My entry day is the 28th! I’m so excited and so scared. This will help lots, thank you.

@sunnyskiesandgoodvibes7200

3 жыл бұрын

June 29, 2015. That along with graduation are the two dates I remember from the Academy. Try your hardest!

@snxcsnxc5399

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Angel nice to meet you! You will do great I work in the scullery stop by and say hi it's nice too meet new cadets my name is Erika

@johnczech7074

3 жыл бұрын

You're going to do great!

@sunnyskiesandgoodvibes7200

3 жыл бұрын

Swab Summer and really CGA is a huge mind game. Don't let that get to you. Sadly I didn't pick up on that right away. It's like a boat. It only sinks if you let the water from the outside in!

This is awesome Erin giving back and helping the new cadets coming in. You are such an inspiration to others great advice great tips. I can't wait myself to see how Swab summer goes.

Excellent!! It's amazing to me how things have not changed in 40 years! Lol! Same emotions, same hopes, same fears. Thank you Erin and happy memorial day!

wow this is gonna help me so much this summer!!!!! thanks, Miss Edwards!!!!

Thank you for the videos. I plan to write to my nephew weekly while during his Swab Summer this year. I am so excited for him. Your videos give me a great insight into his new adventures. The Academy is lucky to get him.

@ERINandNOLAN

3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! He is lucky to have so much support!

Thanks for all your videos. My son reports for Swearing Day on June 28.

Watching your video reminded me of my experiences in boot camp. Frankly, we were so busy all the time that I wasn't homesick. My first Christmas away from home was way worse since I knew I wouldn't be seeing my folks. Thanks for your insight. Another awesome video! Semper Paratus!

Thanks Erin. My son will be joining you all at the USCGA this coming Swab Summer, and all you're saying hits home. As much as I want him to spread his wings and fly, I already miss him. But more so, I'm so very happy for the experiences I know he'll have, the growth and amazing opportunities. Thanks for the tips and insights. You're helping create an extended community for those of us preparing for these next amazing chapters. God bless you and thank you for your amazing videos.

@ERINandNOLAN

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this super kind comment. I’ll be praying as he begins his journey! It’s a super exciting transitional time! Best of luck to you all!

Can you please make a how to get into the coast guard academy vid

Erin, Great Video. I watched it when you put it out but failed to comment. Great Tips and Suggestions...I really like the "plan for moving as a group". My Swab Summer experience was a long time ago...and the memory of it is a little hazy...but a few things remain crystal clear: (1) Back then, when we walked into Chase Hall we had to hand over a check for initial uniform issue. In my family we didn't write checks before we needed to...so there I was writing the check on the hood of my parents car outside Chase Hall while Dad was watching over my shoulder and Cadre were yelling at my new classmates and me to "move it, move it, ..." My hand was shaking so much I could barely sign my name. Dad said, very STERNLY... "Knock it off, get it done!" Mom stayed in the car to hide her tears. (2) I had home sickness and questioned my decision to attend CGA. One of my Cadre saw I was struggling, but didn't want me to leave. He encouraged me to talk to the Track Coach since that was a sport I planned to do. I went to Leamy Hall one day at lunch, the Track Coach wasn't there, but the Athletic Director saw me, clearly not where I was supposed to be and looking upset. He stopped me and asked what I was doing there, and then we sat on a bench ourside the door to Leamy and talked for about 45 minutes (or so). He helped me sort through my feelings (and yes fears), and realize that CGA had a lot to offer. I was a new Cadet after that. I found out years later that Dad had a phone call with my Summer Ensign (supervisor of the Cadre for our Company). The Summer Ensign told Dad he would have to "give permission in writing" to let me leave... but he told Dad..."don't be in a hurry to send the letter"... and suggested Mom send some home made baked goods... a few days later I got a box of Mom's fabulous Chocolate Chip Cookies!!! Yum!! Bottom line... as you state in your video, Swab Summer is tough...but it's not impossible. It's all very dooable and the 1st step in becoming a Coast Guard Officer. Go into it with an open mind, that you're going to take each day and event as it comes and hang in there...You can do it! I have thanked God many times for the Cadre who saw I was struggling emotionally, the Summer Ensign who didn't want me to leave, and having the Athletic Director be in the right place at the right time to help me make the right decision...and it was right for me...resulting in an exciting and rewarding 30 year career.

Congrats!

Maybe I can apply this information to AIM in July.

I'm gonna be a great grand cadre!

I am apart of the class of 2026 and start on June 27!!

Do you have video's of your first year as an officer in the CG???

What happens if you don’t meet the height and weight standards on R day?

Erin, My son will start is journey at USCGA this coming Swab Summer. Your videos have been super helpful. I have a question about the dorm rooms. Will my son be able to connect to the WiFi in his room? His grandparents wanted to buy him a digital frame for his room that family can send him pictures and also can do video calling. Will the frame work in his room? Also, what cellphone plan should we be looking at? Have you done any videos on using the 529 plan, that was saved for college, at USCGA?

@ERINandNOLAN

Жыл бұрын

While I was at the academy, we could only have our laptop and phones (I ended up using my unlimited data plan instead for my phone) on the wifi. With 1000+ cadets using it, it got bogged down sometimes. I know they were working on expanding wifi but I wouldn’t plan on him being able to connect that many devices. As far as cell phone plans, I personally was fortunate enough to stay on my family’s plan throughout the academy because it was cheaper to pay them than have my own. Some families decided to have their child pay for their own plan. It’s really up to what you decide as a family. And I’m not too familiar with the 529. I know Nolan’s family ended up using his for his siblings and it could also be saved for grandchildren down the line since it doesn’t expire. There are some expenses like uniforms, and books that cadets have to pay for out of pocket that I know some scholarships I had covered but I’m not sure if they would qualify as education expenses under the 529 🤔

@kristnhartman8246

Жыл бұрын

@@ERINandNOLAN Thank you!!!!

Can you bring instruments?

@ERINandNOLAN

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! You’ll just put them in the band room when you get there

hehe love you

civvies as a swab ?????

@ERINandNOLAN

3 жыл бұрын

Only once the summer is over and you’re at a sponsor families house or out of the radius!