Cadet second class Tyler Bland calls out for members of Foxtrot platoon of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 to sound-off as they recite the core values of the academy on the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Members of Golf platoon of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 form up for the first time as they report-in for the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Members of Delta platoon of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 march from their check-in to Chase Hall to report-in for the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Cadets first class Betsy Carter, left, and Lauren Hatfield, review the schedule for members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 as they report-in for the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Chris McMunn, Director of Operations at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy addresses members of the Class of 2025 as they arrive to report-in for the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Hope Shales, of New Orleans, stands at the front of her row as members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 report-in for the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Swab Veronica Krystofik, of Colchester, holds the door for members Foxtrot platoon of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 as they arrive at the barbershop during the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Barber Ricardo Baez cuts swab Sean Gorman's hair as members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 report-in for the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Cadet second class Phoebe Stevens calls out for members of Foxtrot platoon of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 to sound-off on the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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A members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 holds his copy of the Running Light swab guidebook as the class reports-in for the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Swab Railey Ann Westervelt, right, of Mystic, adjusts her cap during uniform issues on the first day of Swab Summer for members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Members of Hotel platoon of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 line the corridor in Chase Hall as they report-in for the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Members of Delta platoon of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 take a water break on the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Cadet Second class Olivia Oyola marches Delta platoon down Bear Drive as members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 report-in for the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Swab Sarah Katz is embraced by her family, brothers Gabriel, 15, and Joshua 12, and parents Kim and Doug, as the members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 take their 15-minutes of family time after their swearing-in on the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Solomon Ashby, III, embraces his parents, Solomon, Jr. and Adrienne as the members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 take their 15-minutes of family time after their swearing-in on the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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U.S. Navy Capt. Luke Greene, right, salutes his daughter Madelyn, as her sisters Katherine and Allison watch, as the members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 take their 15-minutes of family time after their swearing-in on the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Swab Grace Flynn and fellow Echo platoon swabs study their Running Light guidebooks as members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 report-in for the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Delta Platoon swabs Thomas Manley, left, Jonathan Northcutt, center, and Glory Blethen stand at the head of each of their squads as their company drills on the Washington Parade Field on the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021 at the the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Swab Mason LaForte, of Waterford, center, listens to instructions from his training cadre cadets as the members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 report-in for the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Swab Kyle Jacobson, right, of Waterford, studies his Running Light guidebook with fellow Echo platoon swabs as the members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 report-in for the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Cadet Tyler Bland marks the spot for members of Foxtrot platoon to square their turn as the members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 form up for their swearing-in on the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Swab Jack Derry, center, of East Lyme, sounds off as Alfa platoon takes accountability before marching out to take their oath of office on for the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 form up into their platoons to march onto the Washington Parade Field to take their oath of office on the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 form up on the Washington Parade Field to take their oath on the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 file onto the bleacher for their class photo on the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 sit for their class photo on the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Claude S. Campbell, Veterans Affairs/Military Caseworker and Outreach Assistant for U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, left, meets with swabs Nicholas Folkes, center, and Shawna-Marie Sinclair, both from Jamaica, as the members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2025 take their 15-minutes of family time after their swearing-in on the first day of Swab Summer Monday, June 28, 2021. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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