Web Content Display Whether you are packing your own bags for Orientation or preparing to send a family member we wish to give you a warm welcome.
This site is designed to be an easy way to find all the information you will need. For new cadets, you will visit here often to get up-to-date information, schedules, and download materials. For families, you will get arrival information, a schedule of family events, and the Inside Look, which provides a daily glimpse into life during Orientation.
Whatever brings you here, we wish you smooth sailing during this year's Orientation.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 700 – 1600 | Move-In, Think About It, Uniform Fitting (for those who do not have it done), Collegiate Learning Assessment, Aware Awake Alive, DSO Transition Workshop (for Parents only) |
| 800 – 1500 | Vallejo Services Fair |
| 900 – 1500 | Swim Assessment |
| 1400 – 1500 | Educational Opportunity Program Meeting |
| 1500 – 1600 | Deck/Engine Company: Living on the Ship MPM Company: Contracting |
| 1600 – 1700 | Transfers and Veterans Meet with Commandant |
| 1700 – 1730 | Mandatory Cadet Community Connection Meeting (for students and families involved in the program only) |
| 1730 – 1900 | Mandatory Cadet Community Connection Reception (for students and families involved in the program only) |
| 1800 – 1900 | Dinner on your own or pizza will be provided |
| 1930 – 2130 | First Residential Life Meeting |
| 2130 – | Free Time |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 700 – 800 | Breakfast in Dining Center |
| 800 – 900 | 1st Formation Practice |
| 900 – 1030 | Welcome Session |
| 1030 – 1100 | Break |
| 1100 – 1130 | First Formation/Capping Ceremony |
| 1130 – 1300 | Luau Lunch |
| 1300 – 1500 | Cadets meet w/ Department Chairs |
| 1500 – 1600 | Common Reading Program |
| 1600 – 1645 | Goodbye to Families |
| 1645 – 1845 | Bystander Training |
| 1845 – 1945 | Dinner |
| 1945 – 2145 | Playfair |
| 2200 – | Free Time |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 800 – 900 | Meet and Greet with the President and Vice Presidents |
| 900 – 1030 | Welcome Session |
| 1030 – 1045 | Break |
| 1045 – 1115 | 1st Formation/Capping Ceremony |
| 1115 – 1130 | Break |
| 1130 – 1300 | Luau Lunch (Student's Covered, Guests Pay) |
| 1300 – 1330 | Group #1 – Breakout Session (Pick one) |
| 1330 – 1345 | Break |
| 1345 – 1415 | Group #2 – Breakout Session (Pick one) |
| 1415 – 1430 | Break |
| 1430 – 1500 | Group #3 – Breakout Session (Pick one) |
| 1500 – 1515 | Break |
| 1515 – 1545 | Keelhauler Families |
| 1545 – 1600 | Break |
| 1600 – 1645 | Time to Say Goodbye to Cadets |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 720 – 800 | Quarters/Time with Divisions |
| 800 – 900 | Breakfast |
| 900 – 1000 | Unity Council |
| 1000 – 1015 | Break |
| 1015 – 1045 | Group #1 - Conduct |
| 1045 – 1100 | Break |
| 1100 – 1130 | Group #2 – Alcohol/Peer Health |
| 1130 – 1230 | Lunch |
| 1230 – 1300 | Group #3 – SEAS/Career |
| 1300 – 1315 | Break |
| 1315 – 1345 | Group #4 – Police/Public Safety |
| 1345 – 1400 | Break |
| 1400 – 1430 | Group #5 - Financial Aid |
| 1430 – 1445 | Break |
| 1445 – 1515 | Group #6 – Health Services |
| 1515 – 1530 | Break |
| 1530 – 1600 | Veterans Meeting |
| 1600 – 1630 | Snack Break |
| 1630 – 1730 | Athletics Meeting |
| 1730 – 1815 | Change for Baseball Game |
| 1815 – 1845 | Take Busses to Vallejo Admirals Baseball Game | Dinner will be Provided |
| 1845 – 2145 | Vallejo Admirals Baseball Game |
| 2200 – | Free Time |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 700 – 800 | Quarters/Time with Divisions |
| 800 – 915 | Breakfast |
| 915 – 945 | Group #1 – Watchstanding |
| 945 – 1000 | Break |
| 1000 – 1030 | Group #2 – Library |
| 1030 – 1045 | Break |
| 1045 – 1115 | Group #3 – Corps of Cadets |
| 1115 – 1130 | Break |
| 1130 – 1200 | Group #4 – Uniform Regulations |
| 1200 – 1300 | Lunch |
| 1300 – 1330 | Group #5 – Edwards Leadership Development Program |
| 1330 – 1345 | Break |
| 1345 – 1415 | Group #6 – Getting Involved |
| 1415 – 1430 | Break |
| 1430 – 1530 | Title IX Briefing |
| 1530 – 1730 | Time with Divisions (Training/Watchbills/Etc.) |
| 1730 – 1830 | Dinner |
| 1830 – 2000 | The Hook Up |
| 2000 – 2200 | Dodge ball/Oar Painting/Free time |
| 2200 – | Free Time |
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 700 – 800 | Breakfast |
800 – 900 | Breakfast/On-Campus Non-Denominational Church Service |
| 900 – 930 | Change into Work Uniform |
| 930 – 1200 | Campus Stewardship |
| 1200 – 1230 | Change into Uniform of the Day |
| 1230 – 1330 | Lunch BBQ at the Waterfront |
| 1330 – 1500 | FYE Pre-Assessment/ O-Week Exam/ O-Week Assessment |
| 1500 – 1600 | O-Week Closing Ceremony |
| 1600 – 1630 | Pinning Ceremony |
