The grueling basic training for fledgling cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, known as swab summer, is being revamped this year in light of a sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the prestigious Connecticut service academy.
Swabs march under the eye of second class cadets known as cadre at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Monday, July 15, 2024, in New London, Conn. Swabs read the “Running Light” guidebook during Swab Summer indoctrination at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Monday, July 15, 2024, in New London, Conn. The training program designed to transform civilian students into military members with guidance from the team of second class cadets known as cadre.
Changing the climate of swab summer is one of seven actions the academy was instructed to take following revelations the Coast Guard kept secret a probe called Operation Fouled Anchor. The investigation found that dozens of sexual assault and harassment cases involving cadets from 1990 to 2006 had beenFrance beats Argentina 1-0 to reach Olympics men’s soccer semifinals.
Months later, the swabs have learned that the cadre, whom they still call sir and ma’am, can tell them what to do and get them in trouble. A new program called shield training was implemented this year to emphasize the Coast Guard’s core values of honor, respect and devotion to duty. Every night after tired swabs have showered — some in individual stalls that were recently built to provide privacy — they break into groups with a cadre member to go over a lesson and discuss what happened that day with their squad.
But the changes have been met with skepticism by some past and present Coasties, the nickname for Coast Guard members. “We’ve got a lot of trust that we’ve got to earn back,” said Cmdr. Krystyn Pecora, who attended the academy 20 years ago. “And so I can appreciate that skepticism.”
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