R Day Transportation thread

[Objee]

If at all possible, I would recommend arriving on Saturday so you can take full advantage of visiting/touring the Academy on Sunday. Chase Hall will be open to visitors, you'll have a chance to meet most of the Company Officers and Company Chiefs, you can eat in the Cadet Wardroom, and just have an entire day to get acclimated before R-Day.

Make sure you're following the guidance in the Cadet Handbook when making flight arrangements...you probably will not be reimbursed for your airfare if you don't use SATO Travel and charge it to the Travel Order Number that was provided on your appointment letter.

[zfam]

^^wish I would have seen this earlier, about arriving on Saturday^^

We get in Sunday afternoon,(flying into Providence) and hope to take advantage of the tour/sites at the Academy that day, time permitting. I have heard in the past they have had an informal dinner(?) Sunday evenings for parents and future cadets, do they still do this? Any way I can get info about it? Thanks.

[AtlantaDad]

We're flying into White Plains. A little bit more of a drive, but for us a lot cheaper than PVD. We jumped the gun on son's ticket, but only $104 (one way). We are staying through Tuesday morning and are hoping other parents will be up for doing something together Monday night. If anyone has any ideas for a good place to gather that would be great.

[Bossf51]

Responding to zfam:
Yes they do. You will be notified shortly about this. Check the parents site. Also if you haven't done so sign up for the 2012 listserv. Also on the parents site. Good luck and congrats.

[AtlantaDad]

Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place, but I don't see anything for 2012 yet. Also, I meant to add that we are staying at the Hyatt Place in Mystic. A little pricey, but we stayed there for "Cadet for a Day" and enjoyed it. New and clean. For anyone who has not visited the campus, it is right off the highway. You can stay one or two towns away and get there in minutes (especially at 7:00am!).

[Bossf51]

It's not up yet I guess but it will be shortly. Keep checking back to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Parents Association - National Home Page site.

[Luigi59]

Originally Posted by zfam

I have heard in the past they have had an informal dinner(?) Sunday evenings for parents and future cadets, do they still do this? Any way I can get info about it? Thanks.

You can get a pretty good idea of what will be happening from last year's (2011) schedule:

Sunday July 1 2007 R-Day Schedule

Monday July 2 2007 R-Day Schedule

REMEMBER - THIS IS FROM LAST YEAR!!

[Bossf51]

Parents don't panic if you don't get the info until late in the process...some times it really comes down to the wire. But generally speaking last year's schedule is a good indicator and I've been following this process for five or so years now.