Budget Cuts: A Case Study

According to Baddour (2017), This article is about how the President proposed a budget cut that would cut funding for certain community block grants. The budget cut will affect the senior citizens of America. The proposed budget cuts will affect the Meals on Wheels program in Houston, Texas that serves our senior citizens. The Meals on Wheels program is a cheaper reliable way to feed the seniors. The President proposed budget cut also cuts funding for other federal programs such as, the Women Infants and Children nutrition program (WIC), the Supplemental Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), National Institute of Health (NIH) and after school programs. There is a proposed $6 billion cut to the NIH and a $3.7 billion cut to after school programs.

“As the area manager, I’m the link between the JROTC units within my area of responsibility and the navy. My area, area ten, is all of Texas east of Uvalde Texas, so I have 57 high schools that I am responsible for that have navy JROTC, and I’m their link back to the navy”

Recent changes to the High Year Tenure (HYT) waiver process timeline at the E6-E8 level for fiscal year 2016 are too short. This change has caused extremely compressed timelines for members to make the necessary preparations after they have been identified for mandatory retirement. It has also led to uncertainty months into the assignment year for units with HYT candidates. The Coast Guard needs to expand the E6-E8 HYT waiver timeline to align with the E3-E5 HYT waiver timeline.

With the Coast Guard’s High Year Tenure (HYT) policy, Career Retention Screening Panel (CRSP), and the reduction of recruits going through boot camp Air Station Atlantic City is currently seeing out of its 132 available billets, 12 E-7 and above, 16 Aviation Survivalist Technicians, 6 retirements from HYT, 3 civilian jobs currently being filled by Coast Guard personnel, and additionally 17 billets are currently not filled. This brings CGAS Atlantic City Enlisted Aviation Engineering personnel (that are able to go to the NCRADF) to 71 personnel. These available personnel cover the Area of Operations (AOR) with two Bravo Ready crews and go to NCRADF. The empty PAL vacancies, as well as the NCRADF, were not thought of when Brooklyn Air Station and Cape May Air Station were merged to create CGAS Atlantic City. Such a shortage of personnel has led to a myriad of personnel going to the NCRADF on back to back deployment. Each deployment they are away from their families is for 21 days and after a four

One of the most important things that is preparing me for success at the Academy is the transition from civilian to military life. Being an active member of the United States Coast Guard while being a student is showcasing the importance of how I hold myself. Not only am I a CGAS student, but I also wear the Coast Guard uniform. Being active duty means that I represent the entire service and must be responsible for my actions:

- MID-TERM Counseling for E-3/4 is coming. It is mandatory for All Hands to receive a Mid-Term Counseling. Once you have completed your MID-Term Counseling you will report completion to me. I do not need to see the MID-TERM but I will receive a recall list indicating completed. Ensure you write in the MID-TERM each Sailor's role and responsibility within their Division and in the Navy.

However, with so many challenges that occur every day, nut one thing remains the same. It’s Coast Guardsmen, who are called upon to complete the day’s most daunting or mundane tasks regardless of their rank or skill level. It’s Coast Guardsmen, who are relied upon to successfully accomplish the mission using teamwork, judgment and leadership day in and day out.

While the investigation into the Forrestal mishap did not attribute faults with ordnance handling, it was critical in aspects of damage control and flight deck fire training. Specifically, the Judge Advocate General Investigation found that the “damage control and firefighting equipment carried aboard the Forrestal was inadequate, and many members were poorly trained” (Stewart, 2004). As a result, the primary recommendation ensured all Sailors that work on the flight deck attend firefighting within 6 months of checking onboard, and receive refresher training every three years thereafter. After a discussion of the recommended changes, it leads to a discussion of how these changes have affected current

1. Senior Enlisted Reserve Advisors (SERA) do not have enough drill time to be responsive to the readiness needs of the reserve force. In between duty weekends many reserve related matters need attention in order to maintain reserve readiness. These matters vary from meeting with the Officer in Charge to working with a sector yeoman on a reenlistment. During the week a SERA may need to coordinate with the unit training officer to verify training activities or check in with a reserve member to make sure they’re studying for a board. The issue is that SERAs spend a significant amount of time in between drill weekends tending to the needs of the reserve program. The Coast Guard should consider offering SERAs additional compensation or drill time so they can more effectively manage reserve readiness.

Implementing change can be an extremely difficult task for organizations to implement. Even changes that are deemed completely necessary can be difficult for organizations fully implement. The Coast Guard Academy is not exempt from this and must work extremely hard to implement necessary changes to ensure that cadets graduate as sound leaders in the Coast Guard. One change to the Coast Guard Academy that could aid in cadet development is the refurbishment of the classroom 002. The room is frequently used by management and operations research majors because of the computers in the room. While many lessons are learned in the room, the room is decrepit and does not foster a learning environment as well as other classrooms with computers.

The US Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City Clinic has a long tradition serving the men and women of the United States Coast Guard station in the Western Great Lakes region. This vital health care facility ensure the overall health and well-being of those in service to our country. The service they provide is a critical component, which is unlike any health care service seen in the civilian community. The impact they have on this region is immeasurable, without the support of this facility, the men and women who serve the people of this region would not be possible. This report examined the strengths, weakness, and opportunities as well as the threats that Air Station Traverse City face each and every day. The greatest threat reflects the

The WRD is limited by the bureaucratic nature of its supervising organization, the Marine Corps. Most current recommendations can only produce incremental change with a narrow scope. It appears there must be a larger transformation of the Marine Corps’ overall organizational culture and its ensuing bureaucracy before real change can be enacted in highly technical departments such as the WRD. While parties, such as a group of USC graduate students, may conduct research and produce recommendations, the current military culture does not appear amenable to or sincerely consider external analysis and input. Therefore, whenever possible, future research must focus around collaborating with Marine Corps commanders to establish and detail prospects

The Coast Guard must implement a program to capture valuable experience gained on board OPC at locations where it is most needed, directing a follow-on tour at a homeport for the Cutter class. Under this program Electronics Technicians rotating from an OPC will expect a follow on tour at a unit providing depot level support to OPC. For the first three years following delivery of Hull number one this unit will be the Maintenance Augmentation Team (MAT) at home port number one, Los Angeles, CA. After the initial three years the choices will expand to include Seattle, WA, followed by Pensacola, FL, Charleston, SC, Portsmouth, VA, and Boston, MA. Technicians need not be restricted to their current homeport; however, such a restriction would realize a cost savings to the PCS account. Opportunity for geo-stability provides an incentive for technicians to volunteer for OPC assignment, at no cost to the Government. There will be periodic cases where more technicians are rotating from an OPC than can be captured in open support billets. These cases will be addressed via triage, authorizing the Assignment Officer to issue orders for the excess personnel according to normal

The summer of my Junior year I had talked to my uncle about his life as a Navy SEAL. After talking with him about the Navy, I had discovered that the armed forces has the potential to produce rewarding careers. After researching more about the armed forces and the duties and responsibilities of each branch, I found the Coast Guard and a life at sea as a career that I could picture myself doing for the rest of my life. From the virtual shadow I learned that navigational skills and a third mate’s deck license was required to sail unlimited tonnage vessels as a shipmate. Shipmates must also have knowledge in the area of public safety and security since they are responsible for not only themselves, but the other people aboard their ship. Some of the basic responsibilities that a shipmate has is to be able to steer and navigate vessels using compasses or lighthouses. After shadowing a shipmate, I believe that this career is the one that I am most likely to pursue. I’m going to pursue this career because it provides both a physical and mental challenge that greatly interests

As practical as the solution was securing appropriations to pay for construction was not. LT Costa championed for urgent renovations during a scarce budget environment. He succeeded, defusing raising tensions with his outspoken advocacy and attainment to modernize the unit’s infrastructure to accommodate the Coast Guard’s workforce of