Coast Guard Officer Subspecialty · Aviation
CG-AVI12 Rotary Wing Aviation
Current service use not established
This code is listed in the directory. Inclusion alone does not confirm current service use.
An officer subspecialty earned alongside a primary designator, marking advanced education or experience in this field.
Overview
Rotary Wing Aviation officers serve as commissioned officers who have completed an approved military flight training course. They hold Commandant designation and possess experience flying rotary-wing aircraft, including the MH-65D and MH-60T helicopters, and firsthand knowledge of specialty skills beneficial to the Coast Guard.
Notes & Sources
- COMDTINST M5300.3A (Officer Specialty Management System Manual, 3 Jun 2020) establishes the Coast Guard’s Officer Specialty Code system; by its Table 4-1 nomenclature, CG-AVI12 is a Subspecialty code (AVI = the specialty’s abbreviated name; “10” marks the Specialty and “11” and higher mark Subspecialties within it).
- The authoritative list of approved Specialties/Subspecialties and each code’s Officer Specialty Requirement (OSR) is maintained by PSC-OPM-3 on the CG Portal, which is not public; no code-exact official definition of duties was retrievable.
- The description shown on this page is Coast Guard recruiting-site category prose aligned by specialty (gocoastguard.com officer categories), not the code’s official OSR; treat it as a general indication of the specialty’s field, not proof of any individual holder’s duties, qualifications, or training.
Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
- Coast Guard Officer Specialty Management System Manual, COMDTINST M5300.3A (3 Jun 2020)
[1] Ch.1 §B (system overview); Ch.4 Table 4-1 (OSC terminology)
Supports: Specialty definition
- DMDC COOL USCG MOC feed: CG-AVI12 (Subspecialty)
[2] moc_id 8824, moc_key ssc_cg_avi12, moc_codetype “Subspecialty” (cached feed fetched 2026-07-24)
Supports: Specialty definition
Source review recorded September 24, 2026.
Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.
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