Division News & Upcoming Events
 
4 May 2012 - Congratulations to George Roos for winning the Southern Region Director Election!  George will take over the Southern Region torch from Jack Nelson at the 19 May 2012 Division Annual Meeting.
19 May 2012 - All Division Members are welcome to attend the 2012 Annual Division Board of Director's Meeting hosted by the Garmisch Patrol. 

Where:  Peter Burke Lodge, Bldg 236 (ground floor classroom) on Artillery Kaserne, Garmisch, where the AAFES PX and the USAG Garmisch are located.

Times:  0900 to 1700

Lunch:  If the weather is nice, we can go up the Neuner Alm for a great view, Bier and Bavarian food.   Also if weather is bad.  For those physically impaired, we can drive up. Jack Smithback can drive up 7 people.

Dinner:  1900  -   http://www.berggasthof-panorama.de/

The voting Board of Directors (BOD)(Line Staff Officers), Program Supervisors and Division Advisors are expected to attend.  Email the ADD (Ski Dog) and Terry Petze with your intent to attend or not and cc Jack Smithback for Dinner body count numbers.  Any Line Staff not able to attend should submit Division Form 15 "Notice of Proxy" to the ADD (Ski Dog) NLT Wednesday, 16 May 2012.  Roll call will be taken and proxies announced before the meeting commencement.

Lodging:  Meeting attendees secure their own lodging if necessary.
Line Staff:  The Awards Program Administrator's Page has details and timelines for award submissions.  Here's the opportunity to recognize the efforts of the people that have done great things.

1 Jan 2012 - Effective immediately, chest badges have changed to reflect the new Patroller, Alpine, Nordic and Senior classifications.  Need to get the membership on board and conforming with the new badges ASAP.

•  Badges can be viewed at: https://www.nsp.org/public/core/orders/nspcategory.aspx?catid=61

In a nutshell: The old Auxiliary chest badge and engraved sweater pin are now gone from the inventory. Old Auxiliary (OEC only) patrollers now inherit the Basic patroller badge and the optional unengraved sweater pin.

• Basic Alpine and Nordic patrollers inherit a new badge and an optional engraved sweater pin.

• Senior Auxiliary (OEC) patrollers inherit the old Senior Patroller badge.

• Senior Alpine and Nordic patrollers inherit the new badge and an optional engraved sweater pin.
ASAP - Patrol Directors:  As a check and balance for the Division database and your Patrol's organization web page information integrity, it is necessary to annually update/resubmit your Patrol Officer/Position Roster to the Division Registrar and the Division Webmaster.  It's a protected Word .doc that is completed by merely tabbing through each field of information.  Consider it a living document.  Keep it current and resubmit it whenever changes to your position roster occur.

ASAP - New Line Staff Officers:   If you're newly elected into a Line Staff position (Patrol, Region or Division Director), make sure to process an Officer Change Form through the Division Registrar for forwarding to the National Office.  Forms are available on the "Division Policy & Forms" page.
•  You're also entitled to a Line Staff Officer indoctrination briefing from the Division Director or the Asst Division Director.  Ask for it ASAP.

Recruiting new members is an ongoing, year-round process, not just in the month of August as the Division Calendar indicates.  Candidates can be brought into the "fold" and begin their training exposure "out of cycle".  As long as they know that up front, there should not be an issue with keeping their expectations real.  That interest and curiosity is what caused them to seek us out in the first place.   Let's keep the enthusiasm alive!
Patrol Directors - Check the Division Registrar's page for info that is critical to your Patrol registration cycle.