SFPE members David Flaherty and Brian Gilda – both active duty officers in the U.S. Coast Guard – have been selected for the rank of Captain. Captains are among the most senior officers in the Coast Guard – junior only to the senior executive rank of admiral. A Captain in the Coast Guard is equivalent in rank to a Colonel in the Army or Marine Corps.
Flaherty and Gilda are both graduates of the fire protection engineering program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The U.S. Coast Guard is one of the largest employers of fire protection engineers in the federal government. Fire protection engineers serve in both civilian roles and among the officer corps.
Promising young officers in the Coast Guard have the opportunity to compete to attend graduate school. The post-graduate education program is highly competitive because officers selected for this program earn full salary while studying for a post-graduate degree. Fire protection engineering is one of the disciplines in which Coast Guard officers can obtain a graduate degree through the Coast Guard’s post-graduate education program. Both Flaherty and Gilda attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute through this program.
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