
Coast Guard Sector Response: Ensigns assigned to sectors also typically perform a duty rotation in the Sector Command Center, which administers, directs, and fuses sector operations on a daily basis on behalf of the sector commander.Coast Guard Sector Prevention: to perform the duties and responsibilities of a prevention officer (focusing on marine safety, vessel inspections, vessel mishap investigations, aids to navigation/waterways) or an enforcement or incident management officer (focusing on law enforcement boardings, pollution investigation and response and operational planning).For any given OCS graduating class, available choices typically include assignment to a/n: Initial assignments will be within one of the 4 main officer operational specialties, including afloat, aviation, prevention and response. In the final stages of OCS, officer candidates compete for positions that will be available to them upon graduation and commissioning. Initial Assignments and Potential Career Paths Individuals who successfully complete Officer Candidate School are commissioned as ensigns (O-1) (note that CG CWOs may be eligible for commissioning as O-2s) in the United States Coast Guard. The Coast Guard is looking to select individuals who have demonstrated the potential to be exceptional leaders for the coveted and critical role of Coast Guard officer. OCS applicants, therefore, should realistically evaluate their leadership experience as well as project and budget management skills to ascertain their relative competitiveness when commencing the OCS application process. Some of these CG members bring years of experience to the table and in some cases will have more years of experience than the officer has been alive. It is an awesome reality that after a mere 17 weeks of training, OCS graduates will be expected to successfully lead CG enlisted members in the execution of CG missions. OCS classes are convened twice a year, in January and in the summer. Officer Candidate School (OCS) is a highly specialized, 17-week course of instruction in leadership, management, navigation, law enforcement, and military subjects. Petersburg, FL.Civilians and current enlisted members of the Coast Guard who seek to advance their leadership and are ready to accept the challenge of greater responsibility in one of the service's many missions may apply for selection as a Coast Guard officer through the Officer Candidate School program. Petersburg Yacht Club, November 13-14 in St. The following schools have earned selection to the 2021 ICSA Match Race National Championship at University of Florida/St. The members of the ICSA Women’s Selection Committee are: Sophia Montgomery, Harvard University ‘25Ĭharlotte Rose, Jacksonville University ‘22 Heather Kerns, Hobart and William Smith College ‘24 The following individuals have earned selection to the 2021 ICSA Women’s Singlehanded National Championship at Severn Sailing Association November 5-6 in Annapolis, MD.Ĭiara Rodriguez-Horan, Tulane University ‘25 The members of the ICSA Coed Selection Committee are:

Nicholas Sessions ’24, Hobart and William Smith Colleges John Kirkpatrick ’22, Stanford Universityĭavid Pearce ’23, U.S. Mary’s College of MarylandĬharles Carraway ’22, Hobart and William Smith CollegesĬameron Feves ’22, George Washington University The following individuals have earned selection to the 2021 ICSA Singlehanded National Championship at Severn Sailing Association November 5-6 in Annapolis, MD.

The fall championships for the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) have confirmed the 18 men and 18 women to compete in the Singlehanded Nationals and the ten schools for the Match Race Nationals.
