Flotilla 4-08 District 8 Coastal Region - Slidell, Louisiana

Flotilla Commander's Welcome Message

Operations Ribbon granted to those who qualify in auxiliary operations programs. Click on the ribbon to go to the National Operations website, (the "O' dept) at: http://www.auxodept.org

This is one of the ways that flotilla 04-08 tries to be different. We have an IT help desk & FSO-CS page! Fully implementing the idea of the e-Auxiliary, go to the Web Officer's Page at the FSO-CS link below for Internet and computer assistance.

Local Marinas List

Announcements, & Misc on the Member's Deck. Press Announcements and Calendar button. (password protected.)

This ain't no "Paper Flotilla" dept: See the flotilla on duty & on the water at the Krewe of Bilge Parade here at furstphotos.com further efforts to distance ourselves from a paper flotilla are HELO OPS support, and the extensive training described on the Surface Ops and Boat Crew pages.

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 4-08 is located in Slidell, Louisiana. This all volunteer search and rescue organization serves the needs of the boating public in the areas of public education, vessel safety inspections, active Coast Guard augmentation, (watchstanding as well as Helo Ops and SAR coordination exercises) and on the water patrols. Flotilla 4-08 meets 19:00 hours on the second Wednesday of the month in Slidell, La. at Tammany Yacht Club in Eden Isles. The public is invited to attend and new members are always welcome.

"Volunteers receive no pay not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless." - unknown

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is the uniformed volunteer component of "Team Coast Guard". Founded in 1939 by an Act of Congress as the US Coast Guard Reserves and re-designated the Auxiliary in 1941. It is composed of nearly 35,000 members from all walks of life who are drawn together by their love of the water and a willingness to serve other boaters. Its members receive special training so that they may be a functional part of Team Coast Guard.

Auxiliarists assist the Coast Guard in augmentation programs such as public education, safety patrols, search and rescue, marine environmental protection, and Coast Guard Academy introduction programs for youth. Auxiliary members volunteer approximately two million hours annually to benefit other boaters and their families.

A few definitions and thoughts on the meaning and importance of the US Coast Guard here.

FYI: A certificate from a Coast Guard Auxiliary safe boating class may decrease the cost of your boating insurance.

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