. ▁▁ 4 th ▁Class ▁Cad ets ▁( 4 / c , ▁F resh men ) ▁serve ▁as ▁follow ers , ▁each ▁assim il ating ▁into ▁the ▁rig ors ▁of ▁military ▁life , ▁while ▁developing ▁team work ▁skills ▁essential ▁to ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard . ▁ ▁The ▁professional ▁and ▁personal ▁development ▁of ▁each ▁class ▁is ▁progress ive ▁in ▁nature , ▁ens uring ▁that ▁cad ets ▁are ▁capable ▁of ▁meeting ▁the ▁dem ands ▁and ▁respons ib ilities ▁at ▁the ▁next ▁level ▁in ▁their ▁development . ▁ ▁A ▁four ▁class ▁system ▁is ▁strictly ▁enfor ced ▁at ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁Academy . ▁The ▁ 4 / c ▁cad ets ▁are ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁pe ck ing ▁order . ▁They ▁have ▁no ▁rights ▁and ▁no ▁privileges . ▁They ▁can ▁only ▁talk ▁to ▁other ▁ 4 / c ▁cad ets . ▁They ▁are ▁only ▁allowed ▁to ▁relax ▁inside ▁their ▁rooms . ▁They ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁run ▁at ▁top ▁speed ▁everywhere ▁they ▁go ▁outside ▁their ▁rooms , ▁including ▁the ▁cor rid ors ▁of ▁Ch ase ▁Hall ▁and ▁every ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁Academy ▁grounds . ▁They ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁run ▁to ▁class ▁carrying ▁their ▁books ▁while ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁military ▁formation . ▁They ▁have ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁rig id ▁attention ▁post ure ▁with ▁ch in ▁in , ▁ch est ▁out , ▁shoulder ▁back , ▁back ▁straight , ▁st om ach ▁su ck ed ▁in , ▁arms ▁straight , ▁and ▁thumb s ▁along ▁the ▁se ams ▁of ▁their ▁tr ous ers . ▁They ▁are ▁to ▁maintain ▁this ▁post