP Courses 
            Auxiliary Communications (AUXCOM) 
            Auxiliary Patrols (AUXPAT) 
            Auxiliary Search & Rescue (AUXSAR) 
            Auxiliary Seamanship (AUXSEA) 
            Auxiliary Weather (AUXWEA) 
            Auxiliary Navigation (AUXNAV) 

      Non-AUXOP Courses 
             Administrative Procedures 
             Instructor Development 
             Incident Command System 
                   ICS-l00
                   ICS-200 
                   ICS-700 
                   ICS-800 

    Value Added Training 
             Electronic Communications 
             The New Member - First 6 Months 
             Influencing the Spectator Fleet Program Management 
             AUXDATA / AUXINFO 
             Rules of Order 

    Professional Management Series (PDS) Independent Study Courses 
            Principals of Emergency Management - IS230             
            Emergency Planning - IS235                                         
            Effective Communications - IS242                               
            Decision Making and Problem Solving - IS241             
            Leadership and Influence ~ IS 240             
            Developing and Managing Volunteers - IS244              
            Exercise Design ~ IS 139             

    Coast Guard Schools 
           Leadership Develop Framework 
           Coast Guard Leadership and Management School 

    
Auxiliary "C" Schools 
          Leadership and Management Course AUX.,01 ,02,02a,02b - 3 hrs college 
          Distance Education Technology Training - AUX-04 
          ATON & Chart Updating - Private Aids - AUX-06 
          Info Systems Staff Training - AUX-1 0 
          Public Affairs Training - AUX12 
          Coxswain Academy - AUX-13 
          District Flight Safety Officer (DSDP) Training -AUX-14 
          Air Coordinator (AAe) Training- AUX-15 
          District Staff Officer Aviation (DSO-AV) AUX-16 
          Crew Resource Management/Operational Risk Management - AUX-17 
          Aviation Spatial Disorientation Training - AUX-18 


Requirements for Membership -- How to Sign Up 
 
Membership is open to any citizen of the U.S. and its territories and possessions, who is seventeen years of age or older, subject to a favorable security screen.  Facility (radio station, vessel, or aircraft) ownership and special skills are desirable, but not mandatory.  Auxiliary membership is open to all U.S. citizens who are current Coast Guard active duty personnel or former members of any uniformed service and their Reserve components, to include the Coast Guard, discharged under honorable conditions.

For additional information contact this staff officer.    This officer can also help locate the closest flotilla and can help with the administrative work necessary for membership.