They don ' t like college . It makes you educated . They love the poorly educated <| sep |> This is why it legally Isn ' t part of the Armed Forces I ' m just going to assume you ' re either a troll or mentally handicapped . I literally just gave the legal verification of the Coast Guard as an armed service . As a veteran , you should want to have an understanding of your sister services . And you ' re disrespecting those Coast Guard servicemembers who have and currently have served , especially those who ' ve died . You obviously don ' t understand how U . S . laws work . Once again , it doesn ' t matter what department you ' re under . There is no U . S . Law , regulation , or policy saying anything about what department you ' re under governing your status as an agency . Posse Commitatus is a statute within Title 10 , which prohibits the Army , Navy , Marines , and Air Force from law enforcement actions . That isn ' t the case for the U . S . Coast Guard , because through title 14 the U . S . Coast Guard is exempted from Posse Commitatus , as it has expressly been given federal law enforcement authority . The Coast Guard cannot lose that authority as its statutory authority . It doesn ' t lose it in wartime either , when it has been placed under the Department of the Navy not the Navy . The Coast Guard is unique . It is and always will be a military and federal law enforcement organization that is apart of our U . S . Armed forces . You need to brush up on your U . S . Government , as it ' s really just shameful the lack basic legal concepts you ' ve failed to grasp .