Coast Guard Academy Class of 2014 reports in
Monday, June 28, 2010
Written by: Christopher Lagan
The United States Coast Guard Academy Class of 2014. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Timothy Tamargo)
Welcome aboard Coast Guard Academy Class of 2014!
Two swabs say goodbye to locks of hair and hello to life as a Coast Guardsman. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
Earlier today, 290 young men and women reported to the United States Coast Guard Academy to begin their military training with the goal of donning the shoulder boards of a Coast Guard Ensign in 2014.
Reporting-In Day is rife with tradition. The first day of the seven-week training program known as Swab Summer includes a military haircut, issuing of uniforms, drill practice, and A LOT of yelling from second class cadets (the CGA equivalent of a college junior). The second class cadets’ responsibility is to transform these young civilians into military men and women by summer’s end.
Swabs form up on the parade field as they wait to swear an oath to protect and defend the Constitution as members of the United States Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Timothy Tamargo)
The afternoon ended with the new class of cadets marching onto the Academy’s parade field and being sworn in as members of the United States Coast Guard before gathered family and friends. Then it was time to say goodbye to loved ones and embark on one of the greatest adventures a young patriot could hope for. Those who make it through Swab Summer will be welcomed into the corps of cadets as fourth class when the academic year begins in late August.
Nearly 4,600 students applied to be part of the Class of 2014. Only 385 of those were offered appointments to the Academy and 290 accepted those appointments and reported in this morning. The four-year experience which is Coast Guard Academy life is designed to strike a balance between the military training and college-level academics required to develop the knowledge base and leadership skills necessary for a Coast Guard officer to lead their juniors in support of the service’s missions.
Best of luck swabs! We’ll be pulling for you.
Comments
Leave a Comment
We welcome your comments on postings at all Coast Guard sites/journals. These are sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard to provide a forum to talk about our work providing maritime safety, security and stewardship for the American people to secure the homeland, save lives and property, protect the environment, and promote economic prosperity.
The information provided is for public information only and is not a distress communication channel. People in an emergency and in need of Coast Guard assistance should use VHF-FM Channel 16 (156.8 MHz), dial 911, or call their nearest Coast Guard unit.
All comments submitted are moderated. The Coast Guard retains the discretion to determine which comments it will post and which it will not. We expect all contributors to be respectful. We will not post comments that contain personal attacks of any kind; refer to Coast Guard or other employees by name; contain offensive terms that target specific ethnic or racial groups, or contain vulgar language. We will also not post comments that are spam, are clearly off topic, or that promote services or products.
The U.S. Coast Guard disclaims any liability for any loss or damage resulting from any comments posted on this page. This forum may not be used for the submission of any claim, demand, informal or formal complaint, or any other form of legal and/or administrative notice or process, or for the exhaustion of any legal and/or administrative remedy.
If you have specific questions regarding a U.S. Coast Guard program that involves details you do not wish to share publicly please contact the program point of contact listed at http://www.uscg.mil/global/mail/
The U.S. Coast Guard will not collect or retain Personally Identifiable Information unless you voluntarily provide it to us. To view the U.S. Coast Guard’s Privacy Policy, please visit: http://www.uscg.mil/global/disclaim.asp
Please note: Anonymous comments have been disabled for this journal. It is preferred that you use your real name when posting a comment. WE WILL POST THE NAME YOU ENTER WHEN YOU SUBMIT YOUR COMMENT. Also, you are welcome to use Open ID or other user technologies that may be available.
I hope that these young men and woman just made the best decision of there life.
“SEMPER PARATUS” to all of you and Good luck, I will hold the “BRAVO ZULU” until you Graduate
desejo boa sorte aos futuros guardaS costeiros
For those who don’t speak Portuguese, the comment above more or less translates to: “I wish good luck to future Coast Guard.”
Respectfully,
Christopher Lagan
United States Coast Guard
Public Affairs
Cadets, with respect and gratitude I wish you all the best. God bless you, and God Bless America!
Wow. Twenty years ago, that was us in the Class of ‘94. Lookin’ forward to shouts of “2012!” answered by “2014, SIR!”
Cadet, with so much respect for the cadet, I wish you all the best of luck, Is a great privilege just to be there, make it the best experience of your lifetime.God bless you all.
I recently had the pleasure of the training the Cadre to the 2014 class at the week 100 event in New London. This was my third year doing so and found it to be a rich and rewarding week. I’m confident the mentors we developed that week will greatly aide this 2014 class.
Semper Paratus! Foxtrot!!
My 1lt has a little sister 4/c cadet Grim, I wish you the best of luck!
Best of luck to the Cadet Nickolas Palacios!, we miss you here in P.R.
These 18-year olds are the best of the best, and that they have chosen to serve our country instead of accepting at any of the fine universities that they obviously were qualified to attend, speaks volumes for them. God Bless our swabs, and the Coast Guard is obviously going to be in good hands!
What an honor for us to congratulate our nephew, BRAD PIENTA, on this huge accomplihment of earning his shoulder boards!
Way to go, buddy.
Love you & proud of you!
Uncle Joe & Aunt Cathy