COMDTINST 1780.2A
b. the student must have permission from their institution before participating in the
program;
c. the area of work must be directly related to the student's academic field of studies; and
the student is performing services that are of benefit to his or her career and/or academic
studies;
d. there is no displacement of employees; the student is not doing work associated with
vacant positions and employees have not been relieved of assigned duties;
e. the command and student both agree that the student will receive no pay and/or benefits
while participating in this program; and
f. the command and student both agree that there exists no entitlement or guarantee of
future employment for participating in this program; and
g. the student must sign an agreement acknowledging the conditions set forth under
subparagraph e. and f. above (see Enclosure (1)).
12. RESPONSIBILITIES.
a. Commandant (CG-103) will:
(1) act as Program Manager for the MWR Internship Programs;
(2) maintain active affiliation agreements with institutions of higher learning desiring to
place students at Coast Guard commands;
(3) identify commands that desire to employ MWR interns at their units and match these
commands with institutions of higher learning that have eligible interns for
placement; and
(4) receive and screen student application packages identified by the institution of higher
learning for consideration in the MWR Internship Program.
b. Unit Commanding Officers desiring to use the MWR Internship Programs shall:
(1) evaluate and screen students identified by Commandant (CG-103) for consideration
in their MWR Internship Program;
(2) comply with the applicable requirements per reference (a) and the provisions of this
Instruction in selecting interns, as necessary;
(3) establish a local agreement among the command, the institution, and the student as to
the specific responsibilities of each while the intern is on site;
(4) provide feedback to Commandant (CG-103) on the internship experience; and
(5) ensure that interns are assigned a mentor. In many instances the individual assigned
as the intern's supervisor and responsible for the intern's curriculum may also serve as
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