WestPointAOG.org | 800.BE A.GRAD 45 Over their four years at West Point, cadets will have special event weekends to enjoy with their families and invited guests, as well as providing experiences and learning events in social grace and etiquette. Below is a description of each weekend. R-Day / A-Day R-Day or Reception Day is the day the Cadet Candidates enter (report to) West Point. Candidates report early in the day (time assigned by social security number) to begin their in processing for their 47-month experience. On A-Day or Acceptance Day, the incoming class become “Plebes” and members of the Corps of Cadets after the successful completion of Cadet Basic Training. Since Reception Day, the “new cadets” as they were called trained, learned, and memorized the Book of Knowledge and went through a grueling six weeks of Cadet Basic Training. At the completion of CBT, all new cadets march from Lake Frederick to West Point, roughly a 12-mile march in the traditional ending of Cadet Basic Training. On A-Day, families are invited to watch the entire Corps of Cadets march in the Acceptance Day Parade on the Plain. The new cadets will march out separately, then join the Corps when the command is given. Ring Weekend This event is held in August of a cadet’s First Class or Firstie year. RingWeekend events occur on Friday and Saturday of the designated weekend. On Friday, the First-Class cadets will march to Trophy Point and take their position near the band shell, in formation by company. At a certain point in the ceremony, the TAC teams distribute the class rings to the cadets. Family and friends who have been invited to attend fill the area around the cadets on the hillside, watching as the cadets receive and don their rings. At the conclusion of the approximately 30–35 minute ceremony, companies often gather for group photos. Cadets are released to spend time with family and friends following the ceremony. Saturday morning, parents, cadets, and friends are invited to participate in the Annual 5K Ring Run, followed by a celebratory breakfast at the West Point Club. On Saturday evening, the cadets and invited guests attend a formal banquet celebrating the significance of the weekend. The class will invite a guest speaker for the event. Cadets wear their India White uniforms. SPECIAL EVENTS WEEKENDS
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