|
Minutes
of the Meeting
February
2003
1. Monthly Meeting: The monthly Executive Board meeting
of the Military Marksmanship Association was held on February 18,
2003, in the Army Marksmanship Conference Room.
a. Board Members Present:
Archibald
V. Arnold III, President
Bruce
Meredith, Vice President
Laurence K. Mosely,
Recording Secretary
Samuel W. Hunter, Treasurer
Carter Berry, Public
Affairs Committee Chairman, and MMA Times Editor
Richard D. Rebidue,
Membership Committee Chairman
b. Board Members Absent: None.
c. U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Representative: Robert
Aylward, Deputy
d. Guests: Guests:
James "Gus" Youmans, CPA
e. Call to Order: A quorum being
present, the President called the meeting to order at 1100.
2. Treasurer's Report: Motion made, seconded, and
carried to approve the Treasurer's Report for January 2003.
Additionally, the Treasurer provided a financial preview for February 2003.
3. Minutes: Motion made, seconded, and carried to
approve the Minutes of the Executive Board Meeting for January 2003
and the Minutes of the January 2003 Annual Membership Meeting.
4. Unfinished Business: None.
5. New Business:
a. Presidents Remarks: The President
noted that it was an honor for him to lead the MMA and asked that the
Board bear with him in the next several meeting as he learns how the
association works. In-turn, he asked each member of the Board to
provide a verbal thumbnail sketch of themselves and their functions
on the Board. He added that in the next meeting the Board should be
prepared to discuss finding a replacement for the Historian's position.
b. Tax Exempt Status: Mr. Youmans
provided an update on the status of the association's tax-exempt
status. Mr. Youmans noted that the documentation was nearly complete
and would be submitted to the Internal Revenue Service by the end of
the month.
c. USAMU Report:
(1) The Deputy announced that the USAMU would
host a number of high-level staff visits during March including army
Chief of Staffs from Russia and India.
(2) USAMU would host the National Junior ROTC
10-meter Air Rifle Championships.
(3) The new USAMU climate controlled
ammunition bunker has been stocked, was open, and is fully functional.
(4) USAMU has been tasked by the CG, USAIC,
to test new prototype rifles.
(5) A Change of Command ceremony is scheduled
for June 4, 2003. The incoming commander is LTC David Liwanig, former
commander of the Golden Knights.
d. MMA Times Input: Mr. Berry
remarked that he had most of the articles for the next issue of MMA
Times newsletter. He noted that the new cut-off date for submission
of items was March 14, 2003, and the new mail out date was March 28th.
e. Vice President's Remarks and Observations:
(1) Service Rifle Roll of Honor Plaque:
The Vice President stated that he had visited the USAMU Service Rifle
section and was informed by the Service Rifle Coach that there was a
considerable amount of discontent from his assigned shooters due to
displaying the Service Rifle Roll of Honor Plaque in their location.
The Vice President numerated several objections, for example; the
omission of names of outstanding shooters and the period covered did
not include contemporary service rifle competitors. He also noted
that the perception was that the plaque was created by the MMA. The
President suggested that the Deputy to obtain more information and
present it to the USAMU Commander.
(2) Lack of Participation: The Vice
President observed that the MMA Executive Board did not include
former members from all the shooting sections. He noted that Service
Rifle, Service Pistol, and International Rifle were frequent members
of the Board while sections, such as; Shotgun and Running Target were
not represented. He suggested that the Board should seek former
members from these sections for service with the MMA.
(3) New Members: The Vice President
questioned how new members are recognized. After several replies from
Board members, he suggested that names of new members listed in the
MMA Times.
(4) Life Membership: The Vice
President questioned whether the MMA had a life membership option.
Several members of the Board noted that this topic had been discussed
in the past and that membership was on an annual renewal basis. The
Vice President remarked that he wished to review a life membership
option at a future meeting.
6. Next Meeting:
The next Executive Board Meeting will be held at 1100 hours on
Friday, March 28, 2003, in the USAMU Conference Room, Building 243,
Fort Benning, Georgia.
7. Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 1230 hours.
Laurence K. Mosely
Recording Secretary
Attachment:
February 2003 Financial Statement
Approved by the
Executive Board on March 28, 2003.
Back
to Top |