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When the upperclassmen return to the academy in late August to begin the academic year, you begin a routine that becomes very familiar during your four years. A typical weekday schedule looks something like this:
5:30 a.m. |
Arise for personal fitness workout (optional) |
6:30 a.m |
Reveille (all hands out of bed) |
6:30-7:00 a.m |
Special instruction period for plebes |
7:00 a.m. |
Morning meal formation |
7:10 a.m. |
Breakfast |
7:55-11:45 a.m |
Four class periods, one hour each |
12:05 p.m. |
Noon meal formation |
12:15 p.m. |
Noon meal for all midshipmen |
12:40-1:20 p.m. |
Company training time |
1:30-3:30 p.m |
Fifth and sixth class periods |
3:30-6:00 p.m. |
Varsity and intramural athletics, extracurricular and personal activities; |
5:00-7:00 p.m. |
Supper |
7:30-11 p.m. |
Study period for all midshipmen |
11:00 p.m. |
Lights out for plebes (recruits at the academy) |
Midnight |
Taps for upperclass |