It is again time for the second of our major show events of the year - the 2013 Pacific Northwest Sportsman's Show. This show is an outstanding opportunity to spread the Recreational Boating Safety message, attract participation in our classes, schedule VEs, raise the profile of the joint Coast Guard/Auxiliary team and speak to potential new members.
The main show days are Wednesday, 06 FEB to Sunday 10 FEB 2013.
I encourage each of you to participate in at least one shift and, as your schedule permits, serve multiple shifts.
Uniform is Tropical Blue.
Signing up for watch standing:
For the last three years we've used an online schedule and email approach which worked well and we'll replicate the process this year.
Review this schedule for open watches
Send an email to rrivera@pcc.edu AND mavarick79@comcast.net with the your availability and preferences. If your schedule is flexible please indicate that is the case.
You selections will be updated into this schedule upon receipt and will display in this post.
You will receive a confirmation email within a few hours
You will receive a reminder email the day prior to your watch(es).
If the watch bill does not show above visit this link.
Shipmates,
We have dozen's of staff officers across the Division. It is important to know who serves in your staff chain and who your peers are at your particular level. These folks are a key resource for you as you work to make your program excellent. If you are an FSO please be in regular touch with your SO and your FSO colleagues. Talk about your challenges. Talk about your ideas. Share your successes. Make each other successful. We are all in this together.
Shipmates,
At the Division 7 instructor workshop we discussed the ODU Utility Jacket. Last year I did two videos on this new item and I'm reposting these in response to the questions.
Please note:
The ODU Utility Jacket may be worn alone with ODUs or as part of a system with the Foul Weather Parka with ODUs.
The older style fleece liner may not be worn separately from the Foul Weather Parka it must be worn as part of the system.
The Foul Weather Parka may be worn with Tropical Blue & Winter Dress Blue only under the following "The foul weather parka may be worn with the Tropical Blue uniform only if adverse environmental conditions dictate the need for this heavier outer wear (such wear shall be limited to necessary occasions or periods)." While not specific this can be interpreted to mean you should not wear the ODU Utility Jacket as a stand-alone item with Trops & WDB. Consider that in conditions appropriate for the ODU Utility Jacket the outwear prescribed for these uniforms, the trench coat and windbreaker, work as well or better.
Order the ODU Utility Jacket from the UDC - http://www.uscg.mil/uniforms/
1. Shipmates, during this festive and meaningful season, Linda and I extend our heartfelt thanks for your dedicated service to our Nation throughout the past year.
2. As you celebrate the holidays, keep in mind our Shipmates who are unable to enjoy the full measure of the seasons blessings. Some are on watch, underway, or deployed far from home and will be without the joy of family. Others, displaced from their homes and stations by Hurricane Sandy, continue to rebuild. Keep in our thoughts and prayers the families of our Shipmates who crossed the bar this year while standing the watch, including LCDR Dale Taylor, LTJG Thomas Cameron, BMCS Terrell Horne, ASTC Fernando Jorge and AET3 Andrew Knight.
3. As Coast Guardsmen, we are committed every day to protecting lives at sea, supporting safe commerce, and securing our nation from threats at home and abroad. While we will continue to stand the watch, I encourage you to find time to celebrate, relax and enjoy the many blessings of the season.
4. Whether you will spend the holidays with family, friends, or in the company of Shipmates, we hope you will safely enjoy your time together. Every day, we are inspired and humbled by your selfless service and by our families. I invite you to view a holiday video message from both of us, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Michael Leavitt and Mrs. Debora Leavitt at the following link:
www.dvidshub.net/video/192968/us-coast-guard-holiday-message-2012
5. We send our warmest wishes for a happy holiday season and a happy new year.
It is again time for the first of our major show events of the year - the 2013 Portland Boat Show. This show is an outstanding opportunity to spread the Recreational Boating Safety message, attract participation in our classes, schedule VEs, raise the profile of the joint Coast Guard/Auxiliary team and speak to potential new members.
The main show days are Wednesday, 09 JAN to Sunday 13 Jan 2013.
I encourage each of you to participate in at least one shift and, as your schedule permits, serve multiple shifts.
Signing up for watch standing:
For the last three years we've used an online schedule and email approach which worked well and we'll replicate the process this year.
Review this schedule for open watches
Send an email to rrivera@pcc.edu with the your availability and preferences. If your schedule is flexible please indicate that is the case.
You selections will be updated into this schedule upon receipt and will display in this post.
You will receive a confirmation email within a few hours
You will receive a reminder email the day prior to your watch(es).
Thank you for your help. The show is complete and the watch bill has been removed.
If the watch bill does not show above visit this link.
Shipmates,
Wondering how the devices should be placed on your windbreaker?
Auxiliary Manual, Chapter 10, F.1.d. Metal Shoulder and Collar Insignia
Members wear the large metal shoulder insignia on the epaulets of blue raincoats, trench coats, windbreakers, and blue overcoats. The letter “A” faces outboard and the outer edge of the insignia is placed ¾ inch from the outer edge.
Shipmates,
With the new Auxiliary Manual issued last year we finally have clear information on the wear period for Winter Dress Blue.
Winter Dress Blue is authorized from 01 November to 31 March each year.
Now is a great time to send your WDB shirts to the cleaners in preparation for November.
I always look forward to Halloween because it means my favorite uniform is authorized the next morning.
If you don't currently have Winter Dress Blue and would like to obtain this uniform you will find details in the Auxiliary Manual (COMDTINST M16790.1G). Details for men are found in Chapter 10 - G.7. on page 10-64. Details for women are are found in Chapter 10 - I.6. on page 10-96.
Adding Winter Dress Blue to your uniform set is only moderately costly if you already have Tropical Blue as your cover (hat) options, trousers, shoes, socks, undergarments and most devices are shared with Trops. You will need:
Dress Blue Winter Shirt
Male Neck Tie
Appropriate Auxiliary metal colar insignia
Tie clasp (optional)
The shirt can be ordered from the Uniform Distribution Center. The sizing is the same for men and women.
Appropriate metal colar devices are available from our District Staff Officer - Materials or the District Materials Store on http://www.shopauxiliary.com
UPDATE 07OCT2012: DCDR(e)/SO-MT asked me to remind members that these collar insignia are worn parallel to the inner collar edges as show in Chapter 10 - Page 10-38 of the Auxiliary Manual.
The tie clasp is optional and the appropriate clasp can be purchased at the District Materials Store on http://www.shopauxiliary.com
Shipmates,
Last night Division 7 elected officers for the 2013 term. Ken Babick will be our Division Commander and Rick Williams will be the Vice Division Commander. Please take a moment to congratulate Ken and Rick and also thank Matt Epstein for his willingness to serve as VCDR. We also had the opportunity to recognize Brad Schuldt's election as DCAPT-S for 2013. Congratulations Brad.
I had the opportunity to talk to the Division - I'd like to share the basic outline of that conversation here:
Shipmates,
When the District Commander, RADM Taylor, spoke to the District Meeting he discussed the Commandant’s vision as laid out in the 23rd Shipmates Message.
District 13 Commander, RADM Keith Taylor discusses the Commandant's vision at the Fall District 13 Meeting
I want to talk about Proficient Leadership
I’ve discovered something as District Captain that wasn’t clear before. Every Division, and most Flotilla’s, think they are the outsiders in this organization. Div 5 is the lost Division, Div 6 is spread all over the map on the coast and inland. Div 7 remembers probation not that long ago.
Brad, George, the FCs and the Division 7 membership can be rightly proud of the accomplishments of the year. We will talk about some of those outcomes this evening. Whenever we celebrate the accomplishments of a member, a Flotilla or the Division please remember each of us is also part of a greater mission shared with all our shipmates and all those who we support in our Safety, Security and Stewardship missions.
None of us work alone. There is no faceless entity known as a Division, a District, or National.
We are it.
Sitting behind me is a significant portion of the senior leadership for 2013. Our shipmate from only as far away as McMinnville - Commodore Elect Dean Wimer.
Brad Schuldt, our District Captain Elect.
Ken Babick, your Division Commander Elect and a member of the D13 board.
These shipmates are District 13.
Would the District SOs and ADSOs please stand. Thank you for your service shipmates. Dean and Richard are building a staff now. I expect, based on the proven leadership qualities of our Division SOs we may well see more people standing next year.
These shipmates are District 13.
We have the bulk of the Southern Area QE corps in the room this evening.
Dean, Don, Ken, Todd
You know I’m focused on safety and operational proficiency. As QEs these men don’t work for me - they work for the OTO... but they certainly make it so I can sleep at night in spite of my personal responsibility for the safety of each of our members.
Theses shipmates are District 13.
Mr. Bell puts out the #1 publication in the District. He and I amiably debate his Soap Box columns. While Daymark is made for Div7 it has influence well beyond.
Gary is District 13.
We have many others who play formal and informal roles. Gay Sipes has already been recognized as an ADSO... don’t you think the District Auxiliarist of the Year is an influencer.
I saw her fill that role brilliantly in her comments at the District meeting - she went right to talking about the team.
Gay is District 13.
I know we will be recognizing Gay again but let’s all stand and give her a well deserved round of applause.
By now I hope you are getting the point.
Every one of us is District 13.
With the recognition, the prominent role of Division members in leadership and the potential for impact, comes great responsibility. We can’t afford to have any of our Divisions considering themselves outsiders.
I need each of you to consider how we help make our shipmates -- all of them, everywhere, part of the team -- effective -- proficient -- and safe.
And here is the true hard part...
It starts with introspection. I must ask myself:
Where am I off policy by acts of omission or commision
Where do I not yet measure up
When have I not met the test of the core values
Where have I not been a humble servant
I owe each of you an honest answer to these questions. I ask each of you to look to yourselves and your units and undertake the introspective journey.
The success of this Division should be celebrated but it is also a challenge to lead, and to in Commandant’s words to lead proficiently.
So, humbly I thank you for your service.
As ALWAYS, be safe and look to the safety of your shipmates.
Shipmates,
Congratulations to our Division Commander Brad Schuldt. Brad stepped up and was elected as our District Captain for 2013.
Flotilla 66 member Dean Wimer was elected as District Commodore for the 2013-14 term. Congratulations Commodore Wimer! COMO Wimer has a strong vision for the District, building on the work he and COMO Raiswell have undertaken together over the last two years.
Flotilla 19 member Richard Coons was elected Chief of Staff for the 2013-14 term. I've worked with Richard as a member of EXCOM and he is an outstanding Auxiliarist and leader.
As I was crossing the 205 bridge on my way home from school today, I heard a call to the Coast Guard about a possible person in the water at Lady Island.
As the Command Center was trying to piece things together and notify vessels in the area, an all familiar voice came over that radio. Ken Babick and 173 was in route to the possible person in the water and that they would notify the Command Center when at Lady Island.
B.Z. 173, you are always counted on during the weekend to respond to these SAR cases. You help keep the boating public safe as well as assist the boater in distress.
Thanks for your service, Ken, crew and 173.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
ICS 300 Course
Mr. Paul Jewell has asked me if anyone from the Coast Guard is interested in an ICS 300 Course 5 and 6 Sep 2012 (half day on the 6th) at Robert Duncan Plaza (2nd and Oak ST SW). Whoever it is please forward this onto him/her so that they can disseminate to the auxiliarist in our AOR. Mr. Jewell's email is Paul.D.Jewell@usace.army.mil
Kenneth R Babick SR DIV 7-- SO-OP/MT
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
I would like to wish all of our shipmates in Division 7 a very safe and happy Independence Day.
Thank you for your service and all that you do for the safety of others. On this day of our Nations birth lets also remember those serving far from home to secure our freedom. Be safe and look to the safety of others.
Post by Jonathan James.
Shipmates, here are a few slide show of Rose Fest highlights. I tried to cover Rose Fest from multiple angles this year, from the boat, the ICP and from the Seawall.
Here is the link to the Rose Festival Fleet Week collection. Please feel free to look around.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20448908@N07/collections/72157630146789462/
Hope you enjoy.
The first slideshow was the set up of the ICP and the arrival of the
US Coast Guard Cutter Alert.
In this slideshow, we welcome the fleet and stand up the zone.
This set is from the Seawall at the Admiral's luncheon and SAR demo.
The member-training website known as the “U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Virtual Classroom” has moved to a new location, and is now called the “Coast Guard Auxiliary – Online Classroom”. The new link (URL) to the Online Classroom is http://classroom.cgaux.org.Members, member training officers, and unit webmasters should change all bookmarks, links, or other references to the old Virtual Classroom to the new site and address.
All courses previously available in the Virtual Classroom should immediately be available at the new Online Classroom. Old user accounts and course completion history have been retired, as the new site uses automatically provides members with new and permanent accounts based upon the same Member Zone Credentials used for AuxDirectory, NTC, Webforms, etc.
All Auxiliary members are encouraged to use the new Online Classroom. Support is available via the National Help Desk athttp://help.cgaux.org.
Members should note that the on-hold “Auxiliary Mandated Training Program” courses as most recently referenced in ALAUX 011/11 (“Suicide Prevention”, “Privacy Awareness”, et. al.) will not be available on this new platform.
Elected leaders: please forward this alert to your members, or refer them to the "What's New!" on the National Website (cgaux.org).
[Source: Bruce Miller, CIO]
Sunday, May 13, 2012
There will be an 8 hr TCT class on June 9th from 0800 till 1700.
Location will be;
American Legend Post #21
126 N Atlantic
McMinnville, OR 97128
Instructor is Danny Dail contact him @ 503-508-5020 and let him know if you are going to attend.
