Coast Guard Academy Challenge Coins
Celebrate a Top Notch Education With Coast Guard Academy Challenge Coins
The Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT has come a long way from its humble beginnings in 1876. In those days, classes were held on a two-masted topsail schooner and there were only nine students. The Academy has since grown into one of the nation’s most prestigious institutions of higher learning. Students who study at the Coast Guard Academy go on to not only distinguish themselves within the Coast Guard, but also in different industries and within the sciences. As a combined place of higher education, athletics and military discipline, the Coast Guard Academy is an intensive place of study. Throughout a cadet’s four years there, they’ll have the opportunity to earn multiple Coast Guard challenge coins.
Signature Coins has been providing custom challenge coins to members of the U.S. Armed Forces since the year 2000. In that time, we’ve learned as much as possible about the needs of our military customers. Our custom challenge coins are the perfect item for recognition of cadets and soldiers who have distinguished themselves in multiple ways. Introducing cadets to the military challenge coin tradition at this stage in their military careers gets them prepared for it going forward and gives them an incentive to dig deep in order to earn the coins when they can. Here at Signature Coins, we’re excited to create the first challenge coins these officers will see!
Coast Guard Academy Athletics Challenge Coins
At the Coast Guard Academy, every cadet is required to take part in athletics. Honing their skills in sports increases a cadet’s strength, conditioning and coordination, all skills and traits that will serve them well during their coast guard service and beyond.
In addition to creating challenge coins for military branches and academies, Signature Coins also specializes in creating custom sports medals. In sports, as in the military, challenge coins serve to bind teammates together in pursuit of a common goal. They also serve to reward an exceptional game or even a strong practice session. When teammates see someone earning sports medals through their effort, they are more likely to work hard themselves for the opportunity to do the same.
As a Division III NCAA school, cadets have the option to perform in the following sports and earn custom Coast Guard Academy challenge coins for their efforts:
- Baseball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Wrestling
- Soccer
- Lacrosse
- Offshore Sailing
- Rowing
- Tennis
- Basketball
- Volleyball
- Softball
Performing in sports is fun and exciting on its own, but with the introduction of custom sports medals, there are incremental goals for the athletes to strive for in the midst of the season as well.
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Celebrating More Than Just Graduation
Military Academy challenge coins are often focused on graduation as the primary event of a cadet’s time there. Graduation is a monumentally important time in anyone’s life. It’s the culmination of years worth of hard work. The ceremony also serves to represent the cadet’s transition into being a USCG Officer. As such, graduation makes for a great moment to present someone with a Coast Guard Academy challenge coin, but it isn’t the only moment during a cadet’s time at the Academy that they’ll earn a challenge coin.
Other moments in the four years at Coast Guard Academy that lend themselves to the presentation of challenge coins include:
AIM Summer Program — The Academy Introduction Mission (AIM) is a one-week summer program open to high school seniors interested in joining the Coast Guard Academy when they’re eligible. Upon completion of the program, challenge coin presentations would be very meaningful for the students heading back to high school.
Coast Guard Academy Scholars Program — A year long experience, the Scholars Program is designed to take high school grads who might not be fully ready for the Coast Guard Academy and better prepare them for success. At the end of the year, participants receive a full appointment to the Academy.
Swab Summer — The most difficult and demanding period of military training a cadet will experience, taking place over a period of eight weeks, one of which is aboard the tall ship Eagle.
Regimental Reviews — One of the oldest cadet traditions, regimental reviews help cadets develop poise, confidence, teamwork and leadership through the exercise of command.
In addition to these special events, there are regular moments within each of the four years at the academy that afford cadets the ability distinguish themselves and earn challenge coins. As one of the leading military academies in the country, there’s no need to be bound by the constraints of graduation for the presentation of Coast Guard Academy challenge coins. If you can imagine a design or an occasion for challenge coins, we can create them. Simply give us a call and we’ll get started on the process for you.
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Take Three Steps and Get Your Custom Challenge Coins
One thing over 15 years of experience has been able to teach us at Signature Coins is how to perfectly streamline the custom coin ordering process. As a result, we’re able to promise you the following simple three-step order and delivery process.
Step One: You contact us either by phone, email or through one of our quote request forms on this page, and tell us what you want on your custom challenge coin. Within 24 to 48 hours, you’ll receive the first proof of your coin and a quote for the order.
Step Two: Once you receive your first art proof and quote, you’re in the driver seat with our unlimited free revision process. This means you’re free to suggest as many edits and request as many revisions to your coin as you need to get it absolutely perfect. Only when you’re happy with the design and final look of your coin will we move forward into production and delivery.
Step Three: Once you’ve signed off and your order has been processed, we’ll begin production of your coins and ensure that you’ll have the final product delivered to you in 14 days or fewer via FREE UPS Priority Air Shipping within the U.S.
Your cadets will go through a number of experiences for which they’ll earn custom Coast Guard Academy challenge coins. Here at Signature Coins, we look forward to being entrusted with the task of providing those coins and earning your business.