When was the Coast Guard Auxiliary created?

When was the Coast Guard Auxiliary created?

• A. 1925
• B. 1939
• C. 1952
• D. 1915

Answer: (B)

This item tests knowledge of when the Coast Guard’s civilian volunteer arm, the Auxiliary, was formed. The Coast Guard itself came into being in 1915 from the merger of the Revenue Cutter Service and the Life-Saving Service, but the Auxiliary was established later to organize civilian volunteers under Coast Guard supervision. The federal act creating the Coast Guard Auxiliary was enacted in 1939, making 1939 the correct date. The other years don’t mark the creation of the Auxiliary: 1915 is the Coast Guard’s formation year, while 1925 and 1952 aren’t associated with establishing the Auxiliary.

This item tests knowledge of when the Coast Guard’s civilian volunteer arm, the Auxiliary, was formed. The Coast Guard itself came into being in 1915 from the merger of the Revenue Cutter Service and the Life-Saving Service, but the Auxiliary was established later to organize civilian volunteers under Coast Guard supervision. The federal act creating the Coast Guard Auxiliary was enacted in 1939, making 1939 the correct date. The other years don’t mark the creation of the Auxiliary: 1915 is the Coast Guard’s formation year, while 1925 and 1952 aren’t associated with establishing the Auxiliary.