Reporting-In Day
Sunday - Monday Schedule
Sunday, June 29
Events, hosted by the USCGA Parents Association, are offered on Sunday for families who arrive early. Note, families and cadets must find their own accommodations.
Schedule of June 29 Events
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Monday, June 30
Schedule of June 30 EventsPARENTS Parents (and accompanying friends & family) have their own R-Day schedule which includes information sessions, meals and a chance to say goodbye to their cadet.CADETS Activities for cadets on this first offcial day cross the spectrum from the ordinary (weigh-ins, filling out forms) to the outstanding (swearing-in ceremony). Cadets check-in between 7 and 8:20 am on a staggered schedule according to their company and, immediately after, change their clothing and proceed through an individualized company rotation, each of which includes the following routine (and not so routine) R-Day tasks:
Hair Cut
Mail Box Issue
Weigh-In
Lunch
Drill Practice
Uniform Issue
All companies reconvene on Washington Parade Field at 3 PM for the public SWEARING-IN CEREMONY. This is then followed by the Class Photo and FINAL GOODBYES to family and friends. The remainder of the day for cadets includes a welcome address from the Commandant of Cadets, introduction of the Regimental Staff, a Medical Services Brief and an Evening Formation and Dinner. Finally, a Fire Drill and period for Company Time will end the day which marks the beginning of the transformation of the Class of 2012 from young civilian men and women into the select group of "Leaders of Character" which they will become.