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COMPANY COMMANDER SCHOOL The Company Commander School trains the petty officers and chief petty officers that train the recruits. All enlisted personnel assigned to Training Center Cape May as Company Commander, Section Commander and Battalion Commander must attend Company Commander School. This eight week program consist of classroom lectures, practical exercises, role-play scenarios, and case studies involving military drill, leadership, coaching, Standard Operating Procedures for Recruit Training, time and stress management and physical
fitness. In addition to successful competition of the school, the prospective Company Commander must be certified as an instructor and must be approved by a Board composed of the Regimental Officer, the Battalion Officer and the Battalion Commander. After being certified the Company Commander will serve several tours as an Assistant Company Commander before becoming a Lead Company Commander. Company Commander and other Recruit Regimental assignments are special duty assignments. Members interested in Company Commander duty must meet the requirements as outlined in Articles 4.E.2.a and 4.E.8 of COMDINST M1000.6, Coast Guard Personnel Manual. In summary, members must meet the eligibility requirements for special duty assignments and meet the additional following qualifications: |
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 You will begin your adventures with the United States Coast Guard by arriving at the Philadelphia International Airport. Once you arrive, you are required to retrieve your bags, then report immediately to the USO which is located in Terminal D. If your flight is delayed and the USO folks have gone home, they will leave directions for you on the USO door.
BM2 Rule Gets Some Face Time With a Happy Recruit! USCG photo by BREWER, BRANDON PA1 |
Cape May Info The Coast Guards presence in Cape May has continued to positively impact the economy, local businesses and schools throughout the years. Of the 645 Coast Guardsmen and families in Cape May, 348 live off-base and 135 attend Cape Mays public elementary school all boosting the Cape May City economy. The tip of Cape May has always been a reference point for mariners sailing the coastal waters. The Cold Spring Life Saving Station (now the home of the Kiwanis Club on Beach Drive) was built by the federal Life Saving Service, a forerunner of the Coast Guard. It held a lifeboat which would be quickly launched through the surf and rowed to a ship in distress. The eastern-most part of Cape May where the base is located has been called Sewells Point since 1868 when William J. Sewell built his Fish House restaurant there. On April 14, 1917, the Navy took over Sewells Point and converted it into a training base. On the Naval Base grounds, over 300 men built the largest aircraft hanger in the country to house the dirigible ZR-2. When the airship crashed into the English Channel on its trial run, interest diminished and the structure remained empty for years and was eventually demolished. During this time the Coast Guard also established air facilities for planes used in coastal patrols and in support of the Customs Department. This continued until February of 1941, when more acreage was filled in and a larger airstrip constructed, serving as a training base for Navy aircraft carrier pilots. During this time, the Coast Guard maintained an anti-submarine base here. In 1946, the Navy again relinquished the base and a handful of Coast Guardsmen stayed. The Coast Guard base has remained in Cape May since 1948. |
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Great Coast Guard History Site! |
 Click on Picture to read this article which will give you a glimpse of the first several days of Coast Guard basic training as the recruits see it. |
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 Old Main Gate to TRACEN Cape May . |
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