United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard Radarman specialized training took place at the RD "A" school located at the Governors Island New York, These men and women could serve on a variety of assignments including large Coast Guard Ships and Vessel Traffic Services. The school was later moved to United States Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown Virginia where is stayed until 2003. The rate was changed to Operations Specialist during the "Merger of the Millennium" in the summer of 2003.
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