Each appointee will be assigned to a BCT squardon and will have a reporting time based off that squadron assignment (assuming of course that the schedule is like previous years). Reporting times are staggered throughout the morning. Once your appointee enters Doolittle hall, you can watch for him/her to come back down the stairs and exit out the back. Then you can go outside for a better view as they come over the bridge and board the bus. Times vary, but the outdoor tour can take 20+ minutes. Once you wave goodbye to the bus, you are done and your child is off on an exciting new adventure!
There's lots of info for parents inside Doolittle Hall. Once your DS/DD is on the bus, you might want to go back inside and have a look around. Don't get distracted by the displays when your appointee first goes in or you will miss them coming down the stairs. Last year the AOG also had a tent setup outside for USAFA gear. You can get your class of 2022 shirts/bags/pins, etc.
Plan to stay for the free family picnic lunch hosted by the Colorado Parents Club. You will have a chance to write your first letter to your new Basic Cadet that they hand deliver to each squadron. They also sell a handy Parents Guide and you have a chance to purchase Goodie bags they deliver throughout the year. It's all fundraising to cover the picnic costs.
The next morning is the swearing in ceremony. If you go to USAFA with your child, STAY for the swearing in ceremony. One change I've heard for this year is it will NOT be at the Chapel wall, but at Stillman Parade field, so there are bleachers. However you *may* not be able to carry in food/drinks. If that's the case, no worries because it's a quick ceremony. Personally, I think you should have a much better view than on the Chapel wall. I was there early last year to watch, but I couldn't see a thing. I think everyone with a military pass came in even earlier thru the South Gate. Regardless, it was wonderful and I'm so glad I got to be there.
From the Parent Liason: "The 2022 Swearing In Ceremony is confirmed for 29 June 18, 8:30 - 9:00 am in Stillman Parade Field. The Northgate will open early at 7:00 am so parents can get to the parade field. Park at the Field House and walk across the street and up the hill for the parade field. No backpacks please, but diaper bags are allowed. Small signs are allowed, but remember you will be blocking other guests sitting on the stands."
Allow yourself plenty of time to walk from the parking lot up the hill to Stillman, especially if you are coming from sea level!!!
The Basic Cadet squadrons line up A - H with Aggressors to your LEFT and Hellcats to the far RIGHT, as you face the field, so sit accordingly.