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Minutes of the Meeting
February
2007
1. Monthly Meeting: The monthly Executive Board Meeting of the
Military Marksmanship Association was held February 15, 2007, in the
Army Marksmanship Conference Room, Building 243.
a. Board Members Present:
Robert I. Hoidahl,
Jr., President
Ronald F. Martere,
Vice President
Laurence K. Mosely, Secretary
Carter Berry, Public
Affairs Committee Chairman and MMA Times Editor
Phil Cannella,
Refreshment Coordination Chairman and Past President
Bruce A. Meredith,
Immediate Past President
Richard D. Rebidue,
Membership Committee Chairman
b. Board Members Absent:
Stephen Goff, Historian
Samuel W. Hunter, Treasurer
c. U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Representative:
Mr. Robert Aylward, USAMU Deputy.
d. Guests: SFC Charles Coffey,
USAMU S5.
e. Call to Order: A quorum being
present, the President called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m.
2. Treasurer’s Report: Motion made, seconded, and
carried to approve the Treasurer’s Report for January 2007.
3. Minutes: Motion made, seconded, and carried to approve the
Minutes of the Executive Board Meetings held in October, November,
and December 2006; January 2007; October 2006 General Membership
Meeting and January 2007 Annual Membership Meeting.
4. Unfinished Business:
a. Status of the USAMU 50th Anniversary Book:
The USAMU Deputy reported that the final draft was returned to the
Turner Publishing Company and publication is scheduled for March 2007.
b. Sergeants Major List: The USAMU
Deputy reported that he had received a number of responses from MMA
members providing information helpful in updating the USAMU Sergeants
Major list.
c. Status of New Hall of Fame SOP: The
USAMU Deputy gave a briefing on the status of a new Hall of Fame SOP
that will be submitted to the USAMU Commander. MMA members were
invited to the decision-briefing schedule for 09:00 a.m., March 9, 2007.
5. New Business:
a. Presidents Remarks: The President
announced that as his first official duty, it was an honor to chair
the MMA Executive Board. He pledged pro-active leadership, as his
predecessors had done, and he was looking forward to planning the
next reunion.
b. DMWR Staff Inspection: The
Secretary remarked that the MMA would be inspected by DMWR this
afternoon. He noted that this was an annual event and that we would
meet our new PO coordinator.
c. CMP Status: The Secretary noted
that the MMA was an affiliated Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP)
club and that he was in the process of validating our affiliation. He
remarked that this affiliation allows our membership to purchase
certain surplus items from the CMP.
d. USAMU Memorabilia Store: SFC Coffey
briefed the board on the progress of opening a USAMU memorabilia
store similar to the Ranger memorabilia store. He noted that he had
been tasked by the USAMU SGM to establish a store and that he had
received assistance and guidance from DMWR. He stated that there were
two options open. One option was to create a separate USAMU private
organization called, for example, “USAMU Home of Champions
Memorabilia Store” and the second option to was have the MMA
sponsor the store under the MMA Constitution. He told the board what
items that would be stocked and sold and displayed similar items from
the Ranger store. He noted that if the MMA could not operate such a
store, he was requesting the MMA provide start-up money of $3,000 to
fund the “USAMU Home of Champions Memorabilia Store.” After
a number of unanswered “what if” questions among the board
members, the Secretary moved to continue discussion at the next meeting.
e. USAMU Report: The USAMU Deputy
reported the following items:
(1) USAMU Change of Command: The USAMU
Deputy announced that the USAMU Commander was being reassigned and
that a change of command ceremony would be held on May 23, 2007.
(2) Competitions: The USAMU Deputy
announced that USAMU would be hosting or assisting in the conduct of
the following shooting competitions:
-
Junior ROTC Regional Air Rifle Match
-
USAIC Combat Rifle and Pistol Matches
-
All Army Matches (6-16 March)
-
World Cup with competitors from 45-60 countries attending (April)
-
Junior ROTC National Championship Air Rifle Match
(3) USAMU Unit Colors: The USAMU
Deputy announced that Unit Colors had been approved.
f. MMA Membership Directory: The
Secretary reported that a new printer printed the 2007 MMA Membership
Directory. He noted that quality of the paper was better (ink did
bleed resulting in sharper type), the turn-around time was faster,
and the unit cost per copy was lower than our previous printer.
g. MMA Times Milestones: Input March
2nd, Publish March 9th, and mail March 15th.
h. Membership Report: The Membership
Chairman reported that the association’s membership had
increased from 659 members in January to 663 members to date. He also
noted that Theresa E. DeWitt had become a life member. Total life
members: 64 (62 living).
i. Annual Meeting Refreshment Report:
The Secretary recognized Phil Cannella for his detailed report about
the ordering and setup of refreshments at the Annual General
Membership Meeting.
6. Next Meetings: The next Executive Board Meeting is
scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 15, 2007, in the USAMU
Conference Room, Building 243, Fort Benning, Georgia. A mail out of
the MMA Times will be conducted following the meeting
7. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 11:45 a. m.
Laurence K. Mosely
Secretary
Attachment:
February 2007 Financial Statement
Approved by the Executive Board on March 15, 2007. |