Billet Night - Assignments USCGA Class of 2021

[Haveaniceday]

Fun to watch the live steam this year of all the CGA grads getting their assignments.
Without further delay, below are my unofficial counts, I could be one or two off:

Aviation = 22 - More are interested, but many chose to work a cutter as a first assignment and put in for aviation for a future assignment.
Cyber = 7 - Looks like all going to USCG HQ. Class of 2021 did not have opportunity for a cyber major yet as it is a new major, probably mostly ORCA degrees (guess).
Ashore = 9 - Prevention billets.
Afloat = 210 - The vast majority as in years past go afloat for a first assignment either as a Deck Watch Officer (DWO) or Engineer in Training (EOIT).

I think a special congratulations are in order for this years class, for excelling under the past year of Covid impacts.

For those of you in the application process, waiting to report this summer on June 28th or considering the Academy in the future it is an exciting time and best of luck in your endeavors wherever they lead.

 

[amc]

Do we know yet if the Cyber Majors have to go to a cyber assignment? I am just curious

 

[Haveaniceday]

Do we know yet if the Cyber Majors have to go to a cyber assignment? I am just curious

Good question. Since it is a new degree, and none have yet graduated with a Cyber Major, we just don't have any real world data yet.

 

[GeorgiaGus]

I recall at least two were going to Post Graduate, one was going to Rutgers IIRC.
Is there a way to find out what they will be majoring for their Masters?

 

[Haveaniceday]

I recall at least two were going to Post Graduate, one was going to Rutgers IIRC.
Is there a way to find out what they will be majoring for their Masters?

You are correct, somehow I accidently omitted those two Cadets. Two were going to Grad school, and I admit I had not seen that before except for a Fulbright Scholar in the past and those types of similar programs. I saw what you saw watching online and don't have any additional info.

 

[JAH2002]

You are correct, somehow I accidently omitted those two Cadets. Two were going to Grad school, and I admit I had not seen that before except for a Fulbright Scholar in the past and those types of similar programs. I saw what you saw watching online and don't have any additional info.

He mentioned they still had a year of eligibility left in college athletics. Could they be going to continue competing?

 

[FastGMan]

He mentioned they still had a year of eligibility left in college athletics. Could they be going to continue competing?

They actually did say that they would continue to compete during their presentation, but whether that's the ultimate reason why is unknown.

 

[ekb1398]

They actually did say that they would continue to compete during their presentation, but whether that's the ultimate reason why is unknown.

It basically is. Those schools reached out asking them to compete in exchange for a full scholarship for their master's. That is also a great deal for the Coast Guard (a master's degree and advertising), so they said yes.

Do we know yet if the Cyber Majors have to go to a cyber assignment? I am just curious

Almost certainly not.

Cyber = 7 - Looks like all going to USCG HQ. Class of 2021 did not have opportunity for a cyber major yet as it is a new major, probably mostly ORCA degrees (guess).

There were four ORCA, one EE, one Government, and one Naval Architecture.