<p>The CT chapter of the USCGA Parents Assoc. has a program by which cadets traveling by themselves to the Academy for R-day are picked up at the airport and housed with a sponsor family for a day or two before reporting. We did this last summer with a young man from Utah who has subsequently become part of the family. This is done both by parents of cadets(such as us) as well as families in the area. I’m wondering if any of the other academies do this? It help in the transition and to have somebody there for you on the first day of your academy experience.</p>