The Orah Parent Portal is a crucial software for the Academy daily. We use the Orah platform to communicate with all parents about leave information and travel plans, as well as other aspects of your cadet's residential life here on campus.
The system is designed so that up-to-date details of a cadet's whereabouts will always be available to our staff on duty to ensure student safety and continuity of care. The aim of the system is both to ease and improve the collection of information, therefore providing a clear picture of a cadet's status.
The first step will be to get you signed up for your Orah account that is linked to your cadet.
Once your cadet is enrolled at Fork Union Military Academy, we will trigger an invitation to be delivered to your email inbox. This invitation will come from the email address: -- you might want to add this address to your approved sender's list, so it does not get filtered into your junk or spam folders.
You can use Orah with a web-enabled device -- such as a computer, smartphone, tablet, or laptop -- and all that is required to sign up to it is an active email address.
Your invitation will have instructions for you to create your Orah account. When setting up your account, please use the email address we used to send you the invitation.
Through your Orah account, you will connect to your student's information and be able to create, review, and approve leave requests and interact with the Commandant's Department regarding the residential life aspect of your cadet's experience here at Fork Union Military Academy.
If you haven't received your Orah invitation yet, and it is not in your spam or junk folder, simply send our Perkins Technology Center an email and ask that they send you another invitation. Send your request to: .
Orah provides a "Getting Started" guide for parents at this link.
One thing to keep in mind is that Orah is based in New Zealand. They work with many, if not most, of the world's best boarding schools. Sometimes the language of the guide and the Orah app reflects a bit of the New Zealand flavor of English or employs phrases used by other boarding schools. For example, leave pass requests that are waiting for final approval are shown as "Pending Endorsement" in the Orah app. Dates may be displayed at DAY/MONTH/YEAR instead of MONTH/DAY/YEAR.
We encourage you to look through this guide to familiarize yourself with the Orah user interface, and then set up your parent account following their instructions.
There are two passes in Orah (labeled as "Pass") for parents/guardians to request either a leave request or a day pass request. A day pass request will only give the option for a parent to select day pass. For a leave request, you have the option to pick a Regular, Special, Medical, College Visit, or Emergency Leave under the location option.
The Commandant's Department is requesting that all parents submit their request at least 96 hours (4 days) prior to their requested departure for parent/guardian pickups only on regular weekend leaves. If a parent is requesting FUMA Transportation, we are requesting a 7-day notice, so that we can source their driver. If a cadet will miss class, we are requesting that the request be submitted 7 days in advance, as there needs to be approval from his teacher and the Academic Dean.
Regular leave dates are listed on the School Calendar and begin on Parent's Weekend on Saturday, October 19 following the Parents Day Parade. Day passes will also begin that weekend, starting Saturday, October 91. If a cadet takes a day pass on Saturday, they are not eligible to go on day pass on Sunday, and vice versa.
If you are requesting a leave on any weekend that is not listed as a leave weekend, you will need to request a Special Leave (unless it is for a specific reason that is an available option, I.e., Medical, College Visit or Emergency). The Commandant's Department requests that parents provide any supporting information for these types of leave request to expedite the process, failure to do so will result in a delayed response.
ADDITIONAL NOTE: Leave requests that have been approved are subject to change if their student receive demerits and is assigned tours on Extra Duty (ED). This will be communicated by the Company TAC Officer.