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Sea Service Reporting for Coast Guard Members Applying for a Merchant Mariner Credential

The Coast Guard released a guide to help it's service members document sea service for a merchant mariner credential

2 mins read・Nov 01, 2025
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The Coast Guard’s Military to Mariner program published a sea service resource guide for Coast Guard service members to use for credit toward merchant mariner credentials.

MM-SEAS is excited to share this resource guide with service members and veterans looking to document official service on cutters and small boats.

This resource guide walks a Coast Guard service member and veterans through the process of documenting official sea service for their military experience across multiple admin platforms. This guide is specific to Coast Guard military experience and does not apply to other service members for sea service documentation processes.

The resource guide gives a step-by-step process on how to create reports the Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center will accept. Notably, it provides the process for veterans seeking documentation and how to reach out to the Military to Mariner Program for assistance.

Our software specifically helps military and uniformed service members. We hope this made your life a little easier and if you have other questions the MM-SEAS team is always here to help!

Coast Guard FORCECOM Military to Mariner (M2M) Sea time Reporting Resource:

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Jen McCullough
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Captain Jen stood up the USCG Military to Mariner Program for service members. She spent time analyzing service training and job experience to merchant mariner credentials. She has worked with other Services to develop credential pathways and has over 10 years of sea experience.

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