Statement of Understanding for Reserve Enlistments in the U.S. Coast Guard

Administering the Coast Guard Recruiting Initiative for the Twenty-First
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INITIATIVE FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY TRAINING PROGRAM

Prepare an original and three copies of this form. It will become Annex Q to the

Enlistment/Reenlistment Document, Armed Forces of the United States (DD-4).

, understand I assume these obligations on entering the Coast

Guard Recruiting Initiative for the Twenty-First Century (CGRIT) Training program:

to enlist in the Coast Guard Reserve with an obligated two years of active duty and six

years of Individual Ready Reserve. Creditable service for my two-year active duty

obligation begins when I report to the Academy for CGRIT Orientation and continues

through the next two years;

to complete the prescribed introductory training program (Orientation) within the time

frame of the course the Coast Guard Academy sets;

to attend one year (two semesters, three trimesters, or equivalent) of post-secondary

education at an accredited college or university which participates in CGRIT, to maintain

a 2.5 grade point average (both term and cumulative, on a 4.0 scale), and to meet all

academic requirements of the college or university I attend;

to reside on campus (unless the Coast Guard authorizes me to live elsewhere) and pay for

my room and board;

to attend all scheduled classes (unless on military leave or special liberty the Coast Guard

approves);

to maintain the required minimum level of contact with my assigned academic adviser;

to submit a self-evaluation form within 20 days of the term's end;

to attain a minimum combined score (verbal and mathematics) of 1100 on the recentered

SAT I and a minimum score of 550 on the math portion during my second semester or

attain a minimum combined score (English and mathematics) of 47 on the ACT and a

minimum score of 24 on the mathematics portion during my second term at my college or

university;

to obtain prior approval for any off-duty employment;