COMDTINST 1100.2I governs Coast Guard recruiting policy for officer, enlisted, and reserve accession programs.
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It covers recruiting standards, eligibility, accession processes, incentives, enlistment terms, officer programs, and recruiter conduct. It requires applicants to meet prescribed standards and program-specific requirements, while setting rules for examinations, identity verification, physical qualifications, and misconduct.
Applies to: It is intended to provide administrative guidance for Coast Guard personnel and is not intended nor does it impose legally-binding requirements on any party outside the Coast Guard.
The MEPS physical examination is valid for 24 months. (paragraph 3)
Immediately preceding accession, all applicants are required to disclose any illness or medical treatment that occurred since the date of the last MEPS physical examination. (paragraph 3)
Recruiters will not attempt to develop, engage in, or maintain an intimate or inappropriate relationship with any leads, prospects, or applicants, or their family members. (paragraph 1)
Even for the first substantiated violation of the policy, when the violator is not otherwise punitively discharged or dismissed from the Coast Guard, the violator must be processed for administrative separation from the Service. (paragraph 1)
Enlistment or appointment in the Coast Guard or Coast Guard Reserve will be denied to any applicant who has a tattoo, branding, piercing, or other applied body art that is in violation of Reference (r). (paragraph 1)