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What United States Coast Guard grads actually do

Based on 87 notable United States Coast Guard alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

military officer
75
university teacher
4
military personnel
4
astronaut
3
politician
3
deputy managing director
2
special agent
2
lawyer
2
engineer
2
kickboxer
1
actor
1
screenwriter
1

Notable United States Coast Guard alumni

J. William Kime
J. William Kime
military officer
Robert A. Duin
Robert A. Duin
military officer
William D. Baumgartner
William D. Baumgartner
military officer
James S. Gracey
James S. Gracey
military officer
Don "The Dragon" Wilson
Don "The Dragon" Wilson
kickboxer · actor
Terry M. Cross
Terry M. Cross
military officer
Robert C. Parker
Robert C. Parker
military officer
David Caron
David Caron
jurist · university teacher

Salary outlook for top United States Coast Guard career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
lawyer
10th–90th percentile: $69,760$239,200
$145,760
median / yr
engineer
10th–90th percentile: $62,130$177,020
$111,970
median / yr

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About United States Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), located in New London, Connecticut, is the U.S. service academy specifically for the United States Coast Guard. Founded in 1876, the academy provides education to future Coast Guard officers in one of nine major fields of study. Students are officers-in-training, and are referred to as cadets. Upon graduation, cadets receive a Bachelor of Science degree and commission in the U.S. Coast Guard as an ensign. In exchange for their debt-free education valued at over $500,000, graduates incur a five-year active-duty service obligation, with additional years if the graduate attends flight school or subsequent government-funded graduate school. Out of approximately 300 cadets entering the academy each summer, around 250 graduate. Cadets choose from nine majors, with a curriculum that is graded according to their performance in a holistic program of academics, military bearing, physical fitness, character, and leadership. Cadets are required to adhere to the academy's "Honor Concept," "Who lives here reveres honor, honors duty," which is emblazoned in the walls of the academy's entrance. The academy's motto is Scientiæ Cedit Mare, which is Latin for "the sea yields to knowledge". Its academic programs are accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.

Source: Wikipedia · Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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