Shaping Coast Guard Culture to Enhance the Future Workforce

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U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Jason McCarthey, Operations Officer of the USCGC Stone (WMSL 758), exchanges gifts with members of the Guyana Coast Guard off the coast of Guyana on January 9, 2021. After enacting a bilateral agreement on September 18, 2020, the U.S. Coast Guard and Guyana Coast Guard completed their first cooperative training exercise to practice combating illicit marine traffic (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hightower).
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Jason McCarthey, Operations Officer of the USCGC Stone (WMSL 758), exchanges gifts with members of the Guyana Coast Guard off the coast of Guyana on January 9, 2021. After enacting a bilateral agreement on September 18, 2020, the U.S. Coast Guard and Guyana Coast Guard completed their first cooperative training exercise to practice combating illicit marine traffic (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hightower).

November 22, 2021 | Originally published by Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center on October 1, 2021

To maintain an edge in an evolving landscape, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) needs to first review the current organizational culture.  The USCG must identify what it wants to change, what to retain, and make a plan to overcome existing cultural barriers. This report dives into the methodology the USCG can use to cultivate a more agile, adaptable, and diverse workforce.

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