One of the positive side-effects of the government shut-down is that, with great suddenness, clergy of the Episcopal Church are aware and supportive of members of the U.S. Coast Guard.
This concern will dissipate once the shut-down is over, of course, but something is better than nothing.
By the way, not to be pedantic, but the Coast Guard is not a bureaucratic part of the military. The USCG belongs to the Department of Homeland Security. In times of declared war, or a specially-declared emergency [such as in the immediate aftermath of the September 11 atrocity] the Coast Guard can be transferred to the Defense Department and then becomes part of the military.