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USMA Class of 2020: ‟With Vision We Lead” in Their Own Words Compiled by Eric S JUNE 4, 2020 1 WWW.WESTPOINT.EDU THE J UNE 4, 2020 VOL. 77, NO. 21 OINTER IEW® DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRY PSERVING THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AND THE COMMUNITY V OF WEST POINT ® SEE INSIDE FOR MORE COVID-19 INFORMATION POINTER VIEW INSIDE & ONLINE WWW . WESTPOINT . EDU / NEWS WWW . POINTERVIEW . COM USMA PAO continues to provide Army leadership visits USMA comprehensive resources across the West Point community through U.S. Military Academy leadership briefed Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James C. McConville and Sgt. Maj. of the the West Point Coronavirus Army Michael A. Grinston (above) on the preparations West Point has made to operate in a COVID-19 environment webpage at www.westpoint.edu/ and welcome back the Corps of Cadets during their visit to the academy Wednesday. McConville and Grinston also visited the COVID-19 ward at Keller Army Community Hospital and ate a socially distanced lunch in the Cadet Mess coronavirus, and it has released Hall (below) with members of the Class of 2020. Photos by Tarnish Pride/USMA PAO external messages on USMA social media platforms. For more information, contact the West Point Public Affairs Offi ce at [email protected]. See page 2 for a story on the Class of 2020 preparing for graduation after its return to West Point. See pages 4-7, 12-13 for a story on West Point’s Women of the Long Gray Line. See pages 8-11 for Class of 2020 members’ narratives on their West Point experience. 2 JUNE 4, 2020 NEWS & FEATURES POINTER VIEW Class of 2020 settling in, preparing for graduation after return to West Point By Brandon O’Connor They also have to return equipment, receive PV Assistant Editor their orders and pack up their rooms in the barracks so they can move to their Basic Offi cer After a fi ve-day process, the members of Leaders Course locations and then eventually the U.S. Military Academy’s Class of 2020 to their initial duty post. fi nished arriving back at the academy Saturday The members of the class are divided into and began a 14-day controlled monitoring diff erent cohorts to prevent a possible spread period before their graduation ceremony June of COVID-19, although each returnee in the 13. barracks tested negative upon arrival back at The members of the class were offi cially the academy. Each cohort has been assigned a commissioned as second lieutenants May specifi c area where the members are allowed 23, the date their graduation ceremony was to do physical training in. They also eat meals originally scheduled for before it was pushed and perform the various out-processing tasks back due to COVID-19. Once they arrived back with the members of their cohort. at West Point, many of them pinned on their “Normally there are 12 people at a table, second lieutenant “butter bars” for the fi rst but they’re having us be with only two other time as they began the transition from cadet people (in the mess hall),” Maddie Miller, a to Army offi cer. member of the Class of 2020, said. “The food The 14-day controlled monitoring period is already set for us at the mess hall so there’s will be used to perform the various out- no one coming around and bringing us trays processing tasks the members of the class must of food, like they did during the school year. complete before leaving the academy behind It’s diff erent, but it makes sense.” and entering into the Army. Miller and her cohort arrived back at the The members of the class have to turn in academy May 28 and thus far their schedule their cadet IDs and have them replaced by has not required them to start any of the out- second lieutenant ones. They have to fi nish processing tasks. That has given her and her Members of the Class of 2020 spent time together painting while maintaining medical checks that were left undone because roommate Emma Powless a chance to pack up safe social distancing Monday at West Point. Photo by 2nd Lt. Robert NorWood they left for spring break and then didn’t return their room except for necessities they still need company one last time before they spread out cohort areas. Fortunately, we have the apron for two months because of a global pandemic. and spend time with their classmates in their throughout the country. right here from Washington (statue) over. It’s “It’s actually been awesome to be back in a little diff erent but I think everyone’s adapted the sense of seeing people and to get closure on to it pretty well.” our four-year experience here,” Powless said. The Class of 2020 will come together one “I think if West Point had said, ‘Alright, we’re fi nal time June 13 for graduation. Because of going to ship your stuff to you. Now go have COVID-19 and social distancing guidelines, a nice Army career,’ that would have been a the ceremony will take place on the Plain at really interesting way to enter the Army and I West Point instead of Michie Stadium. It was don’t think we would have gotten the closure also announced over the weekend that for on this crazy four-year experience that we health protection reasons the ceremony will would have liked to have.” be closed to families and other guests this year. Along with out-processing, the soon to be After the ceremony, the new offi cers will graduates are taking part in physical training embark on their Army careers. For Viljac, that sessions and courses on leading within a will mean reporting to aviation BOLC at Fort COVID-19 environment among their cohorts. Rucker, Alabama, almost immediately. Miller The members of the class have also had the and Powless on the other hand will have a short chance to participate in events scheduled by respite before their report dates. the Directorate of Cadet Activities including Miller will begin her career at the fi eld a virtual DJ night, a video game tournament, artillery BOLC at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, at the exclusive virtual concerts and more. end of July and Powless will report to engineer They’ve also found unique ways to spend BOLC at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, in their time together as they conclude their cadet mid-August. careers such has holding socially distanced “I’m thankful for (the graduation painting parties in the courtyard of their ceremony),” Viljac said. “I know a lot of barracks. other schools didn’t do it, but I think it’s a good “For PT, everyone knows to distance the opportunity to really just tie the knot on West entire time,” Mac Viljac, a member of the Point and move on. I think it’s a very good Class of 2020, said. “We move in diff erent thing. It will give everyone some closure. I’ll 2nd Lt. Nick Meuier conducts a physical training session with his roommate groups to wherever we’re doing our PT. In that enjoy sharing the experience with everyone, 2nd Lt. Taggart Solomon Monday at Daly Field. Photo by 2nd Lt. AleX Gudenkauf other free time, you can be out in your certain regardless of how we do it.” 40 Mulberry Street, Middletown, NY 10940 POINTER VIEW ® To subscribe to the Pointer View or The Army civilian enterprise newspaper, the Pointer View, is an authorized publication for members The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not if you have delivery problems, call 845-346-3213. of the Department of Defense. Contents of the Pointer View are not necessarily the offi cial views of, or constitute endorsement of the products or services advertised by the U.S. Army or the Times Herald- Lt. Gen. Darryl Williams endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of the Army or the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Record. Superintendent Brandon O’Connor The editorial content of the Pointer View is the responsibility of the U.S. Military Academy Public Everything advertised in this pub li ca tion will be made available for purchase, use or pa tron age Lt. Col. Christopher Ophardt PV Assistant Editor, 938-3079 Affairs Offi ce, Bldg. 600, West Point, New York 10996, (845) 938-2015. with out regard to race, color, re li gion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, phys i cal handi cap, Public Affairs Officer [email protected] The Pointer View is printed weekly by the Times Herald-Record, a pri vate fi rm in no way connect ed po liti cal af fi l i a tion or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user or pa tron. Eric S. Bartelt Vacant with the De partment of the Army, under ex clu sive con tract with West Point. 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