The US Coast Guard Training Center at Cape May tells the story of the Center from Navy Section Base 9 to the only recruit training center in the US. Commissioned as Navy Section Base 9 in 1917, the US Coast Guard Training Center at Cape May stands on the site of a former amusement park that bordered the Atlantic Ocean a few miles east of Cape May in southern New Jersey. Dirigibles, submarines, and minesweepers were based here during World War I. Because of its proximity to the ocean and Delaware Bay, the base was used by Coast Guard patrol boats and cutters to chase rumrunners during Prohibition in the 1920s. An airfield was established adjacent to the base in 1926, and in 1940, both combined to become Naval Air Station Cape May. The station protected the coast line from German U-boats during World War II. The Coast Guard took over the facility in 1946, and in 1948, the base became the only recruit training center in the country, today graduating more than 4,000 recruits per year.

Includes list of aviator numbers (names of all those who earned pilots wings, 1916-1996.

The Cape May Preparation Guide! Congratulations for making the decision to join the greatest military the world has ever known. Of these five branches of the U.S. military, the USCG has been ranked as the most intellectually demanding and second only to the U.S. Marines in physicality. This is why you will need a preparation guide and every advantage that you can acquire before entering the gates of Cape May NJ. I have written this book specifically to help prepare you for the most challenging aspects of basic training as a potential future recruit, along with helpful hints from myself and fellow Coasties. As a USCG Veteran, I will help to mentor you and pass down the knowledge that my shipmates and I never received prior to our training. No matter what has led you to join the CG, you should take basic training seriously. In my basic training experience, I watched helplessly as so many of my shipmates tapped out due to stress or were reverted due to the inability to endure the rigorous demands of our Company Commanders. The last thing that you want to do at Cape May is spend more time there as a recruit! Use the accumulated knowledge of this book in preparation to shipping off for basic training and your chances for success will be greatly improved. Yes "it's only 8 weeks," but how will your 8 weeks at TRACEN Cape May be remembered and how will your Coast Guard career commence? Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... history of the uscg the company commander week by week guide fitness assessment and prep plan phonetic alphabet, military time, international flags rates and ranks chain of command marksmanship and nomenclature marching and manual of arms nautical knots Much, much, more!

The Coast Guard Boot Camp Survival Guide is what I wish I had before I went to basic training in Cape May New Jersey. If I had something as helpful as this guide I may had an easier time and known what better to expect; maybe I wouldn't have been reverted or sent to RAMP. There is a lot of information that you will need to know during boot camp and the Coast Guard's Helmsman is just the tip of the iceberg for required knowledge. Whether you want to make the Coast Guard a career, join for the benefits, or learn a new skill, boot camp is your first challenge. By studying this guide in it's entirety, you will be better prepared and come into Training Center Cape May with an edge over everyone else. With less time worrying about your required knowledge you can focus more time on becoming a better recruit so you can eventually become a Coast Guardsman.

While the Coast Guards many battles at sea in the War on Drugs are widely known, its participation in the ground offensive is not. Indeed, the Guard didnt just send its cutters to interdict narcotics-laden vessels attempting to bring their illicit cargo into Uncle Sams territorial waters, it sent ground troops to foreign lands to train their forces and, when necessary, directly engage the enemy. But to create the type of force needed was no small task and would not be without tribulation, both from within and outside the organization. The road traveled to complete the mission was laden with obstacles. This is not a story about the Coast Guard you know, or think you know. Rather, this is a story about the other side, the side that history nearly forgot; not the standard, but the antithesis of standard. It is a story that will undoubtedly make even the most seasoned Coast Guardsmen question their understanding of the organization to which they belong. To be sure, This is not your fathers Coast Guard.