[Oremem/Idamem] OR/ID SMD BCST 23-03 REF: PARTICIPATION REPORTS

[SMD John Jewkes OR/ID ARMY MARS]

DE AAA0OR NR 299
P 070739Z JUN 03
FM JOHN JEWKES/AAA0ID ID/AAA0OR OR
TO ALL OR/ID US ARMY MARS STATIONS/MEMBERS
INFO ZEN AAA9W AZ
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SUBJ: SMD BCST 23-03 PARTICIPATION REPORTS REQ.

1. AS ALL MEMBERS SHOULD KNOW, HQ HAS A REQUIRED
MINIMUM PARTICIPATION LEVEL OF 12 HOURS PER 3 MONTHS
OF MARS ACTIVITY. FEW EXCEPTIONS OR EXEMPTIONS TO
THIS REQUIREMENT EXIST. 
2. OREGON HAS FALLEN TO LESS THAN 70 PERCENT REPORTED 
AND IDAHO IS BETWEEN 70 AND 80 PERCENT REPORTING. THE 
WESTERN AREA MARS COORDINATOR HAS ASKED THAT WE 
MAKE EFFORTS TO CORRECT THIS TREND. 
3. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ONLY STATIONS ON LIST
AS EXEMPT STATUS REMAIN AS SUCH. EXEMPT MEANS THAT
THEY ARE EXMPT FROM ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS, BUT THEY
MUST STILL FILE PARTREPS -EVEN IF ALL CATEGORIES SHOW A 
'ZERO'. (NOTE THAT THEY WILL HOWEVER ALWAYS HAVE AT 
LEAST A 'ONE' IN MESSAGES SENT AND HANDLED -B1 & -B2).
4. IT IS MY DESIRE THAT ALL STATIONS FILE THEIR ACTIVITY
REPORT NLT 10TH DAY OF MONTH FOLLOWING THE MONTH
END YOUR ARE REPORTING ON. EG: IF MAY IS THE MOTH END, 
REPORT IS DUE TO STATE OFFICER HANDLING PARTREPS NLT
10 JUN. THIS GIVES TIME FOR THE REPORT TO WAMC TO BE PREP-
ARED AND SENT.
5. MEMBERS ALSO NEED TO REMEMBER TO COUNT ALL TIME 
ON NETS, PREPARING MESSAGES, TRANSMITTING MESSAGES,
TRAINING ETC. AS TIME UTILIZED. THE NCS STATION SENDS
A REPORT TO THIS STATION. IT IS CHECKED AGAINST PARTREPS
AND MANY STATIONS ARE UNDER-REPORTING THEIR TIME.
6. FINALLY, BE CLEAR IN THE SUBJ LINE OF YOUR MESSAGE IF
SENT VIA EMAIL: "PARTREP FOR MONTH/YEAR - AAR0AZ OR".
AS WITH MOST OF US, MANY HUNDREDS OF EMAILS COME IN,
AND MOST ARE JUNK-MAIL. THIS WILL HELP TO SEPARATE THE
JUNK FROM THE PEARLS. THANK YOU AND BE WELL.
SGD JOHN JEWKES, SMD OREGON/IDAHO US ARMY MARS.
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ACKNOWLEDGE



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