{"id":45216,"date":"2018-07-02T21:19:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T21:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/07\/02\/west-point-welcomes-more-than-1200-for-class-of-2022\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:29:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:29:37","slug":"west-point-welcomes-more-than-1200-for-class-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/07\/02\/west-point-welcomes-more-than-1200-for-class-of-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"West Point welcomes more than 1,200 for Class of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"930\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6597\" data-id=\"6597\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41341045890_d60544ee1a_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41341045890_d60544ee1a_k.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41341045890_d60544ee1a_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41341045890_d60544ee1a_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,595 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/41341045890_d60544ee1a_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,794 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">More than 1,200 new cadets wait in line outside Eisenhower Hall with their families as they begin their four-year journey at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on July 2, 2018. (Michael Lopez\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6611\" data-id=\"6611\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43101927372_f98711f313_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43101927372_f98711f313_k.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43101927372_f98711f313_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43101927372_f98711f313_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43101927372_f98711f313_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">More than 1,200 new cadets wait in line outside Eisenhower Hall with their families as they begin their four-year journey at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on July 2, 2018. (Michael Lopez\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6622\" data-id=\"6622\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42435698024_9b0c832e00_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42435698024_9b0c832e00_k.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42435698024_9b0c832e00_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42435698024_9b0c832e00_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42435698024_9b0c832e00_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">New recruit cadets stand in line to be processed in Thayer Hall on July 2, 2018. (Bryan Ilyankoff\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6632\" data-id=\"6632\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/29285637698_65103679b2_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/29285637698_65103679b2_k.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/29285637698_65103679b2_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/29285637698_65103679b2_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/29285637698_65103679b2_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A new cadet receives his first of many haircuts at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on July 2, 2018, during Reception Day. (Michelle Eberhart\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6640\" data-id=\"6640\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/29285636958_dbd3ff3f23_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/29285636958_dbd3ff3f23_k.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/29285636958_dbd3ff3f23_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/29285636958_dbd3ff3f23_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/29285636958_dbd3ff3f23_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A new cadet receives his first of many haircuts at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on July 2, 2018, during Reception Day. (Michelle Eberhart\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"923\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6649\" data-id=\"6649\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43104682552_5cf5f94ff0_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43104682552_5cf5f94ff0_k.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43104682552_5cf5f94ff0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,231 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43104682552_5cf5f94ff0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,591 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43104682552_5cf5f94ff0_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,788 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A new cadet is fitted for the first of many uniforms he will wear throughout his four-year academic career during Reception Day at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on July 2, 2018. (Eric S. Bartelt\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"830\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6657\" data-id=\"6657\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43154378671_bdde88f987_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43154378671_bdde88f987_k.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43154378671_bdde88f987_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,208 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43154378671_bdde88f987_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,531 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43154378671_bdde88f987_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,708 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">More than 1,200 new cadets report to their individual companies at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point during Reception Day on July 2, 2018. (Eric S. Bartelt\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6664\" data-id=\"6664\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42435736844_dbb68c4059_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42435736844_dbb68c4059_k.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42435736844_dbb68c4059_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42435736844_dbb68c4059_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42435736844_dbb68c4059_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">New recruit cadets recite the Oath of Allegiance in a classroom in Thayer Hall on July 2, 2018, at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. The Class of 2022 is composed of 294 women, 30 percent minorities, 16 international students and 10 combat veterans. (Bryan Ilyankoff\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6672\" data-id=\"6672\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43156619901_aca1566ada_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43156619901_aca1566ada_k.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43156619901_aca1566ada_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43156619901_aca1566ada_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43156619901_aca1566ada_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">One of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point\u2019s most time-honored traditions, new cadets are required to report to the senior cadets during Reception Day to demonstrate fundamental military skills under pressure. The more than 1,200 cadets reporting on July 2, 2018, will be tested on physical fitness and learn military fundamentals ahead of six weeks of Cadet Basic Training. (Michelle Eberhart\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"834\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6678\" data-id=\"6678\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43153502881_df54f88d64_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43153502881_df54f88d64_k.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43153502881_df54f88d64_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,209 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43153502881_df54f88d64_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,534 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43153502881_df54f88d64_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,712 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Gen. Mark Milley, chief of staff of the Army, reads Bugle Notes with inductees on July 2, 2018, at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point during Reception Day. (Michael Lopez\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6682\" data-id=\"6682\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43156622821_5b9513f2ac_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43156622821_5b9513f2ac_k.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43156622821_5b9513f2ac_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43156622821_5b9513f2ac_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/43156622821_5b9513f2ac_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. Military Academy at West Point senior teaches new cadets how to salute and march during Reception Day on July 2, 2018. (Michelle Eberhart\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6688\" data-id=\"6688\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42249975555_1e718a9994_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42249975555_1e718a9994_k.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42249975555_1e718a9994_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42249975555_1e718a9994_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42249975555_1e718a9994_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A new cadet reads the Cadet Basic Training book during Reception Day at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point July 2, 2018. During the six weeks of CBT, new cadets will be physically and mentally tested as they learn basic combat and leadership skills ahead of the academic year. (Michael Lopez\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6695\" data-id=\"6695\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42438691284_4e7059c18d_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42438691284_4e7059c18d_k.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42438691284_4e7059c18d_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42438691284_4e7059c18d_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/42438691284_4e7059c18d_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. Military Academy at West Point senior teaches new cadets how to salute and march during Reception Day on July 2, 2018. (Michelle Eberhart\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-6703\" data-id=\"6703\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/28284734247_0b5c3e50f6_k.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/28284734247_0b5c3e50f6_k.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/28284734247_0b5c3e50f6_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/28284734247_0b5c3e50f6_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/28284734247_0b5c3e50f6_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A United States Military Academy at West Point senior teaches new cadets how to salute and march during Reception Day on July 2, 2018. (Michael Lopez\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WEST POINT, N.Y. \u2014 The U.S. Military Academy is welcoming a new class of more than 1,200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday is reception day, or R-Day, at West Point. New arrivals are fitted for military clothing, given haircuts and start learning how to march and toe a line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reception kicks off six weeks of rigorous Cadet Basic Training, after which they will be formally accepted into the Corps of Cadets. The Acceptance Day Parade for the Class of 2022 is scheduled for Aug. 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incoming class includes 294 women and 400 minorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Military Academy is welcoming a new class of more than 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