Your plebe will be told what the travel parameters are. Look forward to the day when he plans all his own travel and picks up the baton for knowing his report times and organizing himself! A life skill and goal to shoot for after the first year or so.
**To sum up Thanksgiving, these things have been the case in previous years, though there is never any guarantee it will be the same this year. ** The many threads relating to travel to and from SA all emphasize flexibility and patience. Search on "holiday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc."
- On the Wed before Thanksgiving, classes will start early, and all class periods will occur before lunch. After all military obligations are complete, plebe will sign out on leave. Flights beginning at 2 should be achievable, but BWI is massively busy that day, and security lines have been getting worse. National and Dulles are considerably further away, with the DC Beltway holiday rush a factor. Plan with an abundance of caution.
- Mids use Super Shuttle, Airport Shuttle, kindly sponsors, etc., to get to airports.
- Sunday report back times have varied from 6-10 pm over the years. There is also a required flight arrival time X hours before that report time. Your plebe should do the research and confirm what that is. That's to mitigate weather delays and get 4200+ mids' noses counted back in the Hall by some decent hour on a "school night."
- Your plebe will get briefed and should also read up on it for himself in MidRegs.
- *** TSA PRE-check. Explore having him using his CAC info to register for TSA Pre-Check as active duty military. ****
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/special-procedures/military-travelers