Cadet Blogs
- Cheyenne Waters | May 4, 2023
Hey, I thought of serval more questions that I often get asked. I also threw in some questions that I...
- Claire Semerod | April 27, 2023
As a Colorado native, everyone could understand why I feared the Connecticut weather. The large increase in humidity and rain...
- Hayden Anderson | April 26, 2023
Academics at the Academy is certainly challenging to say to least, but one thing that keeps me motivated is my...
- Junna Castel | April 3, 2023
Since coming to the Coast Guard Academy, I had my eyes set on going on exchange. Finally, 3/c year, second...
- David McCullough | March 24, 2023
I remember starting my application to the Coast Guard Academy, I didn’t really know where to start and knew I...
- Grace Edmonson | March 13, 2023
Hello, hello! I’m 4/c Gigi Edmondson, from Marlborough, Massachusetts. When I got into USCGA, I used to scour these blog...
- Savannah Riera | March 1, 2023
I am an avid reader and enjoy selecting books which interest me outside of my required school reading. I found...
- Cheyenne Waters | March 1, 2023
How is the food? We have cadets from other Academies that stay at the Coast Guard Academy for a semester....
- Jonah Lee | January 12, 2023
For most people, classes run from 0800 to around 1600, or 4:00 pm. After that, the rest of the day...
- Bryce Samples | January 12, 2023
One thing I really enjoy when I am at the Academy is finding my balance to the daily academic and...
- Emily Morin | January 5, 2023
I am so happy to be a Marine and Environmental Sciences major at the Academy. The major is actually split...
- Kobi Weiland | December 27, 2022
I am from Alaska so while deciding to come to the academy I was worried (and so was my mom)...
- Christian Salayon | December 14, 2022
One thing that I love about the Academy is the strong community that continues to grow with time. As I was thinking about...
- Lydia Boyer | December 12, 2022
Cadets have the unique opportunity to join a veterans guitar jam session at the nearby Veterans Outreach Center in Norwich,...
- Michelle Swanson | December 9, 2022
Nankurunaisa. In English, there is no word that sums up this Okinawan term which roughly translates to: “don’t worry- it’ll...
- Greg Boland | December 9, 2022
As a fourth-class cadet I did not know much about what Connecticut had to offer. It was not until this...
- Mack Bucki | December 2, 2022
One of my favorite things to do on the weekends here is explore the great outdoors. It is tough being...
- Madison Foht | November 28, 2022
My time as the Bravo Company Guidon has been a time of learning. I was Phase 2 Swab Summer cadre,...
- Eli Griffin | November 23, 2022
It’s that time of year where everyone is encouraged to be thankful for the gifts life has offered them. Thanksgiving reminds...
- J. Ryan Weston | November 21, 2022
When I originally applied to the Academy, I was dead set on Electrical Engineering. In high school I took a...
