One of the first things your Plebe will be issued is his/her Alpha Number. It may be sent to you prior to Induction Day or you may received it on Induction Day. Below is Plebe receiving their name tag as well as their Alpha Number.

AH2

Here is a sample Alpha Number: M274927

By the end of Induction Day your Plebe will know this number. He/she will have to write it and recite it, all day long while processing in Alumni Hall.

1) Every form needs it, from medical to Alumni Association to Credit Union--and so on.

2) It is written on their two sea bags. After two days, he/she has to write it on every piece of clothing. You have to wait two days because you are "supposed" to make sure every piece of issued clothing fits. If it does not, whatever does not fit needs to be returned within two days. If it fits, you write your name on it. By the way, your Plebe has paid for every piece of this clothing. It comes out of the monthly pay.

Sea Bag

3) Recited at checkout.

The Alpha Number is used in several notable places. 

It is on every Plebe's canteen. I have, for privacy reasons, deleted the actual number on this canteen. Also the name, which also appears on the canteen.	Canteen TN
It is your Plebe's email address.	[email protected] is the email address for a midshipman in he class of 2027. "1234" is a random number.
It is used as part of their Fed ex and US Post Office address. BUT NOT until after Plebe Summer.	During Plebe summer the mailing address is: MIDN John Smith Company X, Platoon XX Annapolis, MD 21412