Sponsor Family Application
Program Eligibility: Sponsors must be at least 28 years old and
live within 25 miles of the Coast Guard Academy in order to be considered (exceptions
will be considered on a case by case basis). Active duty military must have a rank/rate
of E-7 or O-3 and above.
Sponsor's Children Living at Home
Which most accurately describes your current status?*
PLEASE PROVIDE TWO CHARACTER REFERENCES (Name, email and/or telephone number of references and your relationship to them):*
Please enter the name of each cadet you are actively sponsoring. If you are
active with more than four, please list surplus names in the "additional information"
field at the very end of this form.
Specific Cadet Request
IMPORTANT: If you request a specific cadet by name, if possible please contact the
cadet and ask that he or she requests you specifically by name as well. Otherwise
the cadet may be assigned to another family if the cadet's preferences don't match.
HOUSEHOLD AND GENERAL PREFERENCES: The following information about your family will
solely be used to assist in the matching process. All answers are to be provided
on a voluntary basis.
What is your ethnic background? (Select all that apply)
What is your religious affiliation? (Select all that apply)
Indicate up to five things that you are interested in. Please refer to the Interest List for the interest code number. We will use these interests in the matching process. Place the corresponding numbers of your top five interests in the boxes below. For interests not listed, please indicate in the text field below.
Do you allow smoking in your home?*
Are there pets in your home? (Select all that apply)*
How frequently would you expect visits from your cadet(s)?*
Do you have any preferences concerning the cadets to be assigned?*
To the extent you have any preferences, please indicate them below. We will attempt
to match your requests as closely as possible. Please understand that matching is
made with the cadet's preferences considered first, and the family's second.
Cadets will also be asked to state their preferences; to the extent they have any.
If the cadet states no preferences, he/she will be matched according to the preferences
of the sponsor family.
1. Cadet Gender
2. Cadet Ethnic Background
3. Cadet Home State
4. Cadet Religious Background
5. Cadet Sports Affiliation
6. Cadet Diversity Council Affiliation
If you listed preferences above, please list them here by number in order of importance.
*REQUIRED FIELDS
Please take a minute to review your information and allow the form to fully
render. If you have difficulty submitting the form, please email the Webmaster
.