Swab Cadet Langton reads the "Running Light" guidebook as members of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Class of 2026 report-in for the first day of Swab Summer, Monday, June 27, 2022, in New London, Conn. Day 1 marks the traditional start of Swab Summer, a seven-week training program designed to transform civilian students into military members. The Swabs, as the new cadets are called, will cycle through haircuts, uniform issue, drill practice and various administrative in-processing over the course of the day. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)