Coast Guard training lasts about eight weeks and is designed to be tough. ... uniform issue begins, ... Many recruits find this the most difficult period in boot camp.

From the intense 13-week transformation at Marine Corps boot camp to the streamlined training for Air Force and Space ... and the Coast Guard’s maritime ... What It Takes to Earn Each Uniform.

I write this blog, “Leading with Character,” to give back a little bit for all the US Coast Guard gave me during my 40 years in uniform. ... Recruits from boot camp company Quebec-200 graduate Coast ...