Chefs, Make Your Move

Looking for the next step in your culinary career? When you join the Coast Guard as a lateral entry Culinary Specialist, you can continue working in the career you love with the benefits of military service.

Use your expertise to serve and protect your community.

The Coast Guard relies on passionate culinary specialists to keep crews fed and morale high by preparing meals to the highest standards of nutrition, taste, and food safety. Using your current skills and credentials, you'll manage all aspects of running a professional kitchen—including menu planning, inventory management, provisioning, and accounting.

Learn more about life as a Culinary Specialist.

Continue to grow your career with new opportunities and benefits.

When you make a lateral move to the Coast Guard, you can continue advancing in the career you love while enjoying all the benefits of military service, like healthcare, paid time off, a competitive salary, tuition assistance, and more. Signing bonuses are available for culinary specialists joining the Coast Guard as lateral entry.

Learn more about life in the Coast Guard.