Cadet Blogs

Four Years of Highlights
What is great about each year at the Coast Guard Academy? Freshman year – You might hear a lot of bad things about freshman or 4/c year at the Academy.

On the Dunes
Hello! 3/c Mack Bucki, at your service! After a three-month-long hiatus, I have decided to make my return (not like I had a choice). Yet, my summer wasn’t spent poolside

[MES]sing Around
Hello everyone and happy fall! I wanted to take this opportunity to blog about my major (the best major) here at the Academy and that is MES or Marine and

A Summer Blog from the Last Frontier
Greetings from Sitka, Alaska, the most beautiful (and rainiest) place on Earth! I know it’s been a little while since my last blog, but this summer has been a whirlwind

Whale That Was Fun! An Admissions Trip to Sitka, Alaska
Well, here I am back at the Coast Guard Academy after an amazing weekend in (you’ll never guess it) SITKA, ALASKA!! How lucky am I, right?! Well, as some of

Choosing Marine and Environmental Sciences as a Major
I am a Marine and Environmental Sciences (MES) major here at the Academy. I chose my major because I was originally interested in biochemistry and the Marine and Environmental Sciences

Selecting A Major: Marine & Environmental Sciences
The academic majors offered at USCGA are of critical importance to properly supplying the United States Coast Guard with officers that are prepared to serve in a demanding environment. The

Ice, Ice Baby
President’s Day weekend can only be described as one thing: awesome. I and eleven other cadets spent the weekend taking an American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) level

ORCA, Not the Whale
Time flies when you’re having fun…or really busy. I always forget how that saying goes. The school year has quickly ramped up and I can’t believe we’re at midterms and

Operations Research and Computer Analysis: Thinking Logically and Analytically
When I first came to the Academy, I was a Marine and Environmental Sciences (MES) major. In the early spring of 4/c year, I switched to be an Operations Research

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