RECEPTION DAY: Here's a look at what awaits fresh West Point cadets
A cadet candidate gets off a bus as he arrives on campus for Reception Day at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Cadet candidates receive orders from older cadets during the in-processing procedures.
A cadet candidate stands stoic while listening to a senior cadet.
Signage instructs new cadets how to respond when corrected during in-processing procedures.
Cadet candidates read over their Oath of Allegiance paperwork during the in-processing procedures.
If a cadet candidate has doubts, now is probably a good time to speak up.
Here, a cadet candidate is fit for school issued clothing.
Now it's time for a military haircut ...
... like it or not.
New haircuts, uniforms, and now, more lines.
An older cadet surveys the form of new candidates.
Cadets are instructed on salutes.
Now, cadet candidates read and study booklets called 'Cadet Knowledge.'
New cadets march in a courtyard on campus — something they'll be doing for the next four years.
New cadets walk across 'The Plain' at the begin of the Oath of Allegiance ceremony.
Here, they begin reciting the Oath of Allegiance.
Parents and family members react to the new cadets during the ceremony.
Cadets walk across The Plain.
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