WPAOG Parent Handbook 2021-22

WestPointAOG.org | 800.BE A.GRAD 55 Career Services The WPAOG Career Services Program supports graduates preparing for career transition, whether it be the initial transition from active duty or a civilian career change. With Joint-Service Academy Career Programs such as the Service Academy Career Conference (SACC), as well as one-on-one support from the WPAOG Career Services staff, our team is ready to assist graduates with developing a plan for the next steps in their careers. For more information, please visit WestPointAOG.org/Careers. WestPointAOG.org/Careers 845.446.1618 Julia Ruddock ’07, Director of Career Services Miguel Gutierrez ’80, Assistant Director of Career Services Scott Leishman ’77, Assistant Director of Career Services Class Services The WPAOG Class Services team anticipates and responds to the needs of the leaders of the U.S. Military Academy classes (83 alumni and four cadet classes), as well as responding to requests for assistance from individual graduates, U.S. Military Academy agencies, and friends of the Academy. The 50-Year Class Affiliation Program Beginning on R Day, each entering cadet class is paired with an alumni class that is fifty years its senior. The purpose of the 50-Year Affiliation Program is to strengthen the ties between the graduates of yesterday and the cadets of today. Graduates from the 50-Year Affiliate Class participate in many of the cadet rites of passage and present the following gifts to their affiliate class: • The class flag, presented in a ceremony at the conclusion of Cadet Field Training at Camp Buckner. • Class coins, given to each rising Cow reaffirming his or her commitment to the profession of arms. • Branch insignia, received by Firsties on Branch Night. • Second Lieutenant bars, presented at graduation immediately after each cadet has received his or her diploma. Members of the senior affiliated class also co-host the WPAOG Breakfast on R Day for the families of the new cadet candidates, attend the Plebes’ unveiling of their class crest, and attend Ring Weekend activities. WestPointAOG.org/50-Year 845.446.1614 Cathy Kilner ’90, Director of Class Services Jo Ann Shipley, Coordinator of Class Services