U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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1. Congratulation, you are about to start on the path to becoming a Coast Guard officer! Before classes begin, you must be indoctrinated into cadet life in a program known as what? Plebe Summer Academy Indoctrination Mission Basic Cadet Training Swab Summer

2. As a cadet, you will be living in what building named after a Treasury Secretary? Hamilton Hall Bancroft Hall Chase Hall Munroe Hall

3. All right! You have survived your first week and it is time for church. Nearby the chapel is a tomb. Who does it belong to? Signalman First Class Douglas Munroe Alexander Hamilton Captian Hopley Yeaton Captain Mike Healy

4. What building was named after the United State's first Treasury Secretary? Hamilton Hall Yeaton Hall Roland Hall Waesche Hall

5. You are a Swab eating in Chase Hall's wardroom. "Leave at will" has been granted, so you are allow to leave the table immeadiately. True False

6. What publication will be your primary source of indoctrination information? Rules of the Road Smart Book Running Light Manual of Swab Knowledge

7. Congratulations, you have made it through Swab Summer! You will now be presented your Fourth Class shoulder boards and be accepted into the Corps of Cadets. What best describes your new insignia? A shield with one thin gold horizontal stripe A shield with a thick gold horizontal stripe A shield only with no stripes A shield with one gold diagonal stripe

8. The highlight of Swab Summer is the week long cruise on the Eagle. In what year did the Coast Guard acquire this wonderful vessel? Answer: (A year)

9. What kind of function would you probably NOT attend at Leamy Hall? A speech A wedding A formal dance A church group meeting

10. What is the Coast Guard Academy's mascot? Goat Bear Falcon Mule

11. In what building is the Academy's library? Chase Hall Michel Hall Roland Hall Waesche Hall

12. You decided to join the offshore sailing team. Your team takes a boat out to race across Long Island Sound. What shipyard to you pass on the river's far bank? Bath Iron Works Bollinger General Dynamics Electric Boat Newport News Shipbuilding

13. What insignia does a cadet wear on their combination cover and garrison caps? Fouled anchor with a single star Anchor with a shield Eagle with an anchor Crossed anchors with a lifesaver

14. You have an exchange cadet from West Point, John Smith, in your fall semester company. How do you greet him in the barracks? Good morning, Mister Smith Good morning, Cadet Smith What's up? Salute and say "Good morning, sir"

15. You pass a group of people wearing Coast Guard uniforms, but have silver stripes on their shoulder boards. What organization are they with? Coast Guard Reserves Canadian Coast Guard Air Force Coast Guard Auxillary

16. What is the PRIMARY function of the Navy base just up stream and across the river from the Coast Guard Academy? Aviation Submarines Surface vessels Administration

17. Rifle drill is an important military tradition, even for the Coast Guard. What weapon do cadets drill with? M14 M1903 M16A1 M1 Garand

18. On what river is the U.S. Coast Guard Academy located? Severn Thames Hudson Merrimac

19. What is significant of "100th Day"? Fourth Class cadets get "carry on" for the day All of the these Second Class cadets square corners and spew indoc First Class cadets celebrate 100 days until graduation

20. Attending the Coast Guard Academy for four years is only way to receive a Coast Guard ensign's commission. True False