Dolphins following Barque Eagle as it goes from Savannah to Wilmington with Coast Guard Academy swabs from companies D, E, F on board.
US COAST GUARD ACADEMY, Conn. — The Academy's Class of 2014 began their military training as they arrived here Monday, June 28, 2010 for Reporting-In Day (R-Day). Just 385 of the 4580 students who applied to the Academy were accepted for the Class of 2014, of which approximately 290 will accept their appointment and report-in. Reporting-In Day marks the traditional start of Swab Summer, an intense seven-week training program designed to transform civilian students into military men and women ready to accept the challenges that await them in their pursuit to become Coast Guard officers. During their first day at the Academy, the swabs will cycle through haircuts, uniform issue, drill practice and various types of administration in-processing. At the conclusion of R-Day, members of the new class march onto Washington Parade Field, raise their right hand and swear an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. The new cadets come from all walks of life, from 39 states and the two territories of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
Reporting-In Day at US Coast Guard Academy in New London, Ct.