Overview
- The service accessed 5,204 active‑duty enlisted personnel in FY2025, reaching 121% of its target and marking the highest total since 1991.
- Officials issued a Request for Information to identify locations for an additional training center, with responses due Dec. 8 via SAM.gov, to support projected growth of up to 15,000 personnel.
- Minimum site requirements include 150–250 acres, lodging for 1,200 recruits, a 400‑seat dining facility, medical support for 1,000 personnel with at least 200 medical and 200 dental encounters daily, 14 classrooms, a six‑lane 25‑yard pool, an auditorium, a multipurpose gym, office space for 400 staff, and proximity to an airport within 30 miles.
- All enlisted recruits will continue to train at Training Center Cape May in New Jersey until a new facility is established.
- FY2025 efforts also included opening recruiting offices in Miami, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Long Island, Austin, Grand Rapids and Davenport, while the Coast Guard met officer and reserve goals with 371 new officers and 777 reservists.