The Fort Lowell-Apache Eagle The
Official Monthly Newsletter of the Ft Lowell-apache Chapter united s REPRODUCTION
AUTHORIZED WITH WRITTEN CREDIT GIVEN TO THIS PUBLICATION
VOLUME 2 NUMBER
OUR NEW LOOK
We have a
new name and you will note that the font or print is larger and it is not sent
to you as an attachment. This makes it easier to read and we no longer have to
worry what version of Microsoft Word each member may have. The big improvement
is that it permits more information to be included each month. If you have
ideas for articles and information you feel should be included, let our editor
know. Contributions are always welcome.
FLASH At our
12 May meeting, we enjoyed the ambiance, food and service in our own private
room at Michelangelo
Ristorante Italiano 420
W Magee Rd [at Oracle] that we voted to hold our 9 June
meeting there also.
All members,
spouses and not currently member warrants are encouraged to join us starting at
1800. Even with dinner, we are usually on the way home by 1930.
FROM THE DESK OF THE CHIEF
Joe, I'm sorry that I could not get an article out to
you. Please, if you wish just say I was not in time, or if you have an
interesting topic please add it/write in. Ron-
REMEMBERING
"It is, in a way, an odd thing to honor those
who died in defense of our country in wars far away. The imagination plays a
trick. We see these soldiers in our mind as old and wise. We see them as
something like the Founding Fathers, grave and gray-haired. But most of them
were boys when they died, they gave up two lives -- the one they were living
and the one they would have lived. When they died, they gave up their chance to
be husbands and fathers and grandfathers. They gave up their chance to be
revered old men. They gave up everything for their county, for us. All we can
do is remember."
-- Ronald Wilson Reagan
Remarks at Veteran's Day ceremony, Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Virginia,
OUR CHAPTER
OFFICERS FOR 2004-2005
OFFICE NAME HOME PHONE
PRESIDENT RON JAMES
520-219-3337
VICE PRESIDENT/EDITOR JOE GILL 520-458-4099
SECRETARY VIN BAIOCCHETTI 520-742-5302
TREASURER ARTHUR SCHMID 520-574-0399
HISTORIAN LEONARD WILFONG 520-790-6198
(YOU CAN CUT ME OUT)
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Two of our Chap is paying their USAWOA dues so they have one less thing to
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THE
WORD
GOLF
June 12 is almost upon us and the teams are coming.
The Arizona Silver Chapter at
Darlene will be there with her WO memorabilia so all
WOs can play in their own golf shirt with our Rising Eagle.
There is still time to sign up a few more players and
sponsors. Just let Vinny know if you need any help.
Golfers, build your own team. The winning team
members each get their own trophy so don’t delay in getting your money and
names to Vinny ASAP.
HELP WANTED
In March 2004, CW5 (Ret) Dan Logan came aboard to
replace retiring CW5 (Ret) Ray Bell as USAWOA Executive Director.
Unfortunately, compelling circumstances have forced Dan to depart the position
effective
Effective immediately, USAWOA is seeking applicants
for the position of Executive Director of the only association representing
Army Warrant Officers and the families on a worldwide basis. We solicit
all members' recommendations and ideas.
We would like to look within our ranks to identify
those individuals that would be good candidates to fill the position of
Executive Director. There are many good candidates in the DC area that we
will be contacting.
What better person to represent Warrant Officers than
a retired Warrant Officer who has ‘been there and
done that’.
Members with recommended candidates or individuals
interested in seeking more information of the position are requested to contact
National President Frank Meeks at franklin.d.meeks@us.army.mil or National Vice President CW4 (Ret) Roy Valiant at roy.valiant@us.army.mil.
NATIONAL AIRBORNE DAY
Our own Bill Keller BKe2076635@aol.com is working to recognize
all those who jumped out of perfectly functioning aircraft enough times to earn
their Jump Wings on Sunday 15 August here in
Service members, veterans and federal employees who
served between
For more information, check out: http://coldwar.army.mil.
WO CONVERSION DAY
On
Friday, 9 July, the Rising Eagle will disappear from our uniforms to be
replaced by the insignia of our basic branches. In addition, the CW5 insignia
will also change.
Fort
Huachuca will have a special ceremony to recognize this important date with a
0730 formation at Brown Field followed by a breakfast hosted [and paid for] by
the Arizona Silver Chapter.
All
Arizona WOs are invited and encouraged to attend.
MORE
INFO
FROM ONE CANDIDATE
The Fort
Lowell-Apache Eagle has
learned that Western Region Candidate Harry Wilson will be here in
My Fellow Warrant Officers
In March of this year, I announced that
I would be running for the office of Director of the Western Region. I asked that you announce to you membership
that I was running for this office and ask for your support. The Elections are
now just a few weeks away and I am again asking that you and your chapter
support me as Director of the Western region.
It is time for the Western Region to
again become the Largest, Best and most well known region within the USAWOA.
Within the past two years, we have lost a lot of ground. We have lost many
members and each chapter has gone down in numbers. Granted this is partly
because of Mobilizations but you can maintain your members if they know that
you are there to support them and their families during their mobilization.
Many of the Spouses have question and it is our responsibility to help them
with the answers. The spouses and we can
help each other. We are all aware of the misinformation that we get through the
news media. They can provide us with information about what is really going on
in
If the Western Region continues in the
direction that is has been going in the past year and a half the strength of
the Western Region will dwindle even further. Not only will members disappear
but Chapters will also disappear.
RESTORE THE DYNAMICS TO THE WESTERN REGION BY VOTING FOR ME, AS
THE DIRECTOR OF THE WESTERN REGION.
I thank you for your time
CW4 (RET) Harry Wilson
On Friday, 4 June, a group of WWII glider veterans
will gather for a
On Friday 13 June,
THE 459TH SIGNAL BATTALION (
will be holding it's first reunion in
MORE
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ROADRUNNER CHAPTER
Up in
NEW WOPD EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Warrant officers
with an effective date of rank (DOR) of
following minimum military professional development education. Warrant Officer
Advance Course (WOAC) will be provided earlier in the career to enhance the
technical readiness capabilities of the force. The WOAC will now be required
for all warrant officers between the sixth and eight year of warrant officer
service or before selection to CW3. The Warrant Officer Staff Course (WOSC)
will now be provided to all warrant officers between their 12th and 14th year
of warrant officer service or before selection to CW4.
In the case of selection to CW5, the WOSC must be completed for selection and
the Warrant Officer Senior Staff Course (WOSSC) must be completed for promotion
pin-on. CW2, CW3, and CW4 with a DOR earlier than
However, it does
not preclude educational requirements from being completed for future promotion
consideration. Effective
Unit (TPU) Warrant Officers must apply for PDE courses through the Army
Training Requirements and Resources System (ATRRS) via their unit training
officer/NCO. AGR, IRR, and IMA Warrant Officers must apply for PDE courses
through their Career Management Officer at HRC-STL ATTN: (AGR, AHRC-ARO) or
AHRC-OPW-S), 1 Reserve Way, St. Louis, MO 63132.
NEW USAF WORK UNIFORM
The United States Air Force is currently
field-testing a new work uniform. They are inviting comments. The last change
was to change their Class A uniform into a Commercial Airline Pilots type with
rank strips on the sleeves.
BOB HOPE USO AT
LAX
While our soldiers, sailors, airman
and marines awaiting their next flight at the Bob Hope USO at LAX, they start to read a paperback book at
the USO and then take the books with them into “Harm’s Way”. Obviously, this
means the USO needs to constantly re-supply and we can all help by mailing
boxes of paperbacks on a regular basis.
Your tax specialist can tell you how
to get a tax deduction on your annual income taxes. Box up your previously read
paperbacks today and mail them to
Mike Teilmann, Executive
Director Bob Hope USO at LAX
ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE MEMBERS
ANNUAL MEETING - 2004
H
The 2004 Annual Meeting of the Members,
hosted by the Northeast Region will be held in Leesburg
Registration forms are now available on
the USAWOA website www.usawoa.org for the 2004 in
To make hotel reservations
call, toll-free 888-850-8545. Be sure you tell them that you are coming for the Warrant Officer
meeting to secure our special room rate. The hotel will provide ground transport
to/from
Please register early so the hosts will
know how many to expect. This simple courtesy will help us get the same next
year.
For those who have not attended an Annual
Meeting before, this is a great opportunity to see what they are all about
before we are under the gun putting on next year’s AMM here in Tucson. A word of warning-attendance
at a AMM is habit forming.
ANNUAL MEETING - 2005
The 2005
Annual Meeting of the Members will be held here in
Directly across the street is
Featuring 295 newly renovated
guestrooms, a lovely pool in a lush courtyard setting, a spa, fitness center
and business center, the Doubletree Hotel at
See you in the Old Pueblo in October
2005.
[Check out www.usawoa.org and see the first teaser
for this hotel and our Chapter’s major activity for 2005.]
SOME OF OUR HARD-EARNED BENEFITS
The 1-year test to expand space-available travel to
family members of active-duty and retired service members traveling within the
continental
For Space “A” Air opportunities at
Davis-Monthan AFB Call 520/228-2322.
SPACE A LODGING
www.afsv.af.mil/LD/ 888-235-6343
http://www.armymwr.com 800.462.7691
www.navy-lodge.com 800-628-9466
For the first time, members
in CONUS have access to this online at http://estripes.osd.mil.
http://www.ddpdelta.org/ 888/ 838-8737
tricare.osd.mil/DEERS/default.cfm
MORE MEMBERS MEANS MORE CAMARADERIE
JOB
PLACEMENT FOR USAR SPOUSES
Officials in the Defense Department of Reserve
Affairs recently signed an agreement with ADECCO, a staffing and human
resources company, to expand the number and types of jobs available to spouses
of Reservists.
The program is unique because it is not just for spouses
of activated reservists; it is aimed at all Reserve personnel. There are
currently pilot versions of the new program operating in
For more information, contact Erin Walerko, program
Director for the Adecco Career Accelerator program at 732/676-0261 or erin.walerko@adeccona.com. [Source:
FRA News-Bytes 30 Jan 04]
COMPENSATION FOR R&R EXPENSES
Service members who paid for their own stateside
travel last fall when participating in the U.S. Central Command's rest and
recuperation leave program should start gathering their receipts, because
President Bush has signed a law allowing retroactive reimbursement of expenses.
Up to 38,000 troops are eligible for retroactive reimbursement. The Defense
Department now must draw up regulations explaining exactly who is eligible and
how they will get the money.
FEDERAL LONG TERM CARE FOR "GREY
AREA" RESERVISTS
The National Defense Authorization Act
for 2004 adds three groups and their qualified relatives as eligible to apply
for the Federal Long Term Care (LTC) Insurance Program. This includes
retired "grey area" reservists, not in receipt of retired pay.
For details, see www.ltcfeds.com.
HUMOR?
MONEY OR PRINCIPAL: If someone says, “It’s not the
money, it's the principal,” then you can bet it’s the money.
DISTANCE TO AN OBJECT: To measure the distance between you and a distant object, close
one eye and look over the thumb of your outstretched arm, fixing a point on the
object. Close the other eye and open the first one. Your thumb will
be fixed on another point near the object. Estimate the distance between
those two points and multiply by seven. This will give you the
approximate distance from you to the object.
GRANDMA’S AGE: Little Johnny asked his grandma
how old she was. Grandma answered, “39 and holding.” Johnny thought for a
moment, and said, “And how old would you be if you let go?”
DOES IT BOTHER YOU that at one Army base, the annual trip to the rifle range had been canceled for the second year in a row, but the semi-annual physical fitness test was still on as planned.
One soldier mused, "Does it bother anyone else that the Army doesn't seem to care how well we can shoot, but they are extremely interested in how fast we can run?"
I, Rambo, swear
to sign away 4 years of my mediocre life to the United States Army because I
couldn't score high enough on the ASVAB to get into the Air Force, because I'm
not tough enough for the Marines, and the Navy won't take me because I can't
swim.
DEFINITION OF A WARRANT OFFICER: Normally meaning WO1, but could be
used to mean any Warrant Officer. The Warrant Officer aviator is perceived
differently as seen by:
HEADQUARTERS- A drunken, brawling, jeep stealing,
woman-corrupting liar, with a star sapphire ring, Seiko watch, and a survival
knife.
HIMSELF- A stout, handsome, highly trained
professional killer and a female idol, who wears a star sapphire ring, carries
a finely honed survival knife, and is always on time due to the reliability of
his Seiko watch with GMT.
HIS
WIFE- A stinking, foul
mouthed bum who arrives home every few months or so with a bag of dirty flight
suits, two flight helmets, a huge ugly watch, a survival knife, and a hard-**.
HIS
COMMANDER- A fine
specimen of a drunken, brawling, jeep-stealing, woman-corrupting liar with a
ring, a knife, and a fantastically accurate Seiko watch.
DEPT.
OF THE ARMY- An
overpaid, over ranked, overrated tax burden who is indispensable since he will
volunteer to go anywhere as long as he can drink, brawl, steal jeeps, corrupt
women, kick dogs, lie, and wear dirty flight suits, star sapphire rings,
survival knives, and a Seiko watch.
