WEST POINT, N.Y. –Can you meet the challenge of West Point?  The U.S. Military Academy will conduct a Rehearsal Reception Day Friday, June 25, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on the academy grounds.  You can help by volunteering to be a cadet for a day.

Members of the community are invited to assist the Corps of Cadets in preparation of the incoming Class of 2014.  Participants will be given the opportunity to experience the initial transformation process from civilian to the military life of a new cadet.

Those interested may sign up online at http://www.dean.usma.edu/r-day_volunteers/logon.cfm or call (845) 938-3772.

Volunteers must be 12 and older in good health and not be a candidate for the Class of 2014.  Please report to the Holleder Center, no later than 9:45 a.m.  Dress in seasonal attire and bring one suitcase or duffel bag.  Feel free to bring a snack and bottle of water that can be carried in your bag. 

Transportation will be available to those needing to return to Holleder Center following the event.

About West Point
Ranked the “Top College in the Country” by Forbes and “Top Public Liberal Arts College” by US News & World Report, the U.S. Military Academy is a four-year co-educational federal undergraduate liberal arts college located 50 miles north of New York City.  The world's preeminent leader development institution, it was founded in 1802 as America's first college of engineering.  Its mission remains constant—to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army.  For more information, go to www.westpoint.edu.