How hard is it to get into the Coast Guard?

Here is a quick breakdown of each week in the Coast Guard Basic training so you can understand the difficulty level:

• Week One

  Week one mostly consists of in-processing for recruits, including medical and dental checkups, and a fitness test.

• Week Two

  Week two includes early morning workouts and exercise routines, a swim assessment test, and conditioning to adjust to the training life of Coast Guard recruits.

• Week Three

  Week three focuses on drills, which are exercises and practices that help recruits work together as a team or unit.

• Week Four

  Week four sees recruits participating in a somewhat brutal physical fitness test. Recruits will also be mentally challenged by having to take their mid-term examination.

• Week Five

  Drill rehearsal is the primary focus of week five as recruits prepare for their graduation.

• Week Six

  Week six focuses on firearms training for Coast Guard recruits. Lots of classroom time and time at the gun range occur during this week, and those events are also broken up by a Pugil stick battle.

• Week Seven

  Week seven is a comprehensive week that makes sure that recruits are well-prepared to execute their jobs in the Coast Guard. It includes the final examination process which determines whether or not recruits can graduate.