Philippine Coast Guard cadets to graduate at the US Coast Guard (USCG) Academy in May 2015

Two cadets who were sponsored by the Philippine Coast Guard and were appointed as international cadets to the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) Class of 2015 will graduate this coming May in New London, Connecticut, USA.

Cadet Niño Jhanus G Aniban USCGA from Bantayan, Cebu and Cadet Sean Jayner D Cabral USCGA from Calaca, Batangas had undergone training at the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) under the PCG Cadetship Program last June 2010.

Out of the six nominees chosen by the PCG, Aniban and Cabral successfully qualified for the international cadet program to undergo a four-year academic and professional training program to one of America’s finest military educations.

Commencement exercises for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy are held Wednesday, May 21, 2008 in New London, Conn., where Vice President Dick Cheney delivered the commencement address and presented commissions to graduates. White House photo by David Bohrer

As graduates in the Philippine Coast Guard Cadet Corps, the cadets will be commissioned in the PCG with the rank of Ensign upon graduation from the USCG Academy and will render a minimum of eight years of continuous active service.

The PCG Cadetship Program is a part of the Command’s vision of establishing its first Cadet Corps as a precursor to the establishment of the Philippine Coast Guard Academy.

Source: PCG