CAPE MAY, N.J. — The U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Board of Advisors is holding their semi-annual meeting at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, Thursday, to review and validate the vision, mission, strategic plan and purpose of recruit training.
The board is expected to provide input and support to several training center initiatives and to review analysis regarding changes that were made in the selection and training policies for company commanders who would be responsible for preparing recruits for service. Additionally, they will be looking at the policies for releasing recruit applicants who fail to meet physical fitness standards from duty.
"The board is crucial to our mission success," said Capt. Owen Gibbons, commanding officer of Coast Guard Training Center Cape May. “Their support and advocacy enables us to have a voice at the highest levels of command, which will ensure that the best policies are in place to provide the best quality service to our enlisted service members and to provide the best quality product to the American public.”
In addition to reviewing the needs of the training center, members of the board can get familiarized with the Coast Guard’s relationship to the local area.
“Interactions like this offer senior leaders in our service an opportunity to see, first hand, the relationship the Coast Guard has with Cape May County and why we call this the ‘Coast Guard’s Hometown,” said Gibbons.
The board consists of leaders throughout the Coast Guard including Rear Adm. David Throop, commander of Coast Guard Force Command, Rear Adm. Kurt Hinrichs, director of the Coast Guard’s Reserve and Military Personnel Directorate, Master Chief Steven Cantrell, the service’s top-enlisted advisor, and many others.
The meeting is scheduled to end Friday.
Rear Adm. David Throop, commander, Coast Guard Force Readiness Command, makes comments during a Board of Advisors Meeting, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. The board is holding its semi-annual meeting at the Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, N.J., to discuss issues aimed at ensuring the best practices and policies are in place to ensure mission success. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards)
Members of the Coast Guard's Board of Advisors listen to CDR Richard Scott, the training officer at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., as he discusses the Company Commander application process, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2016. The Board of Advisors acts as an advocate for the training center to the highest levels of command in the service. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards)
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Steven Cantrell, listens during the Board of Advisors meeting aboard Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. Cantrell and other senior leaders throughout the Coast Guard have gathered to discuss policies and procedures concerning recruit basic training in order to ensure that the needs of both the service members and the American public are met. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards)