page_title: Drill instructor
section_title: U.S. Coast Guard
hierarchical_section_title: Drill instructor / U.S. Armed Forces / U.S. Coast Guard
caption_attribution_description: English: CAPE MAY, N.J. (Sept. 24, 2005) Coast Guard Company Commander FS1 Anthony Noel marches his company Delta 172 at Training Center Cape May, NJ. USCG photo by PAC Tom Sperduto.
context_page_description: A drill instructor is a non-commissioned officer in the armed forces or police forces with specific duties that vary by country. Foot drill, military step, and marching are typically taught by drill instructors.
context_section_description: In the U.S. Coast Guard, Company Commanders are usually E-5 to E-8 and are special duty volunteers. Candidates attend Company Commander School in Cape May, New Jersey, which is collocated with recruit basic training. Upon completion, candidates then go in front of a board for final approval. Upon becoming a Company Commander (CC), the Coast Guardsman earns the right to wear the Company Commander Badge.
  Coast Guard recruit companies average two or three CCs per, with the newer CCs serving as Assistants to the more experienced Lead CC.
  During recent years, Coast Guard Company Commanders have gone to the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT to train outgoing third class cadets during a week-long evolution called "100th Week", in which they are once again treated as incoming fourth class cadets by the CCs. The rationale behind this is to remind these cadets of their experiences coming into the Academy, and to reinforce the mantra that they must do the things they will eventually demand of incoming Swabs. Later in the week, CCs begin teaching the cadets lessons on leadership. The experience provides third class cadets with invaluable experience they will need in training the new incoming fourth class cadets during Swab Summer.
caption: A Coast Guard Company Commander instructs recruits.
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