Strengthening Service Culture

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Each and every one of us contributes to the well-being and organizational success of the Coast Guard.

It's OUR Coast Guard. Together, we have the power to create the culture we aspire to, one that reflects the very best of who we are and what we stand for.

Admiral Linda L. Fagan, Commandant

Coast Guard culture is the expression of our Core Values, the bedrock of our service. Culture defines who we are and how we think about ourselves.

Each day our Core Values, expressed through our culture, inform our behaviors – how we interact with each other and the people we serve, both on and off duty.

The Strengthening Service Culture initiative will engage and empower our workforce to ensure that all members of Team Coast Guard have the positive workplace experience they expect and deserve. Together, we will invigorate and sustain the Coast Guard’s culture to more effectively align our behaviors with our values.

Guided by three overarching themes – Ensuring a Safe and Supportive Workplace, Reinforcing Our Core Values, and Fostering Engaged Leadership – Strengthening Service Culture will reinforce who we are and how we engage with one another.

Ensuring a Safe and Supportive Workplace

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A strong and resilient culture is critical to our success both as a military force and as individuals. Every Coast Guard member must have a workplace where they feel safe, valued, empowered, trusted, and connected. The Coast Guard is aggressively implementing the Commandant's Directed Actions.

We are moving the Service forward while focusing intently on providing a workplace climate that is intolerant of harmful behaviors - the workplace all of our members expect and deserve.

Reinforcing Our Core Values

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We must reinvigorate and sustain the Coast Guard’s culture to more effectively align our behaviors – how we treat each other and the public we serve – with our Core Values

Fostering Engaged Leadership

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Cultivating and reinforcing engaged leadership at all levels in this effort is central to strengthening our culture. The Coast Guard must foster workforce trust in the institution, its leadership, and its processes for supporting members.