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Pamphlets regarding educational benefits are displayed as part of the 2018 Fairchild Air Force Base Education Fair at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Oct. 18, 2018. The education fair provided information regarding Tuition Assistance and other education benefits available to Airmen looking to further their education. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Lawrence Sena)

April 13, 2021

Explore academic, tuition reduction opportunities at virtual education fair

Federal employees and their families, and veterans who are working in the federal government are highly encouraged to attend this virtual fair April 20.

CAPE MAY, N.J. -- Chief Petty Officer Paul Jones, the officer-in-charge of Aids to Navigation Team South Padre Island, Texas, talks to recruits from U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May about his experiences as a boatswains mate, and life lessons learned along the way, as part of the Coast Guard’s Etheridge Initiative, May 29, 2019. The purpose of the Etheridge Initiative is to get more minority groups interested in the boatswains mate rating by having experts come and talk to them about the importance of having a diverse workforce, and how bringing different groups of people with different backgrounds and perspectives, helps to accomplish the mission. Official U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Brahm.

April 5, 2021

The Joint Services Transcript could help make a civilian career and college degree more attainable 

Earn a college degree with Joint Service Transcript Credits.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro gather in formation behind seized contraband during a drug offload in Alameda, California, March 23, 2021. Munro is one of four National Security Cutters homeported in Alameda. These Legend class cutters are 418-feet long, 54-feet wide, and have a 4,600 long-ton displacement. They have a top speed in excess of 28 knots, a range of 12,000 nautical miles, endurance of up to 90 days and can hold a crew of nearly 150. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)

April 2, 2021

New column! Frontline Focus

Here is a weekly wrap-up of operational highlights from around the service.

ATLANTIC OCEAN - Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Crouse, stationed aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle participates in the May 2010 Service Wide Examination (SWE) during the Eagle's transit to Puerto Rico Tuesday, May 4, 2010. The SWE is a competition, which certain enlisted rates must take in order to advance based on their raw score, sea time, time in service, time in rank, and award points. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

March 31, 2021

Updated study guide for Service Wide Exam

Prepare for the May 2021 SWE with a new study resource.

March 23, 2021

SAR training options expanded for BM and OS ratings 

SAR courses now available online.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelly Badal, a crew member of Coast Guard Communication Command, works on a computer inside a Coast Guard enhanced mobile incident command post (EMICP) in Bayonne, N.J., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. The EMICP provided a spacious and climate-controlled environment, voice and data connectivity as well as acted as the security command post during the papal visit and United Nations General Assembly in New York. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Frank Iannazzo-Simmons)

March 8, 2021

Sector Commanders moves to virtual training to protect workforce, and increase efficiency 

Sector commander and department head courses have transitioned to a virtual learning environment

Coast Guard service members receive their initial dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., Jan. 8, 2021.

Feb. 26, 2021

Training centers lift restrictions for vaccinated students

Vaccinate before training, to avoid Restriction of Movement (ROM) requirements

Jan. 11, 2021

Solicitation: Maritime Enforcement Specialist Rating Apprenticeship Program

New program accelerates training, reduces A-school time

Dec. 16, 2020

New: Individual Development Plans help plan your career

The new two-page form covers training, education, assignments and more.

Nov. 16, 2020

Increasing boarding officer graduates at the Maritime Law Enforcement Academy for FY21

Fiscal year 2021 training will see an increase of 100 additional seats.

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