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 […]