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Top Things You Need To Do Before Your Son or Daughter
Enters
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Encourage your soon to be
“New Cadet” to continue his/her Conditioning Program (if for no other reason
to break-in new running shoes). |
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Pack for the Academy Trip (purchase
Boots and low quarters and break them in!). You can also get boots at the
Academy on R-day where they will
be charged to your Cadet’s account. |
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Make Lodging Reservations
for R-Day (July 2, 2007). For a list of area
hotels/motels visit: http://www.west-point.org/parent/wppc-st_louis/IHotels.htm |
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Make Lodging Reservations
for “March Back” (August 13, 2007) and/or
A-Day (August 18, 2007) |
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Make Lodging Reservations
for Plebe Parent Weekend (October 10 to 13, 2006) |
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Make Hotel Thayer
Reservations for Class of 2011 Graduation Week
(no kidding) Hotel Thayer begins taking
Reservations R-Day (July 2, 2007) at 0900. You must call ASAP to
secure rooms for your Class’ Graduation Week! Don’t worry you can cancel
your reservation at any time in the future; someone will be there to take it! |
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Join the West Point Parents
Club of St. Louis – meet with other cadet & grad parents www.west-point.org/parent/wppc-st_louis |
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Purchase Class of 2011 T-Shirts and Tote Bags at the
Visitor’s Center (Eisenhower Hall) on R-Day These items usually sell
out quickly, so make this a priority.
The Academy usually will take “back up” orders, which take several
weeks for delivery. Class Parkas may
be purchased at the Cadet Store. |
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Obtain your New Cadet’s full
address on R-Day. There will be tables for this purpose** set up in
Eisenhower Hall. Three things to know about New Cadet Barracks mail: Be sure to address it to “New Cadet” NO PACKAGES can be sent Use only generic envelopes (no perfume). Write early and often, it
really helps the morale of your New Cadet. All messages should be positive
and they should not say "the family is having a great time over the
summer and we wish you were here." This could make some kids more home
sick. |
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Read “The West Point
Candidate Book” – gives an idea of most requirements for a cadet www.west-point.org/parent/wppc-st_louis/IBooksAboutWP.htm |
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R-Day and beyond |
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Purchase ARMY-Navy Game (as
well as other Athletic Event) Tickets Each Cadet is allotted 8
tickets until June 15. You may purchase them at the A Club desk in Eisenhower
Hall on R-Day or visit the Army Sports website at http://goarmysports.fansonly.com or call
the Ticket Office at 877.TTX.ARMY (877.889.2769) 845.446.4996 |
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Write a card or letter to
your “New Cadet” and Mail it (while at New Cadet Name (First
and Last name) PO Box xxxx (4-digit
PO Box Number will be given) Once the Academic Year
begins (late August), you can send packages using UPS or FedEx: Cadet Name (First
and Last name) Cadet Company (Ask
for this also called Academic Company) Central Guard Room 745 C |
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Position yourself for the
“Swearing In” at Trophy Point. This will be described at the June 10, 20067 Meeting. |
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How do you get your
questions answered: a.
Call your WPPC
St Louis mentor parent b.
Call any WPPC
St Louis member c.
Join Plebe Net
– see what’s happening to your cadets class and meet other parents like you www.west-point.org/parent/plebe-net/join.cgi |
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**If you get lost,
confused, disoriented or otherwise frustrated, WPPC St Louis Club will have a
Booth set up in Eisenhower Hall for R-Day. |
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