Coast Guard recruit training improved by new equipment CAPE MAY- Recruits at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May (TRACEN) are using a new stationary bike that is better aligned to support their training needs and requires less maintenance which will increase the equipments operational life span and save money. According to a news release, the Coast Guard purchased 95 new Lifecycle GX indoor bikes due to the deterioration of the older stationary bikes. It offers the recruits a more dynamic workout by providing a more rigorous routine. The older bikes were not able to handle the stress of interval training and were costing both time and money to maintain. With these machines, we can modernize our bike class and improve our abilities to meet training requirements as well as maintain a safe environment for recruits to train in, said Physical Fitness Instructor Chris Hingston. TRACEN is the sole accession point for the Coast Guards enlisted workforce. More than 3,500 recruits, on average, train here annually before being sent to jobs around the world to carry out the Coast Guards 11 statutory missions. Recruits who graduate the training program will become part of an organization that in an average year: protects and defends over 100,000 miles of coast and inland waterways, responds to 25,000 search and rescue cases, saves 5,000 lives, responds to 3,000 pollution incidents, services 42,000 aids-to-navigation and patrols over six million square-miles of ocean. .
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 21:09:09 +0000
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