Jennifer McDermott, The Day of New LondonAfrican-AmericanCoast Guard Cadet Diversity Surges With Minority WaveSwabs, or cadets, from racial and ethnic minority groups make up 24 percent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Class of 2014—the second highest percentage in the school’s history, surpassed only by one class that was a percentage point higher.July 5, 2010Page 1 of 1
