ROCI is a three-week course designed to train Reserve Officer Candidates to serve effectively as junior officers in the U.S. Coast Guard Ready Reserve. Enlisted and non-prior service candidates are required to attend ROCI before commissioning. Topics include: Military Indoctrination, Coast Guard History Overview, Coast Guard Roles and Missions, Coast Guard Organization, Readiness, Reserve Personnel Management, the Military Justice System and Leadership.If you have been selected for the ROCI program, this ROCI Pre-Reporting Guide
is provided for your assistance.
More information on the Coast Guard's Reserve Officer Commissioning Indoctrination Program
American Council on Education (A.C.E.) Accreditation
Course #: 500336
Location: Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut
Length: 3 weeks (184 hours)
Exhibit Dates: 12/10–Present
Credits: In the lower-division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in health and physical education and 3 in supervision (2/11)