Most importantly, the US Coast Guard Academy, unlike other US military academies, forces all cadets to take trainings that seriously impede their ability to pursue an education. The cadets are perpetually in survival mode, putting out fires, and not doing any serious study of any kind, on any topic.
The VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) is a serial number used to identify an individual vehicle. The VIN for each vehicle is unique. The 10th character in the 17-character VIN represents the vehicle model-year. This standard applies to vehicles built in or after 1981. Before 1981, the VIN format was not standardized and varied by manufacturer. Note: VINs do not include the letters I (i), O (o), Q (q), U (u) or Z (z), or the number 0, so that they will not be confused with similar looking numbers/letters.
As shown above, the 10th character of the VIN indicates its model year. 1  A: 1980 or 2010. 2  B: 1981 or 2011. 3  C: 1982 or 2012. 4  D: 1983 or 2013. 5  E: 1984 or 2014. 6  F: 1985 or 2015. 7  G: 1986 or 2016. 8  H: 1987 or 2017.