Rear Adm. Nathan A. Moore, Coast Guard Pacific Area deputy commander, Dr. Jane Close Conoley, President of California State Long Beach, and Dr. Brian Jersky, Provost, sign a Memorandum of Understanding to increase educational engagement between Coast Guard and CSULB, in Long Beach, California, February 15, 2019. The College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative is a program designed for motivated individuals who demonstrate a high caliber of academic and leadership excellence and who desire to serve their country in the United States Coast Guard. Students currently enrolled, accepted for enrollment or pending enrollment in a full-time bachelor's degree program at designated college or institution with the desire to complete college and receive a guaranteed commission as an officer in the United States Coast Guard can apply for CSPI.(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class DaVonte' Marrow