Coast Guard Vice Adm. Daniel B. Abel, Deputy Commandant for Operations at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington D.C., and Dr. Aminta H. Breaux, president of Bowie State University in Bowie, Md., talk to an officer trainee going through the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative program at the university Sept. 3, 2019. CSPI allows junior-year students attending BSU, who meet the program requirements, to become members of the Coast Guard and upon graduation enter Officer Candidate School. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan Lindberg)