USCGA Class of 2023 Do-It-Yourself Appointment Thread

1) astro_anni17 / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / Wisconsin
2) tjonline / DS / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided/ TN
3) FutureAcademyDad? / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / CA
4) ekl2000 / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / MA
5) jlyni / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB)/ NH
6) academyboundd / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided
7) meiphoenix / DS /No LOA/15-Jan-2019/ Undecided / NC
8) crunncl / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / TX
9) megmom / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB) /MA
10) DadofddMBM / DD / no LOA / 15-jan-2019 / Undecided / AL
11) catmscott / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB) /MA
12) mtjo/ DS / LOA/ 15-Jan-2019 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB)/ MT
13) Sarbear / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Accepted / DE
14) jgii / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided (Conditional on DoDMERB) / VA
15) oldsalt/DS/ No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Accepted / MO
 
1) astro_anni17 / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / Wisconsin
2) tjonline / DS / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided/ TN
3) FutureAcademyDad? / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / CA
4) ekl2000 / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / MA
5) jlyni / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB)/ NH
6) academyboundd / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided
7) meiphoenix / DS /No LOA/15-Jan-2019/ Undecided / NC
8) crunncl / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / TX
9) megmom / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB) /MA
10) DadofddMBM / DD / no LOA / 15-jan-2019 / Undecided / AL
11) catmscott / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB) /MA
12) mtjo/ DS / LOA/ 15-Jan-2019 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB)/ MT
13) Sarbear / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Accepted / DE
14) jgii / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided (Conditional on DoDMERB) / VA
15) oldsalt/DS/ No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Accepted / MO
16)co19/self/No LOA / 15-Jan-2019/ Accepted/MD
 
1) astro_anni17 / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / Wisconsin
2) tjonline / DS / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided/ TN
3) FutureAcademyDad? / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / CA
4) ekl2000 / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / MA
5) jlyni / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / WillAccept (Conditional on DoDMERB)/ NH
6) academyboundd / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided
7) meiphoenix / DS /No LOA/15-Jan-2019/Undecided / NC
8) crunncl / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / TX
9) megmom / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / WillAccept (Conditional on DoDMERB) /MA
10) DadofddMBM / DD / no LOA / 15-jan-2019 / Undecided / AL
11) catmscott / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB) /MA
12) mtjo/ DS / LOA/ 15-Jan-2019 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB)/ MT
13) Sarbear / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Accepted / DE
14) jgii / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 /Undecided (Conditional on DoDMERB) / VA
15) oldsalt/DS/ No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 /Accepted / MO
16)co19/self/No LOA / 15-Jan-2019/Accepted/MD
17) Blessedmom/DS/LOA/15-Jan/ Undecided/PA
 
For many undecided, I assume they are waiting on USNA or another SA before making a final decision. My DS applied EA and USAFA and USNA are his first choices.
 
For many undecided, I assume they are waiting on USNA or another SA before making a final decision. My DS applied EA and USAFA and USNA are his first choices.

But the mission of the CGA is radically different than USNA/WP/USAFA. Are they going to be happy there? Are they going to happy with a career in the CG ? Is their mission just to get into a SA, and it doesn't matter which one? I can't see having your first choice be the AFA, then accepting CGA because you didn't get AF. I can see being undecided between WP and AFA. If you want to fly, percentages are higher for a CGA graduate getting flight school before becoming a LT.

I have 2 children that are enlisted, and the 3rd is a 1st class at the CGA. I might be biased.
 
For many undecided, I assume they are waiting on USNA or another SA before making a final decision. My DS applied EA and USAFA and USNA are his first choices.

But the mission of the CGA is radically different than USNA/WP/USAFA. Are they going to be happy there? Are they going to happy with a career in the CG ? Is their mission just to get into a SA, and it doesn't matter which one? I can't see having your first choice be the AFA, then accepting CGA because you didn't get AF. I can see being undecided between WP and AFA. If you want to fly, percentages are higher for a CGA graduate getting flight school before becoming a LT.

I have 2 children that are enlisted, and the 3rd is a 1st class at the CGA. I might be biased.
I think for most kids they don’t know the specific details of each SA. They just want to serve via SA track. My son wants to major in EE no interest in flying. He said he would be happy and honored to attend any one of the 5 SA.
 
1) astro_anni17 / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / Wisconsin
2) tjonline / DS / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided/ TN
3) FutureAcademyDad? / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / CA
4) ekl2000 / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / MA
5) jlyni / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / WillAccept (Conditional on DoDMERB)/ NH
6) academyboundd / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided
7) meiphoenix / DS /No LOA/15-Jan-2019/Undecided / NC
8) crunncl / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / TX
9) megmom / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / WillAccept (Conditional on DoDMERB) /MA
10) DadofddMBM / DD / no LOA / 15-jan-2019 / Undecided / AL
11) catmscott / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB) /MA
12) mtjo/ DS / LOA/ 15-Jan-2019 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB)/ MT
13) Sarbear / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Accepted / DE
14) jgii / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 /Undecided (Conditional on DoDMERB) / VA
15) oldsalt/DS/ No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 /Accepted / MO
16)co19/self/No LOA / 15-Jan-2019/Accepted/MD
17) Blessedmom/DS/LOA/15-Jan/ Undecided/PA
18) brunelleschi / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / MD
 
1) astro_anni17 / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / Wisconsin
2) tjonline / DS / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided/ TN
3) FutureAcademyDad? / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / CA
4) ekl2000 / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / MA
5) jlyni / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / WillAccept (Conditional on DoDMERB)/ NH
6) academyboundd / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided
7) meiphoenix / DS /No LOA/15-Jan-2019/Undecided / NC
8) crunncl / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / TX
9) megmom / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / WillAccept (Conditional on DoDMERB) /MA
10) DadofddMBM / DD / no LOA / 15-jan-2019 / Undecided / AL
11) catmscott / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB) /MA
12) mtjo/ DS / LOA/ 15-Jan-2019 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB)/ MT
13) Sarbear / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Accepted / DE
14) jgii / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 /Undecided (Conditional on DoDMERB) / VA
15) oldsalt/DS/ No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 /Accepted / MO
16)co19/self/No LOA / 15-Jan-2019/Accepted/MD
17) Blessedmom/DS/LOA/15-Jan/ Undecided/PA
18) brunelleschi / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / MD
19) TrackMomof2/DD/No LOA/15-Jan-2019/Undecided (Conditional on DoDMERB)/MD
 
A few years ago I was working on my boat in the harbor and watched the new Lt. J.G on the local cutter run it straight into the dock....she was quite shook up afterwards as well. Incompetence is not limited to the navy. Nobody was seriously hurt but that aluminum bow folded up like a pop can.
 
A few years ago I was working on my boat in the harbor and watched the new Lt. J.G on the local cutter run it straight into the dock....she was quite shook up afterwards as well. Incompetence is not limited to the navy. Nobody was seriously hurt but that aluminum bow folded up like a pop can.

Guess you didn't read the article, so I'll quote it. "When [Admiral] Fort walked into the trash-strewn CIC [Combat Information Center] in the wake of the disaster, he was hit with the acrid smell of urine. He saw kettlebells on the floor and bottles filled with pee. Some radar controls didn’t work and he soon discovered crew members who didn’t know how to use them anyway."

Those that hesitate are lost. Do your homework, choose wisely.
 
1) astro_anni17 / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / Wisconsin
2) tjonline / DS / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided/ TN
3) FutureAcademyDad? / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / CA
4) ekl2000 / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / MA
5) jlyni / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB)/ NH
6) academyboundd / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided
7) meiphoenix / DS /No LOA/15-Jan-2019/ Undecided / NC
8) crunncl / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided / TX
9) megmom / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB) /MA
10) DadofddMBM / DD / no LOA / 15-jan-2019 / Undecided / AL
11) catmscott / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB) /MA
12) mtjo/ DS / LOA/ 15-Jan-2019 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB)/ MT
13) Sarbear / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Accepted / DE
14) jgii / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Undecided (Conditional on DoDMERB) / VA

15) sbbm9901 / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-2019 / Conditional on DoDMERB / FL
 
USCGA Class of 2023 Appointments:
1) astro_anni17 / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-19 / Undecided / WI
2) tjonline / DS / LOA / 15-Jan-19 / Undecided / TN
3) FutureAcademyDad? / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-19 / Undecided / CA
4) ekl2000 / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-19 / Undecided / MA
5) jlyni / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-19 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB) / NH
6) academyboundd / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-19 / Undecided
7) meiphoenix / DS / No LOA / 15-Jan-19 / Undecided / NC
8) crunncl / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-19 / Undecided / TX
9) megmom / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-19 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB) /MA
10) DadofddMBM / DD / No LOA / 15-Jan-19 / Undecided / AL
11) catmscott / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-19 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB) /MA
12) mtjo/ DS / LOA / 15-Jan-19 / Will Accept (Conditional on DoDMERB) / MT
13) Sarbear / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-19 / Accepted / DE
14) jgii / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-19 /Undecided (Conditional on DoDMERB) / VA
15) oldsalt / DS / No LOA / 15-Jan-19 / Accepted / MO
16) co19 / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-19 / Accepted / MD
17) Blessedmom / DS / LOA / 15-Jan-19 / Undecided / PA
18) brunelleschi / Self / No LOA / 15-Jan-19 / Undecided / MD
19) TrackMomof2 / DD / No LOA /15-Jan-19 / Undecided (Conditional on DoDMERB) / MD
20) sbbm9901 / DD / LOA / 15-Jan-19 / ??? (Conditional on DoDMERB) / FL
 
A few years ago I was working on my boat in the harbor and watched the new Lt. J.G on the local cutter run it straight into the dock....she was quite shook up afterwards as well. Incompetence is not limited to the navy. Nobody was seriously hurt but that aluminum bow folded up like a pop can.

Guess you didn't read the article, so I'll quote it. "When [Admiral] Fort walked into the trash-strewn CIC [Combat Information Center] in the wake of the disaster, he was hit with the acrid smell of urine. He saw kettlebells on the floor and bottles filled with pee. Some radar controls didn’t work and he soon discovered crew members who didn’t know how to use them anyway."

Those that hesitate are lost. Do your homework, choose wisely.
You’re preaching to the choir. I was happy my DS chose USCGA.
Surprises me Coast Guard has only 11+ EE majors for being a STEM school?
Many choose a different major due to the degree of difficulty in the enegineering department.
 
Surprises me Coast Guard has only 11+ EE majors for being a STEM school?

Do you think USNA or USAFA graduates more than 50 EE's in each class? CGA has a graduating class of < 250 in 2019, whereas other SA have closer to 1000 per class. So the percentage is about the same. EE is not an easy major at any SA. Add Military Obligations and couple extra Curricular Activities, and your hours are literally from 5am until 12am, 5 days a week.

You’re preaching to the choir. I was happy my DS chose USCGA

Right On Brother!!! Semper Paratus.
 
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