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Campus Services

The USCGA campus is home to many facilities dedicated to serving the Academy community.
Coast Guard Exchange
EXCHANGE AND CADET BOOKSTORE

The CG Exchange and bookstore offer personal care and household items, electronics, food, school supplies, uniform items and more.

Hours of Operation:

Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Phone:
Main: (860) 444-8488
Special Orders: (860) 444-8487

All Hands Club
Dining

On-campus dining facilities are available to faculty, staff, cadets (with some limitations) and visitors.

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CGA MWR
MORALE, WELL-BEING AND RECREATION

MWR provides a variety of recreation and leisure activities for military personnel, their families and their guests.

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Munro Hall
PERSONNEL SUPPORT SERVICES

The Coast Guard Academy is committed to serving and supporting our military personnel with quality services and programs. These services are available for current and rotating personnel as well as retired Coast Guard members.

  • ID Cards – The Identification Card Office issues approximately 3,000 cards each year to military personnel and their dependents, as well as to civilian personnel.
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  • Housing – The Housing Office provides resources and guidance to military personnel and their families when they are looking for affordable housing in the area.
  • Lodging – There are a few options, both on and off campus, for military members visiting the Academy. To reserve a room in Munro Hall, call (860) 444-8664; for the VIP Quarters, call (860) 444-8285; and for the Navy Lodge located in Groton, Connecticut, call (860) 446-3119.
  • Legal Assistance Services – The Legal Assistance Office provides legal assistance services to all Coast Guard military personnel, their dependents, retirees and other eligible individuals. The legal assistance office is located within the Staff Judge Advocate Legal Office on the third floor of the Hamilton Building. The office provides notaries, advice on family law, consumer law, landlord tenant matters, and estate planning. To make an appointment email: CGALegalAssistance@uscg.mil or call 860-701-6795.
  • ID Cards – The Identification Card Office issues approximately 3,000 cards each year to military personnel and their dependents, as well as to civilian personnel.
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT
  • Housing – The Housing Office provides resources and guidance to military personnel and their families when they are looking for affordable housing in the area.
  • Lodging – There are a few options, both on and off campus, for military members visiting the Academy. To reserve a room in Munro Hall, call (860) 444-8664; for the VIP Quarters, call (860) 444-8285; and for the Navy Lodge located in Groton, Connecticut, call (860) 446-3119.
  • Legal Assistance Services – The Legal Assistance Office provides legal assistance services to all Coast Guard military personnel, their dependents, retirees and other eligible individuals. The legal assistance office is located within the Staff Judge Advocate Legal Office on the third floor of the Hamilton Building. The office provides notaries, advice on family law, consumer law, landlord tenant matters, and estate planning. To make an appointment email: CGALegalAssistance@uscg.mil or call 860-701-6795.
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PISTOL AND RIFLE RANGE

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy and its predecessor, the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service Training School, have been provided with armory support and small arms training by Gunners Mates since the turn of the century. The Academy's Armory and small arms ranges are located in Chase Hall.

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Sponsor Family Application

Thank you for submitting your application to be part of the Sponsor Family Program. Your application will be processed in the upcoming week. Coast Guard Academy’s policy on background screening now requires all adults (everyone 18 and older living in the home) who volunteer to mentor, teach, coach or sponsor cadets, whether on or off Coast Guard Academy grounds, to be screened every 5 years. They are required to provide personal information (name, birth date and social security number) for the purpose of conducting a criminal background check.

The Security Officer at the Coast Guard Academy, CWO2 Gina Polkowski, is overseeing this process. Her email is: Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.

Sponsor Family designations fall into several different categories. Below are the guidelines to help you determine how best to meet the background screening requirement:

  1. If you are Coast Guard active duty you do not need to apply for an additional Background Check. You will be vetted through the Coast Guard system by CWO2 Polkowski.
  2. If you are a Civilian working for the Coast Guard you do not need to apply for an additional Background Check. You will be vetted through the Coast Guard system by CWO2 Polkowski.
  3. If you are non-Coast Guard Active Duty, you are required to provide proof of your current security clearance or National Agency Check that is to be emailed by your Command Security Officer (CSO)/ Security Office to CWO2 Polkowski at  Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.
  4. If you are non-Coast Guard civilian who has a current security clearance or National Agency check, you are required to provide proof of your current security clearance or National Agency Check that is to be emailed by your Command Security Officer (CSO)/ Security Office to CWO2 Polkowski at  Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.
  5. All civilians in the families who are 18 years or older and do not have a security clearance or a National Agency Check are required to be vetted through Mind Your Business, the third party vendor hired by the Coast Guard Academy for the vetting process.

After you complete your application, please e-mail the Sponsor Family Program Coordinator at CadetFamilySponsorProgram@uscga.edu. In your e-mail, you must include the e-mail address and phone number of every adult living in the home. The Sponsor Family Coordinator will then initiate the background check process and you will receive an email with further instructions.

Important things to note:

There is a Sponsor Family Training that is a one-hour training which we ask sponsors to attend once every four years. This training is designed to give you an overview of the program, what is expected of you as a sponsor, and what you can expect from your cadets. This training will also help familiarize you with the cadet regulations onboard CGA. You will be notified via e-mail once the training is scheduled.

The matching process of swabs to families will occur during July and August. Please bear with us and remain flexible through this process. There will be a meet and greet scheduled on Campus, typically in late August. This will give families an opportunity to formally meet their cadet if they have not already done so. Details on this will also be via email.

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