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Aug. 3, 2023

Body composition screening requirements for October 2023, April 2024 semiannual screening updated for some commands during beta test

Members of identified operational units can choose to enter Boatcrew Physical Fitness Test instead of Body Composition Screening.

Aug. 2, 2023

Coast Guard expands limited award issuing authority to all unit commanders

All commanding officers and officers-in-charge can now award Commandant’s Letter of Commendation Ribbons and Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation awards.

Aug. 2, 2023

“An experience you’re not gonna get anywhere else.” — Why Petty Officer 1st Class Benjamin Yoder serves at sea  

I wanted a little direction and opportunity for adventure, so we drove 4 1/2 hours from Wyoming to the nearest recruiter — and here I am. 

Aug. 1, 2023

Changing the way we do business

Unmanned aircraft systems offer increased capabilities and reduced risks to crews.

July 26, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Part III “When I say Americans, I mean all Americans!” — Segregation’s take-down by President Harry Truman

Denial of employment and promotion, and separate dining and restroom facilities often characterized the experience and limited upward mobility for African American workers.

July 25, 2023

You could be a company commander

The Coast Guard is looking for the next wave of recruit company commanders (CCs) to help shape the future workforce.

July 24, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Part II — “Available and needed workers have been barred from employment” — the segregated military and civil service environments

The U.S. Revenue Cutter Service (USRCS), predecessor to the United States Coast Guard (USCG), utilized both free and enslaved Black people, and restricted their roles to cooks, stewards and seamen.

July 20, 2023

The Long Blue Line: “There Shall be Equal Opportunity for All” — Why President Truman’s desegregation orders were necessary

On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed a pair of executive orders, the combination of which banned racial segregation in the armed forces and federal civil service.

July 17, 2023

Leased housing eligibility expanded for accompanied members

Change will ease family housing challenges.

July 13, 2023

Got “_PQ”? CG-OEM updates to ICS program make qualification easier than ever

New competency designation, updated resources aid those seeking ICS qualification and certification