U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY

Where
At West Point, 50 miles north of New York City. Mailing address: U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996-1788

Major units
Corps of Cadets; 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry

Population
964 active duty; 3,186 family members; 3,110 civilians; 4,000 cadets; 2 reserve

Housing
745 officer family units; 529 enlisted family units; 44 unaccompanied officer units; 482 unaccompanied enlisted units. Call (914) 938-4845; Housing referral: (914) 938-4500

Temporary lodging
Hotel Thayer, with 2 distinguished-visitor suites, 60 rooms for all ranks, closed for renovations November 1998-April 1999, to reopen with 90 rooms; Call (914) 446-4731 or (800) 247-5047 . 60-room Five Star Inn guest house, for all ranks. Call (914) 567-3846; 26 RV spaces; 25 camp sites, 1 cabin. Call (914) 938-3860

Commissary
Large

Exchange
Small; one shoppette under construction

Schools
One elementaryschool on post, run by the Department of Defense; off-post schools in Highland Falls

Army Community Service
(914) 938-4621

Child care
Center for 303, open 6 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Mon. - Fri., with wait; home care for 45.

Health care
65-bed Keller Army Community Hospital. Appointments: (888) 999-5195. Tricare: (888) 999-5195

Recreation
Gym; bowling; crafts shop; golf; pools; skiing; stables; swimming; boating; ice skating; fishing; hiking, fitness center

Internet
E-mail: User IDwebmaster@www.usma.edu. Home page: www.usma.edu

Main phone numbers
Commercial: (914) 938-4011 or DSN: 688-4011