Learn how to publish a web site
Learn how to submit articles to local newspapers and radio stations
Learn how to become a public speaker and instructor
Learn about radio communications and watch standing
Lean how to be an expert boat handler
Yes...all of this and more could be yours by joining the Unites States Coast Guard Auxiliary.
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Stockton Detachment
Building a new Unit of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
We are in the process of building a new unit in the Stockton area. It is presently a Detachment of Flotilla 55. The monthly meeting is held in the Stockton School Library the first Saturday of each month starting at 8am, (0800)
Are you a leader? Like to be a part of new developments? We would like for you to join us in helping set up this new unit. The unit is similar to any other organization. It needs members interested in an array of standard operating areas, i.e. training, financial, public affairs, secretary, management, materials, website maintenance, etc.
Members are also needed for publications, crew and coxswain for patrolling, radio communications, instructing public education courses, marine safety and environment, vessel safety checks, recreational visitors (visiting businesses to promote boating safety and all aspects of the Auxiliary), and other maritime security functions.
If you are interested, contact Flotilla Commander Don Spirk
Richard Sloan Don Spirk
What is the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary?
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is the volunteer, civilian, non-military arm of the U.S. Coast Guard. It serves you through boating-safety classes, free vessel safety checks and safety patrols on the water and in the air, and other maritime security activities. Members of the Auxiliary have no law-enforcement powers.
An Act of Congress in 1939 created the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary as the volunteer civilian component of the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard Authorization Act, passed October 19, 1996, authorizes Coast Guard Auxiliary personnel to "assist the Coast Guard, as authorized by the Commandant, in performance of any Coast Guard function, duty, role, mission or operation, authorized by the law." Presently this Act of Congress is saving the taxpayers an estimated $200 million a year.
Learn more about the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
This unit would be part of six Flotillas under the jurisdiction of U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 5 which is responsible for the territory of Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas. The Detachment would be located in Stockton, Missouri and operate on Stockton Lake.
Other Information
If you are interested in attending a boating safety class or would like a free vessel safety check, select the respective underlined words for a link to scheduled classes or vessel safety checks nearest you.
Recreational boating in the United States is growing rapidly. To help make boating safer for all, the Auxiliary needs more quality members, people like you! U.S. citizens 17 years of age and older can join. Select the following link for detailed information about the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and what it offers.
Remember! You can make a difference!
