» STYLE GUIDE
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A
AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
Active Duty (n)
AF
AFA
Army–Navy
ASSEMBLY
assisted-living (adj.)
AWC (Army War College)
AOL (America Online)
Arm (armor branch; AR is Arkansas)
aide (aide-de-camp)
ADC (Assistant Division Commander)
alma mater |
B
bachelor’s degree
BG
bypass (n., v.)
bookstore
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C
camaraderie
cdr.
checkup (n.)
21st Century
CG (commanding general)
chock-full
Class of ’45
cleanup (n.)
CPT
COL
Com
CAS3
CGSC
classmates
companymate
CO (commanding officer)
cow
cum laude
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D
DC
dead-end (adj.)
dead end (n.)
deadline
div
daughter (do not use dau)
Dr.
D Day |
E
et al.
e.g.
e-mail
east (direction)
the East
East Coast
en route
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F
fund-raising
firsthand
follow-up (n., adj.)
follow up (v.)
fiancé (male)
fiancée (female)
The Fairfax
Ft. Bragg / Ft. Hood
firstie
Firstie Year
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G
GEN
great-grandchild
grandchild
get-together (n.)
get together (v.)
good will
good-bye
G-1, -2, -3, etc.
grads (WP only)
graduates (USNA, etc.)
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H
high-rise (adj.)
high-tech (adj.)
home run
hometown
hotshot
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I–K
interment
Inf (Infantry branch; IN is Indiana)
II, IV (no comma before)
internet
, Jr., (comma before and after)
J-3
, Jr., ’56, (etc.)
Km
Kph
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L
lawsuit
life-style
long-term (adj.)
long-lost (adj.)
2LT, 1LT
LTC
LTG
life long (adj.)
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M–N
master’s degree
magna cum laude
mix-up
MVP
MG
MAJ
medevac
memorial article
MPH
marketplace
NG (National Guard)
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O
Olejniczak
old-fashioned
on-line
ongoing
okay
occurred
occasion
Oberammergau
out-of-the-way
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P–Q
pallbearer
pastime
Ph.D.
postcard
Procter & Gamble
the Plain
privilege
peacekeeper
PSG
Parkinson’s disease
plebe
Plebe year
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R
Reserves (n)
reserve officer (adj.)
ROK (Korea)
the reunion
20th Reunion
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S
scrapbook
short-term (adj.)
self-reliant
stepdaughter
stepson
snow plow
snowstorm
, Sr., (comma before and after)
summa cum laude
SF (Special Forces)
SFC
SGM
SGT
SSG
S-1, -2, -3, etc.
Supe
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T
thank-you (n., adj.)
thank you (v.)
TDY
traveled
traveling
traveler
TV
Hotel Thayer
THC
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U–V
US (n., adj.)
USMA
USMC
USNA
USAFA
UK
USSR
USS Missouri (ship name)
V.A. (Veteran’s Administration)
Viet Nam
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W
well-known (adj.)
WP
WPS (West Point Society)
WWI
WWII
Website
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X–Y–Z
yearling
Please do not use Xmas for Christmas
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» DEADLINES
Please call Joyce Perkins at 800 232-7821 or e-mail ClassNotes@usma.edu if you cannot get your Notes in on time. |
» PHOTOS
Print or type all photo captions. Include a list of photo captions at the end of your column. Do NOT write on the backs of your photos (please pass this info on to your classmates). Ink or marker on the back of one photo rubs off on the one beneath it in the pile. Use photo tags. Submit only good-quality photos. Scanned photos are only acceptable at 300dpi and saved as tif files. Digital photos are acceptable. They must be in large format. Set your camera to its best or fine mode, which will give you the maximum image size for your camera. After the image is taken, there is no way to appreciably improve its quality.
1.0 – 1.9 megapixels, at this setting will be 1,280 x 960 pixels
2.0 – 2.9 megapixels, at this setting will be 1,600 x 1,200 pixels
3.0 – 3.9 megapixels, at this setting will be 2,048 x 1,536 pixels
4.0+ megapixels, at this setting will be 2,272 x 1,704 pixels
The more megapixels the camera is capable of, the more detail in the photo! The lowest that can be used is 1.0 – 1.9 megapixels. Any changes to the photo either in size or content will reduce the quality of the photo. The digital files should be submitted as they come from the camera. The only exception is with a photo taken in “raw format” that will need to be converted. See the manual that comes with the camera for information. It is best to save the image as a jpg file once. Every time a jpg file is saved, valuable pixels are lost, compromising image quality. This information can be found at www.aogusma.org/PUBS/digitalspecs.htm.
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» PUNCTUATION
Use a serial comma (e.g., Tom, Joe, and Bill). Use only ONE space after each punctuation mark. |
» NUMBERS
Spell out one through eleven. Use numerals for all other numbers except Army Corps (Roman) and Armies (spell out), e.g. three-year-old granddaughter; 4-67 Armor; 25th Infantry, V Corps; Third Army; 100th Nite; three mi.; 100 m; 1st, 2nd, 3rd; 5' 6". |
» DATES
2 Jan 96, 2 January, or January 1996; 1961, 1981, but Class of ’81; 1960s, 1970s, etc. |
» STATES
Always use postal abbreviations for states in conjunction with cities or towns. “She went to Alexandria, VA, and then to Lexington, KY.” — but “She traveled to Virginia and Kentucky.” |
» MISCELLANEOUS
“Song titles” — roman, quoted, e.g., “Army Blue”
Book, magazine, newspaper, movie title, play, painting, newsletter, thesis, speech, bulletin — italic; e.g., New York Times, Quo Vadis
TV shows — Series — italic; e.g., The Practice, ER, Who Wants to be a Millionaire
TV shows — “Episode” — roman, quoted
Ship names — italic; e.g., Titanic, Lusitania, but not the USS in USS Missouri
“Poem” — roman, quoted
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» CLASS ADS
All class reunion classes are encouraged to submit a class ad to the advertising manager for inclusion in either the May or September issue of ASSEMBLY. Contact Trish Roberts at Ads@aogusma.org or 845 446-1626.
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» SUBMISSION DEADLINES
Submission is due two months in advance of the publication month. ASSEMBLY usually is printed and mailed during the last week of the month prior to the publication month (e.g., 25–28 Sep for the Nov/Dec issue, etc.). |
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September/October | 1 July |
November/December | 1 September |
January/February | 1 November |
March/April | 1 January |
May/June | 1 March |
July/August | 1 May |
The due dates may alter slightly in a given year depending on what day of the week the first of the month falls. Specific dates will be submitted to Class Scribes each year. Please understand that if your submission is late, it will be placed at the very end of “Class Notes,” in the “Late Rank,” if there is room and time to include it. Class Scribes receive a final proof of their “Class Notes” pages about 30 days after the deadline.
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NOTE: Joyce Perkins at West Point edits senior classes; later classes (currently 1965 and following) are edited by Cathy DeCoster at Ft. Hood.
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Class scribes receive a final proof of their Class Notes pages about 30 days after the deadline. |
» FORMAT OF SUBMISSIONS
If you do not submit a disk, please make sure your copy is dark and
readable. These submissions are scanned — light dot matrix printouts and
fax copies are difficult for the scanning software to decipher. Single-space your submissions (not to exceed two pages). LEFT justify your columns of text. If you submit your column on a disk, please include a hard copy and identify the software used. If you send your column by e-mail, include a hard copy in the mail with your photos. Normal 12 pt. Times New Roman type, one-inch margin on all sides. Mail submissions to: |
Joyce Perkins
Association of Graduates
698 Mills Road
West Point, NY 10996-1611
yj8837@usma.edu
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Cathy DeCoster
401 Gina Drive
Harker Heights, TX 76548
cdecoster@hot.rr.com |
» STYLE
Boldface the names of classmates & spouses. Spouses are part of the class, too, and should be highlighted in this way. Do NOT use ALL CAPS for names that should be bold. (We then have to convert these to caps and lower case.) If your word-processing program or typewriter cannot do boldface type, underline the names instead. Use an ampersand (&) to indicate married couples. Don’t use it anywhere else unless it’s included in a company or product name. The use of abbreviations has been reduced. Continue to use well-known military acronyms such as TDY, CAS3, and CGSC.
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