03/22/09
eNEWS - 22 MAR 2009
Member Survey 2009 is Now Complete
The Member Survey of 2009 which ended on March 15th, was an outstanding success! 5,710 Auxiliarists from all districts responded, and we will be posting the results in April. I would like to thank all of you who took the time to respond, your answers and comments will be forwarded to the NEXCOM for review. I have set up a special team within my Department to review the comments, and forward to the proper department for review and action. Again, Thank you!
Dante Laurino, DC-P
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Boy Scouts of America & USCG Auxiliary Agreement Signed
On 23 February 2009, the USCG Auxiliary signed a Memorandum of Agreement to begin partner liaison with Boy Scouts of America. The Boating Department is developing an implementation strategy to make this a meaningful agreement between our two organizations. The MOA can be downloaded in the Boating Department Document Library under Partners, or downloaded directly (as a PDF) here:
http://auxbdept.org/
http://auxbdept.org/documents.php
http://auxbdept.org/pdf/BSAUSCGAuxMOA23Feb09.pdf
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Introduction to Personnel and Membership ? is now available on Auxiliary eLearning. This course will be of interest to anyone who would like to learn how to recruit, enroll or retain members. It takes the student through the subject matter in a systematic way, introducing existing and new Auxiliary materials and evaluating the student?s progress. The course should be particularly useful to new personnel services officers and flotilla commanders, who have an essential role in enrolling new members. You can access the course at: http://64.207.134.26/usr/moodle2/course/view.php?id=27 You may need to create an Aux eLearn account if this is your first visit. If you have any questions or comments on the course, contact course developer Vincent "Tex" Boyer at vincentboyer@bellsouth.net or DVC-TD Nick Tarlson at nick@tarlson.com.
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There is an upgrade planned for the AIMS 3n system. We are currently implementing the recurring monthly updates from AuxData to 3n. As part of this process we are loading all Auxiliary Districts into the system. If your District is an early adopter of AIMS this will cause some rework for your Organization and Group leaders. See the Operations (Response) Department, Incident Management page for details:
http://www.auxodept.org/Incident.htm#AIMS
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March 2009 Edition of Up Top in Operations
The Operations (Response) Department web site [http://www.auxodept.org/] has posted the UpTop In Operations Newsletter for March 2009.The March issue includes: Contingency Planning, Emergency Communication and Mass notification within the Auxiliary, What about ICS210 - questions and answers from the field, Radio Communications on Patrol, and Low and Slow Flight part 1.
http://www.auxodept.org/
http://www.auxodept.org/documents/uptopinoperations/2009/UpTop%20March%2009.pdf
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Rocna anchors tout an exciting new-generation design, greatly improving holding and setting performance over the traditional styles of anchors. The Rocna sets very quickly, typically within 3 feet, and provides massive holding power across a range of bottoms, including sand, mud, and weeds. For a 15% discount and free shipping for Auxiliarists, go to http://shopauxiliary.com/, then click on MembersOnly; log in and click on ROCNA.
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Get Tips on Planning for National Safe Boating Week
The March 2009 National safe boating week newsletter can be found at: http://auxpa.org/weblog/blogs/blog7.php/2009/03/02/national-safe-boating-campaign-news
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New Google Map Flotilla Finder Now Available
The P Department flotilla finder has been enhanced and now provides Google maps for every district that show the location of all divisions and all flotillas and provides links to unit websites or e-mail contacts. The links for each District are listed here:
D1NR - D1SR - D5NR - D5SR - D7 - D8CR - D8ER - D8WR - D9CR - D9ER - D9WR - D11NR - D11SR - D13 - D14 - D17
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New Member Resources CD-Rom Now Available from ANSC
ANSC now has available: # 5029 - CD-ROM, NEW MEMBER RESOURCES - Provides the guides and information necessary to help enroll new members. Includes new member guides, exam, sample forms, AUX Manual, Uniform Procurement, etc. (REV. 03/2009) > > Included on CD: > Prospective Member Information > New Member Student Study Guide > New Member Reference Guide > Auxiliary Manual (M16790.1F) > New Member Involvement Plan > New Member Exam > New Member Exam Blank Answer Sheet > New Member Application Checklist > Uniform Procurement Guide > Sample Form 7028 > Sample Form 7029 > Sample Form 7030 > > > Note: This CD can be requested by entering 5029 on the bottom of Flotilla Supply Requisition until the updated form is available. The New Member guides and the New Member Instructor Guide are still available in print form.
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HELP WANTED POSITIONS (from the National Web Site)
The following "Help Wanted " ads appeared on the National Web Site as of the date of this newsletter:
http://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/cgi-bin/wantads.cgi
AuxChef National Rollout -- Dante J. Laurino DC-P -- 2/5/2009 09:43
WEB PROGRAMMERS WANTED -- Bill Pritchard -- 2/4/2009 12:24
Wanted Somali Linguists -- Klaus G.E. Baumann, N-II -- 1/12/2009 18:00
SITREP Webmaster -- Thomas Nunes, DC-Ad -- 1/7/2009 00:21
Webmaster -- Thomas Nunes, DC-Ad -- 1/7/2009 00:18
Branch Chief-Publications -- Kelly Johnson DC-V(d) -- 1/1/2009 12:19
Wanted ? Branch Chief -- Ronald A. Tomo, DVC-PK -- 12/20/2008 14:48
Wanted ? Branch Chief -- Ronald A. Tomo, DVC-PK -- 12/20/2008 14:47
Video Editor(s) -- Thomas Nunes, DC-Ad -- 11/16/2008 23:58
Branch Chief, Graphics -- Thomas Nunes, DC-Ad -- 11/13/2008 19:29
Branch Chief, Audio (BC-APA) -- Thomas Nunes, DC-Ad -- 11/12/2008 10:34
Branch Chief, Data Base -- Thomas Nunes, DC-Ad -- 11/8/2008 21:13
Navigator Editor -- Thomas Nunes -- 11/7/2008 15:22
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