How can CGA Achieve household recognition?

MemberLG said:
Lets go back to the original question.

I am convinced that Coast Guard needs new cutters.

Can we establish a direction connection between the CGA's desire to achieve national prominence to funding for new cutters?

FYI

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2011/02/navy-coast-guard-budget-021411w/

The Coast Guard’s $10.3 billion budget request for fiscal 2012, unveiled Monday, includes full funding for the fifth national security cutter and upgrades to the service’s aging shore facilities.

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert Papp has stressed for months the need to field the new national security cutter; $77 million of the $1.4 billion set aside in the request for acquisitions will go to the fifth NSC. The service previously announced in January that it was buying materials for the cutter.
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The Coast Guard is replacing 12 WHECs with 8 NSCs.... The Coast Guard has another class of cutter that had been planned to replace WMECs that will likely be cut. There is also a possibility of having some of the planned NSCs cut.

As for the Coast Guard Academy. While some members have talked about the attractiveness of the Academy, a number of the changes were funded by the Coast Guard Academy Alumni Associations, Coast Guard Academy Parents Association, and the Coast Guard Foundation. And while the campus looks great, it's facilities are lacking. Mongo already mentioned the library I believe. I'm at George Washington University now for my master's, and I've been able to see what real money can buy. I'll tell you CGA's library isn't close.

Just looking at the simulated at the Navy's Surface Warfare Officer School, the Coast Guard Academy's simulator (that all Coast Guard officers are trained on) are also lacking. I'm not saying the CGA's VSIMs aren't fun and educational, but the technology involved in the SWOS is very very nice. There's no reason for that disparity.

So yes, the Coast Guard Academy is nice, and is more and more attractive the longer you're away, and the door rooms aren't horrible (although they are old), but when I see the facilities at the other academies (excluding USMMA) are more modern.
 
BR2011 said:
I was on Dallas too, it's next to be decommed though. I'm surprised the turbines worked. When I was there they were a guaranteed fire.
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That's really interesting. The "Dirty D" was really overhauled. It was good being on one though because I got to see a lot of areas of the coast guard (aviaiton, deck, engineering, TACLET) but also a lot of the problems. I definitely know I don't want to go to one. Something smaller would be nice.

maybe they overhauled the turbines. Not sure what happened between your 3/c summer and mine, but they always have something wrong with the power plant
 
I met up with DALLAS in Rota, Spain. It was the same time period they had delivered supplies to the Republic of Georgia. Also has some serious mechanical issues at that time. Think that was 2008.
 
Small world, that's when I was on it. I got off right before they went to Georgia.
 
I was with a DOD program, but it was during their last port call in Europe. I've run into the CO a few times. Fun guy.
 
LineInTheSand said:
Just looking at the simulated at the Navy's Surface Warfare Officer School, the Coast Guard Academy's simulator (that all Coast Guard officers are trained on) are also lacking. I'm not saying the CGA's VSIMs aren't fun and educational, but the technology involved in the SWOS is very very nice. There's no reason for that disparity.
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The sole source contract to upgrade/modernize the SCANTS will be awarded on 9/30/2011.

Solicitation Number: HSCG23-11-R-PXC032
Notice Type: Presolicitation
Synopsis: Added: Aug 12, 2011 5:27 pm

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) intends to contract using other than full and open competition to provide upgrades to the proprietary application software and respective hardware that currently serves as the core operating system (software and hardware) for the SCANTS VSIMs 1&2 at Yeaton Hall on the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) Campus in New London, CT. The USCG intends to award a firm fixed price contract to L-3 MPRI Training Systems Group., 2961 California Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT 84014,POC: Mike Collins.

This synopsis is for the following USCGA, Ship's Control and Navigation Training System (SCANTS): Contractor will be required to modernization for two (2) ship simulators data acquisition and control systems (DA&C) responsible for providing interface between ship driving trainees and the existing core ship simulators systems. The contractor shall remove the existing DA&C components for Visual Simulator (VSIM) 1 and VSIM2, procure, ship, and install new DA&C components, program all facility computers associated or responsible for the systems, and provide basic operational and troubleshooting familiarization to the on-site staff. The period of performance on site is 12-28 December 2011. All work shall be completed by close of business (COB) on 28 December 2011.
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HIYOOOOOOO! That's good news. Hope it actually happens. Guess I better get me fill of the VSIM this weekend.
 
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