Old Grad Podcast

Featuring oral histories with USMA Class of 1991

Concept: Podcast will take place periodically and will feature unscripted long-form interviews with members of USMA class of 1991

Our Goals:

Foster continued connections among classmates
Remember our fallen classmates
Connect us closer to the activities at West Point, and specifically to increase awareness about our class gifting goals to AOG
Celebrate the accomplishments of our fellow classmates and where needed lift each other

Before you participate, we’ll prep for the podcast with a Pre-Call a few days before the podcast is recorded.

The goal of our Pre-Call will be to identify 3 or 4 content rich stories to reflect on during the podcast. Usually they will be related to: Significant Life Events, Memorable Cadet or Army Stories, Stories of perspective (things we would change if we could, or things we are trying to get done). At the end of the podcast, you will get the “final word” – You can use this time for really anything… best practice is in some reflection of relationships with classmates, service to nation etc etc.

The typical “story arc” is :

Present Day – where you live, family situation, what you do etc etc.
Pre West Point – what made you want to go, what inspired you etc etc
Your journey post West Point to present day
Final Reflections – your time to riff / reflect on anything in particular

TO GET STARTED: FILL OUT THE CALENDLY FORM TO SCHEDULE A TIME FOR OUR PRE-CALL. THEN FILL OUT THE INFORMATION FORM BELOW WITH BULLET TALKING POINTS, NOTHING TOO LONG. THIS IS TO HELP IDENTIFY CONTENT RICH TOPICS. WE’LL DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL TOPICS IN THE PRE-CALL.

CALENDLY

Select a meeting time that works for you by clicking on the calendar, below.

INFORMATION FORM

Remember, just a few bullet points are sufficient with the long narrative questions, below.

Name

Home City & State

Email Address

Cell Phone Number

Cadet Company

Branch

Current Role

Have you listened to the other episodes? What has been impressionable for you?

Where did you grow up? Where are you from?

What made you want to go to WP? What’s your most cherished memory from West Point / the Army?

How many times in your career have you fallen back on West Point foundational experiences as a means to pull you through a difficult time or make a difficult decision?

What is your proudest professional or personal accomplishment?

How was it transitioning out of the Army for you? OR – What are your biggest concerns about transition out of the Army?

If you could look back and relive a single day from your time at West Point to today, which day would you relive? If you could back and redo or get rid of a day during this time period, which day would it be?

Is there anything you would like to do differently in retrospect (professionally or personally)?

What Memories do you have of our Fallen Classmates?

How many hours did you walk?

Company Mates who were notable. Those still serving, those with a lot of hours, Funny Stories.

What is your 9/11 story?

Do you have a story of your purpose?

What was your biggest mistake? How did you recover?

What was your boldest action? How did you take advantage?

Final words / reflections

CALENDLY

INFORMATION FORM

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