CGA Parents Association

Welcome!

As you are likely to be interested in the well-being of the Corp of Cadets at the US Coast Guard Academy, we hope you will become active in our organization. Please read through the pages of this site and feel free to contact one of the many member volunteers who would like to welcome you to the National Parents Association. We will be working on many important projects in the coming year. We would enjoy your friendship, support, and camaraderie in helping us help the Academy and the Corps of Cadets.

Links of Interest

1/10/2012
The Alumni Association is now on Twitter

Follow us @CGA_Alumni, where we will be tweeting about the latest happenings at the Academy, the Alumni Association and beyond. Don't forget that we are also on Facebook and LinkedIn!


1/9/2012
Academy Expels 14 for Synthetic Marijuana Use

An investigation recently completed and reviewed by academy officials found that 14 cadets were involved in the improper use of a synthetic substance that mimics the effects of marijuana. Eight others have been implicated in the incident or are under investigation.


1/9/2012
Commandant Address Cadets, emphasizing importance of CG History

In a speech to the Corps of Cadets, ADM Bob Papp '75 shared insight on the Coast Guard’s rich history and how each moment in time becomes part of the fabric of our service, interlaced with ideals, values and character. “History is more than just our story. It also contains our values. Values you can seek to reflect ‒ of both individual accomplishment and collectively as a service,” Papp told the Corps.


1/5/2012
USCG Releases Top Ten Videos of 2011

The 2011 Video of the Year contest is in full swing with voting open through Jan. 13, 2012. To vote for your favorite video, choose "Like" on the Coast Guard's Facebook page - or on the Coast Guard's YouTube 2011 Videos of the Year playlist.


11/3/2011
VIDEO: New L44s under sail on the Thames

Watch this great video of the first two L44s under sail on the Thames River.


  

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