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July 31, 2024

Resilience Coordinators are ready to help you be stronger, happier, and healthier

100 Coasties are trained to help their shipmates. Here's how.

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy welcomes 300 young women and men to the Class of 2027 for Day One, June 26, 2023. Day One marks the start of Swab Summer, an intensive seven-week program that prepares students for military and Academy life. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matt Thieme)

July 16, 2024

Coast Guard updates Swab Summer for incoming Academy cadets

Service adds new oversight, alters training structure

A Coast Guard small boat crew assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute (WMEC 620) gets underway in the North Caribbean Sea, July 15, 2023, Resolute was deployed in support of Homeland Security Task Force Southeast and Operation Vigilant Sentry to conduct migrant interdiction, deterrence, and maritime safety and security missions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Deal)

July 2, 2024

Coast Guard building better system to get operational decisionmakers the data they need

Project Minerva to improve Maritime Domain Awareness and accelerate ability to act.

The Parental Leave Augmentation Program was born from the CG’s Women’s Retention RAND study, with a purpose of alleviating the guilt our female members experience from extended absences away while balancing the physical demands and desires to have a child.

June 11, 2024

Five years of the Parental Leave Augmentation Program

Through the program, reservists have helped hundreds of Coast Guard families take needed time to welcome new children.

A graphic encouraging viewers to attend an ask me anything pertaining to the enlisted performance qualifications (EPQs) on June 12, 2024.

June 6, 2024

ForceCom hosts an Ask Me Anything on the effort to improve the EPQs

Find out how you can help inform the revision of the enlisted performance qualifications (EPQs).

June 5, 2024

OPM streamlines the Continuity OER

Continuity OER timeline extended to 24 months to reduce paperwork.

June 3, 2024

The Coast Guard’s Online World of Learning to go-live on June 10

Jump into the legacy LMS to print your transcript.

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May 31, 2024

Coast Guard announces new recruiting initiative beta test

Prospective recruits may now be eligible to enlist under the Return to You Program, which guarantees their first assignment after basic training will be close to home.

May 23, 2024

New Officer Assignment Shopping List offers improved user experience

List gives officers expanded access to billet availability info.

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May 21, 2024

Strengthening service culture – Full speed ahead

Working together we will ensure our culture reflects our core values.