Coast Guard Personnel Level Growing by Leaps and Bounds

The U.S. Coast Guard is rapidly growing. It’s planning on adding 15,000 new members by the end of fiscal year 2028.

The Coast Guard had over 39,000 active-duty members in FY 2025. That year the Coast Guard exceeded its recruiting goal, adding 5,204 active-duty enlisted members, 121% of its FY target. It was the second year in a row that the Coast Guard met its active-duty enlisted recruiting goals after the service brought in 4,422 new members in FY 2024.