Military Officer - March 2008 - (Page 28) SEEKING APPLICANTS Applications sought for board of directors This year, as required by MOAA’s bylaws, eligible MOAA members will elect 12 new directors to take office this fall to replace those who will complete their six-year terms. We need highly qualified officers with proven track records in the grades of W-1 through O-10 to serve on the board. The bylaws prescribe the apportionment of board seats by service. In addition to five vacancies to be filled without regard to service affiliation, service-specific vacancies this year are three Army, one Navy, two Air Force, and one Public Health Service. The Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have no service-specific vacancies, but officers from those services may apply for the five at-large seats. As our national chaplain completes his board service this year, applications specifically are sought from military chaplains. A special nominating committee will select for each upcoming vacancy the nominee who, in its judgment, will best serve the interests of MOAA and its members. The committee’s slate of nominees will be presented directly to the voting membership by mail for election. Printed ballots will be furnished with the August 2008 issue of Military Officer, and Internet voting again will be offered. Newly elected directors will be installed after the annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Nov. 18. for MOAA’s Board of Directors Submitting an application An officer wishing to apply should either download the application form from MOAA’s Web Base (www.moaa .org/boardapplication), or call (800) 234-MOAA (6622), ext. 167, and request a copy. (After working hours, 28 MILITARY OFFICER MARCH 2008 please leave a voice mail message, to include the spelling of your first and last names, your telephone number, and if known, your MOAA member number.) The form will be mailed to you immediately and will ask for: ■ a résumé of your military service; ■ an account of your present involvement in business, local civic and political affairs, and service to the military community; ■ your reasons for wishing to join the board and the skills you would bring to the business management and other affairs of the association; ■ a recent head-and-shoulders photograph in civilian clothes that is suitable for publication; ■ your consent for a credit check, if nominated (The consent form is included with the application form on the Web site.); ■ a list of commercial and nonprofit boards on which you currently serve; ■ for active duty and active-status officers, a copy of a recent Leave and Earnings statement; for retirees and former officers, a copy of your Report of Separation from the Armed Forces (DD Form 214); for Reserve and National Guard retirees, a copy of your retired pay order or letter of transfer to retired reserve status; and ■ the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references whom you will ask to write to the committee on your behalf. Reference letters must not accompany an application but must be mailed separately to the address below. Reference letters must be in hard copy (no e-mails) and signed. No more than three letters will be considered. Your application package must be in loose-leaf form. Please do not bind the application package together, and do not staple multi-page documents (use only paper clips). Regional Vacancies To be sure the board reflects the geographic distribution of the voting membership, at least five directors must come from each of six regions, in which reside approximately equal numbers of voting MOAA members. Vacancies by Region I 1 IV 3 II 0 V 1 III 2 VI 2 At-large (without regard to state of residence) 3 Note: A recent move by a sitting director has increased the Region V vacancy from none to one and decreased the at-large vacancies from four to three. Completed applications and letters of reference should be mailed to Committee on Nominations, Military Officers Association of America, 201 N. Washington St., Alexandria, VA 22314. Applications and all letters of reference must be received by March 28. Special Committee on Nominations In early April, incumbent directors from each service will select primary and alternate representatives from their service for election to the nominating committee. Neither incumbent directors nor staff members may serve on the committee. Bylaw requirements ■ There are 36 directors of the association: eight Army, eight Navy, eight Air Force, three Marine Corps, two Coast Guard, one Public Health Service, one National Oceanic and Atmospheric http://www.moaa.org/boardapplication http://www.moaa.org/boardapplication
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