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Commandant Gene Koelker
 
 



April 2, 2013

Commandant’s letter:
Great Lakes Day is Friday, April 19th, 2012 at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL. Plan on arriving at the gate at 0730 hours to be seated on time. To gain access to RTC, you must have a pass for your vehicle. To obtain your pass, I will need the name of the vehicle’s driver and the vehicle information. A list of passengers and their DOBs would be helpful. I need this info the week before this event. If you ride the shuttle, from the hotel, you will be dropped off at the gate and then have to walk several blocks to the drill hall.

Attire: The Navy Club Commandant is the VIP guest at the review and the Navy Club is being allowed 25 seats on the dais along with the reviewing officers. Navy Club members must wear the official Navy Club attire. Gray dress slacks, white shirt, appropriate tie with the navy blue blazer and Navy Club cover. Baseball caps are not allowed on the dais and are not part of our official attire. If you do not have a cover or blazer, you still can attend. Jackets should be totally neutral without political or advertisement displays.
You will not be allowed entry and be asked to leave if not properly attired.

Hotel accommodations are at the Ramada Waukegan, 200 N. Green Bay Rd.,
Waukegan, IL. Phone # (847) 244-2400. Ask for the Navy Club rate, ($79 + tax) for a room with two double beds. Any problems, ask to speak to Sue Ester. The National Staff meeting is Saturday, April 20th, at 0900 hrs, at this hotel.

If your ship or squadron has not updated your list of 2013-14 officers, please have your shipswriter do so ASAP. Our NES needs this info so that we can communicate with the proper people.

I want to thank the Indiana Squadron for inviting me to their Squadron’s convention. They did an awesome job with their convention and my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed being with them. I also wish to thank Ship #1812 at Brockport, NY for their hospitality.

They requested that I swear in their new officers for their 2013-2014 cruise, and I was honored to accommodate their wishes. I must say that the sea stories were flowing, making the ship feel as if it wasn’t tied at the dock.
Illinois Squadron had their convention last week end which finished a busy month for me.

Notice: Any ship/squadron wishing to introduce a resolution or by-law change for this year’s convention, need to contact NES Tom Minchin ASAP. To comply with our by-laws, these resolutions/by-law changes have to be published 45 days prior to the convention. Waiting to submit them at the National Staff meeting will be to late for their consideration at this year’s convention. Any questions, contact Tom.

If anyone has an issue that they wish to discuss, contact me or my staff. It is hard to resolve issues if we aren’t aware of an issue.

I hope this information is helpful. Please pass this message along, or print it out and take it to your ship.

Thank you,
Geno

 

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