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Originally Posted by Armsmaster270
Exception to the rule Coast Guard Petty Officers are Military and Federal Law Enforcement and have been found by some courts to be covered by LEOSA. Will try to find the cite.
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It happens that I shoot with an active duty Coast Guardsman, whose duties usually include boarding and searching ships. The Coast Guard is formerly part of the Treasury Department and is now part of the Department of Homeland Security. They are not part of the Department of Defense unless the country is at war (meaning a declaration of war by the Congress, not some "war on drugs" or "war on terrorism") and they have been formally transferred to the DoD. Ergo, they are not "military."
According to my shooting acquaintance, they are also NOT law enforcement, at least not in a way that qualifies them under the LEOSA. His unit conducts boardings beyond the limits of U.S. waters. They do not have
domestic powers of arrest. If you read the language of the LEOSA, it is very specific as to who qualifies ... and Coasties for the most part do not.
Note the closing sentence from the Wiki article you cited:
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The Coast Guard has issued a formal directive to advise Coast Guard personnel of which Coast Guard personnel are considered to be covered by LEOSA, and the limitations of such coverage.
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