COMDTINST 1740.2G
22 JUL 1992
5.
b.
Unit commanding officers shall present those conducting commercial activities at Coast
Guard units with a copy of these regulations and any applicable unit regulations and
advise them that disregarding the regulations may result in the withdrawal of
solicitation privileges.
c.
The following solicitation practices are prohibited:
(1)
The use of any manipulative, deceptive or fraudulent device, scheme or artifice,
including misleading advertising and sales literature.
(2)
Any discriminatory practice by race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or other
basis as defined and prohibited by current Federal or Service regulations and
directives.
(3)
Solicitation of recruits, trainees, or other "mass" or "captive" audiences.
(4)
Military personnel on active duty are expressly prohibited from representing any
commercial company for the solicitation of life insurance, mutual funds and other
investment plans, commodities, and services on any Coast Guard unit with or
without compensation.
(5)
Any oral or written representations which suggest or give rise to the appearance
that the Coast Guard sponsors or endorses the company, its agents, or the goods,
services, or commodities it sells.
(6)
The use of official identification cards by Retired or Reserve members of the
Armed Forces to gain access to military units for the purpose of soliciting.
(7)
The assignment of desk space for interviews other than specific prearranged
appointments. During such appointments the agent will not be permitted to
display signs announcing name or company affiliation.
(8)
The use of the "Plan of the Day" or any other notice, official or unofficial,
announcing the presence and availability of an agent.
6.
DENIAL AND REVOCATION OF ON BOARD SOLICITATION.
a.
Unit commanding officers shall deny or revoke permission for a company and its agents
to conduct commercial activities at the unit for a good and sufficient reason, such as, but
not limited to:
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