Let's revisit what I was saying about the goals of specials forces programs versus regular enlisted personnel training. This will help you understand why it's not easy to quit Coast Guard Boot Camp.

With the special forces programs, one of their initial goals is to "weed out the weak". Those programs, at least in their first phases, are not interested in making you stronger. They want to see who already showed up strong and who has the will to push through some of the most insanely difficult circumstances that a human can be put through. The people who are in charge of those programs care about the recruits under their command, but they are not there to hand-hold anybody. If you're not cut out for it then they don't want you there.

In contrast, the regular basic training programs, which Coast Guard Boot Camp falls under, want to see every capable recruit graduate. This includes providing some hand-holding – even though it may not feel like hand-holding when you're going through it. However, despite their intensity and difficulty, the various disciplinary programs that exist within Coast Guard Basic Training are there to build you up into a fully squared away recruit. They are there to bridge the gap between where you are, and where you need to be in order to successfully graduate.

If your Company Commanders are punishing you, that punishment isn't (in most cases) designed to punish you for the sake of it. Its purpose is to strengthen your weaknesses – whether individual or as a unit.

I repeat, your Company Commanders want to see you graduate and they will do everything they can to make sure that they bring you to a level that is acceptable for graduation.