Association Of Graduates Of The United States Military Academy

Alumni services: the association of graduates is the alumni association for the united states military academy at west point whose graduates are known throughout history as the "long gray line." the association provides various programs, activities, and services to help graduates stay connected to each other and the united states military academy (usma). These include support to over 80 graduate classes and over 120 west point societies located around the world. Among the services are the provision of software platforms to support the operations of classes and societies, memorial support for funerals at west point, graduate events and reunions, 50-year class affiliation events, programs to welcome graduates visiting west point, graduate insider tours and travel programs, smart phone applications to facilitate graduate connections, career and transition services and suicide prevention awareness. The association also maintains detailed biographical and historical records on graduates of usma, and it operates a gift shop.

Communications: disseminates information on the current and historical activities, objectives, and methods of the united states military academy to graduates and others through various publications and media to enhance the image of the united states military academy. This includes the publication of "taps", and the association's quarterly "west point magazine" provided to over 55,000 graduates free of charge, over 2,700 social media updates reaching 96,000 individuals as well as regular communications by email.