Overcoming life’s little obstacles
August 12, 2016 12:00 am
• Last Updated: August 12, 2016 7:48 pm
Members of the Yankee-2 Company and their training cadre encourage swab Sarah Smith across the parallel bars at the start of the obstacle course exercise as the United States Coast Guard Academy Class of 2020, known as swabs, undergo their "sea trials" on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. The daylong series of challenges tests the strength, skills, training and knowledge of the swabs as the last step in their 7-week Swab Summer training. On Monday the members of the class will receive their cadet shoulder boards and officially be welcomed into the academy's corps of cadets. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
New London — Members of the Yankee-2 Company tackle obstacle course exercises as the United States Coast Guard Academy Class of 2020, known as swabs, undergo their "sea trials" on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016.
The daylong series of challenges tests the strength, skills, training and knowledge of the swabs as the last step in their 7-week Swab Summer training.
On Monday the members of the class will receive their cadet shoulder boards and officially be welcomed into the academy's corps of cadets.
Swab Dakota Boll starts up the cargo net as members of Yankee-2 Company of the United States Coast Guard Academy Class of 2020, known as swabs, tackle the obstacle course during their "sea trials" on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. The daylong series of challenges tests the strength, skills, training and knowledge of the swabs as the last step in their 7-week Swab Summer training. On Monday the members of the class will receive their cadet shoulder boards and officially be welcomed into the academy's corps of cadets. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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