Travel preferences for incoming new cadets going to R-day (West Point)

2027Mom said:
Do you still try to get a guest pass if a cadet’s family is active duty or retired military with IDs?
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I'm applying to class of 27 as well, could you perhaps share about their admission experience? I did most of the process myself so I still don't understand what fully to expect.
 
dddad said:
Escorted Visitors: Escorted visitors are persons who enter West Point accompanied by a qualified escort. Escorted visitors do not need to visit the Visitor Control Center but must remain with the qualified escort and have in their possession an approved form of identification at all times.
DoD Identification Card: If you are in possession of a valid (not expired) Department of Defense-issued identification card, you may enter West Point and other federally controlled installations.

Qualified Escorts: Qualified escorts are Department of Defense identification card holders. This includes Common Access Card holders (Military, Civilian Government employees and contractors) or Teslin identification card holders (Retirees, their spouses and Military dependents.) A qualified escort must accompany each individual he or she is escorting and can only escort up to 15 individuals.

Visitors: If you are not a Department of Defense issued identification card holder you must obtain an Automated Installation Entry (AIE) by filling out an »AIE Credential Request Form and visiting our Visitor Control Center at 2107 New South Post Road, West Point, NY 10996, Tel: (845) 938-0390 or (845) 938-0392. Click here for the » Map Location of Visitor Control Center.

The Visitor Control Center is open Monday-Sunday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. When the Visitor Control Center is closed, visitors will be directed to proceed to Stony Lonesome Gate for a background check and temporary pass. If you do not have a Department of Defense issued identification card, you will be considered one of three categories: Escorted Visitors, Foreign Visitors and Unescorted Visitors. A current driver’s license or passport will suffice for identification, but effective October 1, 2020 driver’s licenses and identification cards from specific territories and states that do not comply with the REAL ID Act of 2005 are not to be used as the sole source for identity verification to access Federal installations. A listing of the current state-by-state compliance is available at REAL ID Act Status of States & Territories.

Foreign Visitors: Foreign visitors must be escorted at all times by a qualified escort in order to enter the installation. That requirement can be met by either entering with a DoD identification card holder or taking a bus tour with an assigned guide provided the bus tour agency presents a valid legible manifest. See below for bus tour information.

Unescorted Visitors: Unescorted visitors are persons 18 years of age and above without a valid (not expired) Department of Defense-issued identification card. Unescorted visitors are asked to report to the Visitor Control Center at 2107 New South Post Road, West Point, NY 10996 to apply for a West Point AIE Credential. The Visitor Control Center is open Monday-Sunday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. When the Visitor Control Center is closed, visitors will be directed to proceed to Stony Lonesome Gate for a background check and temporary pass .
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Thank you dddad.
 
DrMom said:
If you have a military ID active duty, dependent, retiree, you do not need a West Point ID. That is the golden ticket--well earned through your family's service and sacrifice.
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Thank you DrMom. Knowing the immediate family members won't need a pass is very helpful. We'll be sure to plan appropriately though on passes for other visitors.
 
Army_candidate said:
I'm applying to class of 27 as well, could you perhaps share about their admission experience? I did most of the process myself so I still don't understand what fully to expect.
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Army_candidate,
I'm happy to help with what I can but just need clarification. Are you asking about timeline for when DS heard back from admissions?
 
If you scroll to the section, Visiting West Point, you'll find the entry requirements and forms that you can fillup and bring with you when you visit.

For Class of 2026, we were able to pre-apply for the passes before our R-Day/A-Day arrival. Not sure if they'll do that again for 2027, but it helped a lot because our passes were ready and we just picked up from a separate table outside the VCC.
 
A dumb question here, I cannot find the exact date for the R-date and the A-date for West Point class 2027. Can someone let me know or point me to the source? Thanks
 
It may have been previously stated, but once a candidate has accepted their offer of appointment, the parents are entitled to fill out a form with West Point security and obtain a ”Parent’s pass” good for the four years a son or daughter are at the academy. This way parents don’t have to go to security for every event they attend. Children and teens 17 and under do not need passes. R-Day is crazy at security so plan to get to security early or pick passes up the day before.
 
Yuke said:
A dumb question here, I cannot find the exact date for the R-date and the A-date for West Point class 2027. Can someone let me know or point me to the source? Thanks
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R-Day for the Class of 2024 is June 26, 2023. A-Day is August 12, 2023. And for good measure - the March at the end of Beast will be Monday, August 7.
 
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