Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 17, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- STAP 2 2026
- STAP 3 2026
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
Campus language
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A
- Area Bird
- A cadet serving punishment by walking in circles in the Central Area while carrying a rifle.
B
- Boodle
- Any food or snacks brought from outside the Mess Hall, often kept in cadet rooms.
- Boodle Box
- A container used by cadets to store snacks and contraband food items.
- Bradley
- Bradley Barracks, housing for the Corps of Cadets.
C
- CBT
- Cadet Basic Training, the initial summer training for incoming freshmen (Beast Barracks).
- Century
- A punishment consisting of 100 hours of walking the Area.
- Cow
- A junior or second-class cadet.
D
- DCA
- Directorate of Cadet Activities, the department that manages clubs, publications, and social events.
F
- Firstie
- A senior or first-class cadet.
G
- Goat
- The cadet with the lowest academic ranking in their graduating class.
- Grant's
- Grant Hall, a casual cafe and snack bar area for cadets and visitors.
I
- Ike
- Eisenhower Barracks, named after the former president and general.
M
- Mac
- MacArthur Barracks, one of the primary cadet housing facilities.
O
- ODIA
- Office of the Directorate of Intercollegiate Athletics, managing Army West Point sports teams.
P
- Pershing
- Pershing Barracks, located on the south side of the cadet area.
- Plebe
- A freshman or fourth-class cadet.
- Poop Deck
- The balcony overlooking the Mess Hall used for making official announcements to the Corps.
R
- Rack
- A cadet's bed; 'rack time' refers to sleep.
S
- Scott
- Scott Barracks, located near the Central Area.
- Sherman
- Sherman Barracks, part of the older housing complex.
- SOSH
- The Department of Social Sciences, famous for its rigorous curriculum.
T
- The Mess
- Washington Hall, the massive central dining facility where the entire Corps eats simultaneously.
U
- USCC
- United States Corps of Cadets, the formal name for the student body.
Y
- Yearling
- A sophomore or third-class cadet (also called a 'Yuk').
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- AMI
- AM Inspection; the daily morning inspection of cadet rooms for cleanliness and order.
- Arvin
- Arvin Cadet Physical Development Center, the primary gym and athletic facility.
- Cullum
- Cullum Hall, a memorial hall used for formal dances and social functions.
- Mahan
- Mahan Hall, the building housing the engineering departments and a large auditorium.
- Michie
- Michie Stadium, the home field for Army West Point football.
- SAMI
- Saturday AM Inspection; a more rigorous and formal room inspection held on Saturdays.
- TAPS
- The final bugle call of the day, signaling lights out and the start of the accountability period.
- TEE
- Term End Exam; the final examination for a course.
- Thayer
- Thayer Hall, a massive former riding hall converted into the main academic building.
- The Days
- The countdown of days remaining until a major event (e.g., '100th Night' before graduation).
- WPR
- Written Partial Review; a major mid-term exam or unit test.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 17, 2026 – Dec 19, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 24 approved campus terms and 11 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.