AIM Blogs
Megan Doubrava: Post-AIM Interview
What were your first impressions? When I was with my family, before AIM started, I thought the campus was beautiful and I enjoyed walking around and taking it all in. After my parents dropped me off, we
Megan Doubrava: Pre-AIM Interview
What are your expectations going into AIM? New challenges to overcome. Since AIM will be a challenging week, it will help me grow and decide if I am ready to be a cadet at the Coast Guard
Julia Striker: Post-AIM Interview
What were your first impressions? Nervous; but I started to calm down when I got to look around the beautiful campus and meet everyone in my platoon. But once the cadre came in and took us to
Julia Striker: Pre-AIM Interview
What are your expectations going into AIM? That I will be challenged, create relationships with the people around me and learn what teamwork means. How have you prepared? In addition to my six-day per week swim practice
Lily Rivera: Post-AIM Interview
What were your first impressions? When I arrived in Connecticut, I was picked up from the airport alongside other AIMsters and taken to the Coast Guard Academy. From there, we grabbed our bags and organized them against
Lily Rivera: Pre-AIM Interview
What are your expectations going into AIM? A realistic program where I am fully immersed in life as a cadet. AIM has the reputation of either “blowing you into the Coast Guard life” or “blowing you out.”
- Megan Doubrava | March 23, 2023
What were your first impressions? When I was with my family, before AIM started, I thought the campus was beautiful...
- Megan Doubrava | March 21, 2023
What are your expectations going into AIM? New challenges to overcome. Since AIM will be a challenging week, it will...
- Julia Striker | March 16, 2023
What were your first impressions? Nervous; but I started to calm down when I got to look around the beautiful...
- Julia Striker | March 14, 2023
What are your expectations going into AIM? That I will be challenged, create relationships with the people around me and...
- Lily Rivera | March 9, 2023
What were your first impressions? When I arrived in Connecticut, I was picked up from the airport alongside other AIMsters...
- Lily Rivera | March 8, 2023
What are your expectations going into AIM? A realistic program where I am fully immersed in life as a cadet....
