What is the Cadet Sponsor Program?
The cadets meet with the coordinator of the sponsor program during swab summer. Cadets have the option of signing up to have a sponsor family assigned to them. Cadets who ask for sponsor families are assigned based the distance between the cadet’s home town and the Academy; cadets whose home towns are the furthest away get assigned first and then it works back geographically towards New England. There is a ‘meet-the-sponsor-family day’ at the beginning of the semester. Cadets fill out a survey to get ‘attached’ to a compatible sponsor family; the survey asks about certain preferences (e.g., kids-w/o kids, pets-w/o pets, religion, etc.) The sponsor family offers a place for the cadet to crash off campus when they have liberty or leave. They can also be available for rides to the airport, etc. Check here for the best official information.
