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?*
Local active militaryLocal retired or reserve militaryUSCGA civilian staff or facultyLocal civilian
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
Cadet's Home Address:
Cadet's Home Address:
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.
Other Interest
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
Both (please indicate numbers below) Female Male
No Preference
2. Cadet Ethnic Background
African-AmericanAsian-AmericanCaucasianFilipinoHispanicNo preferenceOther (please indicate below)
3. Cadet Home State
No Preference
Preferred Home State (please indicate below)
4. Cadet Religious Background
CatholicIslamicJewishMormonNo PreferenceNoneProtestantOther (please indicate below)
5. Cadet Sports Affiliation
No PreferencePreferred Sport (please indicate below)
6. Cadet Diversity Council Affiliation
a. ASIAN-PACIFIC AMERICAN COUNCIL (APAC) - This council hopes to provide cadets with a better understanding, experience, and celebration of the Asian and Pacific Islander cultures.
b. COMPAÑEROS COUNCIL -The Compañeros Council seeks to provide a means by which cadets of Hispanic background and cadets with an interest in Hispanic culture and the Spanish language can celebrate Hispanic heritage and promote awareness of Hispanic culture within the Corps of Cadets.
c. GENESIS COUNCIL - The Genesis Council's primary mission is to provide the cadet corps with opportunities to learn about and experience, first-hand, the history, cultural nuances, and issues that characterize the African-American/Black diaspora today and to provide a support network, based upon a familial atmosphere and fellowship, for council members.
d. SPECTRUM - Spectrum, will work to promote a campus environment accepting of all the Academy community, bringing LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning) persons and others together, through advancing the principles of "Leadership," "Professionalism,” and "Respect," and the values and mission of the United States Coast Guard Academy.
e. INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL - The mission of the International Council is to expand the international perspectives and cross-cultural competence of the Corps of Cadets through education about foreign culture as well as networking and support programs.
f. WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL - The mission of the Women’s Leadership Council is to promote female health and wellness, create a professional female leadership network, and create a positive relationship between female and male cadets.
If you listed preferences above, please list them here by number in order of importance.
(Optional) Additional information that may help with the matching process.
*REQUIRED FIELDS
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