"SK" stands for the rate (Navy doesn't use the term, 'Rank') of Store Keeper. While the Navy no longer uses this rate, the Coast Guard still does.
The Coast Guard Academy's admission rate is below 20%. This is very low and shows just what a difficult job this can be. It also shows how seriously the academy take the choice to bring the right people in for the job.
Getting into A-school in the Coast Guard as a non-rate can be competitive and challenging. There are limited slots available for A-schools, and the selection process is based on factors such as job performance, time in service, and academic qualifications. It is important to excel in your current role as a non-rate and meet the requirements to increase your chances of being selected for A-school.
I think that you mean a zoo keeper with a specialty in large reptiles. This rate will vary between each institution but it will be somewhere around $35k and $75k per year depending on the institution and your experience.
The Chief Petty Officer was the highest enlisted rate in both the Navy and the Coast Guard before 1958. Even today, they are meant to serve as leaders and technical experts on the sea.
10%
Typically the Air Force is thought of as the branch with the highest requirement of intelligence for entry, and the most intelligence related jobs. Although in my experience Airmen often lack common sense. After the Air Force, the Army, Navy and Coast Guard have the reputations of being tactically intelligent while still having the strength and force to get the job done right. Finally, there is the Marine Corps, known for brute strength and pounding their way through all situations. So if I had to rate them on intelligence it would be Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines. If I had to rate them on brutality and individual strength it would be Marines, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force. This is just my opinion based on year of experience in the Military. Feel free to disagree, I really don't care.
100
If you're asking does the Coast Guard use weapons, the answer is yes. While they won't issue you one to take home, some CG members use them in their daily jobs. We have a few ratings (jobs) that require the use of weapons, GM, ME, PS (for reservists, but this rate is going away). Other member's use them as well while performing law enforcement duties.
the rate is $10.16
About 1 in every 56000 guards killed
On the East Coast. 1.10 at the highest rate.