Four buses to shuttle spectators to and between Sandhurst 2001 sites will operate from 6 a.m. until approximately 4:30 p.m. Saturday and, for the first time, a visitors’ center will teach spectators more about the competition.

Cadet 1st Class Tim Batig, the brigade Sandhurst officer, said spectators are welcome at all the sites along the course and said he hopes they will take the time to visit the visitors’ center, which will include displays on the history of the Sandhurst competition and a course map. The Directorate of Cadet Activities will set up a section to sell refreshments and Sandhurst 2001 T-shirts.

"This is the first year that spectators can buy the T-shirts," Batig said.

For spectators who need a little extra information, cadets will be on hand to answer questions.

Batig said the visitors’ center was designed with parents in mind.

"We’re trying to give them as much opportunity as possible to find out what their sons and daughters have been doing every afternoon since January and how it culminates in this one-day competition," he said.

Batig said the cadet hosts at the visitors’ center will have practical information for spectators, as well.

"One of the most beneficial things is that they’ll be able to tell them where to go to see their cadets and how to get there," he said.

To get them there, the Directorate of Logistics’ buses will be running throughout the competition.

The buses will leave from Thayer Statue, and with four buses running all day, Batig expects that a bus will leave about every 15 minutes.

Stop 1: Thayer Statue

Stop 2: Range 11, where Site 1(Inspection) and Site 2 (NBC) are located

Stop 3: Long Pond, where Site 3 (Boat Movement) and the Sandhurst Visitors’ Center are located

Stop 4: Site 4/Gettysburg Range, the site of the marksmanship competition

Stop 5: Site 5, where the weapons disassembly and reassembly take place

Stop 6: The river-crossing site

Stop 7: Rappel site (Site 8)

From the rappel site, the buses will return to Thayer Statue.