Senior Privileges

14 December 2009

 1. This memorandum sets forth cadet senior officer and senior class privileges.

 2. All seniors in good standing, regardless of rank, will have the following privileges:

• Travel in civilian clothes on pass or leave. (Cadets must sign out in appropriate attire with their TACS.)*
• Automatically have “Extended Taps” until 2300 during the week and until 2400 on Fridays and Saturdays.
• Order food during free time from Saturday 1300 through Sunday 1700.  Order Out times will be as follows: 

Saturday:  1300-2000
Sunday:     1300-1700

• Be allowed to sleep in until 0730 during the week.
• Be allowed to go back to their rooms during study halls to study. 
• Be allowed to carry and use iPods in the academic area.
• Be in “relaxed” uniform during ESP.
• Return from leave/furlough at 1900 hours on days when the corps is required to return at 1730. (Note: Cadets will lose this privilege for the entire week if they fail to turn in an assignment the next day and end up in afternoon study hall.)

2. All senior officers in good standing will have the following extended privileges:

• Use the CAC, Canteen, weight room, or gym during free time.
• Order food during free time from Friday 1800 through Sunday 1700.  Order Out times will be as follows:

Friday:      1900-2100
Saturday:  1300-2000
Sunday:     1300-1700

• Be exempt from the reveille formation and allowed to sleep in until 0730 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, and until 0900 on Saturdays.  (The exception is on weekends when Saturday morning inspections are scheduled.)
• Have extended taps until 2300 hours nightly, which includes use of the cadet TV lounge until 2300 to watch movies or sporting events. (Cadets may NOT be playing games on gaming systems during this time.)
• Have approved use of cell phones and iPods in the academic area. (Note: Cell phones will not be used to send or receive phone calls while in the academic area.  The “text messaging” mode is the only mode that will be used and may not be used during any academic class period, assembly,  study hall, meeting, unless directed by the teacher or person in charge.  At no time will cell phones be used in any capacity in the dining facility.)
• Be authorized to submit a pass/furlough request to the Commandant for approval on closed weekends.
• Be allowed to return from leave/furlough at 2100 hours. (Note: Cadets will lose this privilege for the entire week if they fail to turn in an assignment and end up in afternoon study hall.)

3. All seniors on the honor roll and in good standing will have the additional privilege of being exempt from ESP Thursday evenings and authorized to submit a pass for approval from 1900-2130 to go into town or to the movies.

4.  A cadet in “Good Standing” includes the following:

• The cadet is not on tours.
• The cadet passed all his/her classes the previous semester and is currently passing all classes during the interim.
• The cadet is not assigned to the “Learning Center” for missing assignments.
• The cadet is not restricted to campus for any reason.
• The cadet is not athletically ineligible for disciplinary reasons.
• The cadet does not have more than three unexcused absences in an interim grading period.

5. Any questions pertaining to the above policy may be addressed to the Commandant of Cadets.

Jeffrey E. Coverdale
Major USAR (Retired)
Commandant of Cadets