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  1. trackandfield08

    CGA application SAT concern

    I in no way foresee the test optional aspect of the application being a permanent fixture of the application process. As the availability of standardized testing increases, I'm sure USCGA will continuously re-evaluate their stance. If not for this application cycle, then certainly for those...
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    Early admission vs regular admission

    Is it an important factor? No, but it is a factor - particularly as USCGA strives to achieve a class demographic of 50%. However, you are not the only woman applying so you need to look at your application process as competing with all of the other women who are vying for one of those spots...
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    Guess this place ! (Post your photos)

    This is fantastic, and probably the only other reason besides going to Alaska that I would go on a cruise. What an incredible experience! It looks like you and I were transiting for the same reason! I usually started out as the first Conning Officer of the night before transiting over to...
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    Guess this place ! (Post your photos)

    I’ve been through six times, although all of the transits were unfortunately at night. I always wished we could have done a day transit to actually see the lake. It’s absolutely fascinating to be on the bridge or on deck to watch/be a part of the whole process. It’s a great gig to be a pilot for...
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    Eagle Port Visits?

    @ekb1398 gave you an excellent answer so I won't repeat any of that information. However, I will highlight the information captured in both the Class of 2025 Parent Handbook and the USCGA Alumni Association FAQs: Handbook: Swab Summer culminates in a leadership and seamanship experience...
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    CSPI

    No, CSPI participants enlist in the Coast Guard and attend basic training in Cape May, NJ during the summer. As such, they work with their assigned CG recruiter on all entrance requirements. This includes a commissioning physical, which is typically handled at a Military Entrance Processing...
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    AIM Question

    If you are able to do so, get a cheap no-frills watch with a light up face and a timer function at the very most. Durability is more important than anything else, as AIM is a high energy experience with a significant amount of physical activity. Furthermore, the AIM handbook highly encourages...
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    AIM question!

    Agreed with @tommytictoc , as long as you have a flat sheet to go with it, the fitted sheet can be elastic. In fact, I’m pretty sure I was issued a fitted sheet with elastic as a swab. I can tell you the cadre won’t care what kind of sheet you have as long as you can make your rack (bed)...
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    Dilemma

    As he should in my opinion! What a fantastic opportunity and life experience, although that visit will make any security clearance investigation a little more interesting. 😉 Your son still has a couple of weeks before then to study, on the plane there and back, and then all of September. If he...
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    AIM Dropoff

    Your DS also does not have his cell phone or any other electronic device on him right now, as they are collected and stored by the cadre until the end of AIM. The busy schedule is designed to be immersive, just like swab summer, without any distractions from outside of the AIM program. Of...
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    AIM Packing questions

    1. Those items won't be confiscated, however, I think you should ask yourself if you really need them or can you handle the soreness for a week? As an aside, you probably won't have the time you think you might to use such items, as AIM is very fast-paced. I can tell you the swabs aren't using...
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    Swab Summer Question

    Good to know I’m not getting too outdated with my information in my “old age!” 😉 It hit me this week that it’s been 11 years since my swab summer and I’d be lying if that didn’t make my cringe just a little because it honestly doesn’t feel like it’s been over a decade.
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    Appointment to CGAS

    That’s what I get for ignoring my gut and not checking out your post history first. 🤦🏼‍♀️ In any case, I hope your daughter is coping well with swab summer!
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    Appointment to CGAS

    Congratulations to you and your DD! I’m sure it was an extremely proud day for you both! The CGAS program is fantastic and, oftentimes, former prepsters volunteer to be CGAS cadre so there’s a bond of shared experience that never quite goes away.
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    Swab Summer Question

    Can you provide a little more context? Things may have changed over the years, but we used to refer to the area outside the Cadet Wardroom when entering from the “New Quad” as the shark tank. When swabs transited from the quad following formation to the Wardroom, they had to go through the shark...
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    AIM question re: Kinesio taping

    It sounds like she would like to use tape in the same way that some people wear a brace and sleeve to provide more stability if they’ve had a past injury. It shouldn’t be an issue but I would recommend your daughter reach out to the AIM staff via the contact information provided in the handbook...
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    AIM transportation question

    Best of luck to your DD! I’d be curious to hear about her experience once she’s completed the week if you’re up to sharing.
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    ‘25 PS so far

    I have every letter sent to me while I was going through swab summer and keep pretty much every card ever given to me. I don’t look at them very often but, when I do, I also get misty-eyed. It’s an incredible thing to be supported, and it’s something I try to pay forward when the opportunity...
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    “Why Can’t the Navy Keep its Surface Warfare Officers?”

    Oh Wardroom Mess Treasurer…a JO rite of passage, even in the USCG. I can tell you I spent plenty of time prior to a patrol making sure I had exactly enough Ben & Jerry’s ice cream purchased to last a patrol in order to keep my CO and OPS happy. The things they don’t tell you about JO life...
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    ‘25 PS so far

    I wish I could like this more than once. It is critical that loved ones remember that the experience their DS/DD are going through is no different, or more harsh, than what thousands of recruits across the country are currently facing - recruits that their DS/DD will one day lead. It is a...
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