COAST GUARD YORKTOWN TRAINING CENTER

The US Coast Guard Training Center (TRACEN) in Yorktown, Virginia is one of four major Coast Guard training facilities in the United States. The others are Training Center Petaluma, Training Center Cape May and the Aviation Technical Training Center, located in Elizabeth City. TRACEN Cape May is the only US Coast Guard Base used for Basic Military Training or "boot camp". TRACEN Yorktown, TRACEN Petaluma and the Aviation Technical Training Center are locations for Coast Guard's apprentice level "A" and advanced level "C" Schools.