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It’s A Wrap: Beauty & The Beast –Spring Cadet Musical

Backstage on the set of the Cadet Musical, Beauty and the Beast

With over 2,000 tickets reserved, the cadet musical, Beauty & The Beast, performed to sold-out crowds this spring. “This show was very high-tech, unlike anything we’ve done before at the Academy,” said director, Abby Coats. New this year, a projected set made the musical come to life with authentic scenery and effects straight from the […]

The Wait Is Over: 1/c Jose Hernandez’s Billet Night Experience

1/c Jose Hernandez

One of the culminating experiences of a cadet’s First Class (senior) year—Billet Night. It’s the ceremony where cadets receive their first assignments upon graduation. Cadets submit a “dream sheet” of their top assignment choices weeks prior. They await Billet Night to see where they will be headed as newly-commissioned officers. What did you consider when […]

The Wait Is Over: 1/c Hannah Meisner’s Billet Night Experience

1/c Hannah Meisner on Billet Night 2023

One of the culminating experiences of a cadet’s first class (senior) year—Billet Night. It’s the ceremony where cadets receive their first assignments upon graduation. Cadets submit a “dream sheet” of their top assignment choices weeks prior. They await Billet Night to see where they will be headed as newly-commissioned officers. What did you consider when […]

Moving forward from the past – Impacting the future

Rear Adm. Bill Kelly and Mr. Harrison Brooks Fitch | U.S. Coast Guard Photo by PA2 Matt Abban

NEW LONDON, Conn. — Nearly 90 years after a racist incident, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the keepers of the legacy of an African-American trailblazer are partnering together to learn from the past and uplift the leaders of the future. In 1934, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy was scheduled to host a basketball game […]

Law Enforcement in Bahrain: Cadet Summer Assignment

Mariah Dewey

“I am attracted to a high speed and exciting lifestyle,” said First Class Cadet (1/c) Mariah Dewey. With weapons handling, tactical egress, responding to traumatic injuries and learning all about the MK19 grenade launcher and the .50 Cal machine gun, there was no shortage of adrenaline during Dewey’s summer assignment. Her six-week training period in […]

From Following to Leading: 1/c EAGLE Experience

cadet Lindsey Blake on the Eagle

The last time she was on EAGLE was as a swab. Three years later, she stepped aboard America’s tall ship in a leadership role this summer. “Onboard EAGLE as a swab, my main job was to follow orders and show up to tasks on time. My role as a first class (1/c) on EAGLE was […]

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