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MU Musician

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Overview

A Musician serves as a member of the Coast Guard Band at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. One Musician serves separately as the Recruit Band Master at Training Center Cape May.

Core Skills

  • Musical performance for ceremonies and government functions

Civilian Career Paths

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Musicians and Singers

Professional Coast Guard band performances at ceremonies, public events, and government functions transfer directly to civilian live-performance work.

How to prepare: Prepare an audition recording tailored to the repertoire of a civilian ensemble or live-performance opportunity.

What the civilian work involves
  • Perform before live audiences in concerts, recitals, educational presentations, and other social gatherings.
  • Specialize in playing a specific family of instruments or a particular type of music.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. USCG authority snapshot: MU Musician

    [1] data/authority/coast_guard-codes.json entry MU (COOL USCG MOC Feed (uscg.json) + Go Coast Guard - Enlisted Careers (gocoastguard.com)); fetched 2026-07-25

    Supports: Musical performance for ceremonies and government functions, Musicians and Singers (O*NET 27-2042.00)

  2. O*NET: Musicians and Singers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Musicians and Singers (O*NET 27-2042.00)

Defense contractor jobs for MU

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