United States Coast Guard Academy - Tide Rips Yearbook (New London, CT)

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REAR ADMIRAL JAMES PINE Superintendent of the Academy COMMANDER H. S. SHARP Commandant of Cadets ' H

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VICE ADMIRAL RUSSELL R. WAESCHE Commandant oi the Coast Guard ADMIRAL ERNEST J. KING Commander in Chief oi the United States Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations

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AND thus it all began in the lethargic pause of mid-July. For some, this was the first step toward a career and fol- lowed closely upon the solemnity of high school commencement a few days before. For others, older and more seasoned by years on the campus or in the factory, it was the taking up of a new career, and all felt that curious ache in the stomach experienced by the master of a ship when he ventures into unknown waters. Certainly, the question uppermost in the minds of all of us was What will this day bring? Somewhere in the vast area of the United States, a train sped over the rails, each click of the wheels diminishing the dis- tance between the Class of 1945 and New London, Connecticut. The long ride provided a lot of time for meditation. Letters of recommendation, exams, physical exams accompanied by the usual questioning and probing — all these preliminaries were of the past, and the appointment to cadetship was an accomplished fact. Few of us knew much of the Coast Guard and what sort of reception we would receive here. The Academy was sort of CAPTAIN (E) W. M. PRALL Maintenance Officer CAPTAIN N. F. HAUGEN Executive Ofiicei