THE DAILY SEVEN
January 2012
A monthly newsletter for the Tri-City Young Marines, their parents, and our supporters.
SPACES SIGN UP NOW - HURRY BEFORE THEY ARE GONE!
Beginning NOW it is time for all those that are eligible, to apply for the YM SPACES Program. Contact Mr. Carlyle immediately if you know which SPACES you would like to attend. All the SPACES are very competitive and if you don’t contact Mr. Carlyle promptly, there won’t be a spot for you.
Spaces Eligibility Requirements: Must have been a YM for at least 1 year and completed all the required training, which includes passing 2 PFT’s, being present on all DDR training, and you must have been promoted at least once. There are other requirements for the specific programs, such as age and rank, so please double-check the requirements to make sure you are eligible.
You can find information regarding all the SPACES Programs on our YM National website. Refer to the link in the left sidebar in red. These are amazing programs and are offered to you because you are a Young Marine. Good luck and we hope to see several of you signed up for SPACES.
SECOND BOOT CAMP WEEKEND APPROACHING
Attention all Parents, Recruits and NCO’s - we have rescheduled the next Recruit Weekend for the weekend of January 20, 2012. NCO’s are to report at 1700 hours and make preparations for the Recruits. Recruits are to report in at 1800 hours. It will be the full weekend beginning on Friday evening, and ending on Sunday, January 22, 2012.
The required equipment list is the same listing that was used for your first Boot-Camp Weekend, so please ensure you have packed all the appropriate gear necessary. Reminder for those Recruits and YM’s that take medications of any kind, you are required to fill out the appropriate form and turn all medications in to Mr. Carlyle, or his designated Staff, for safekeeping.
Since our second Boot-Camp Weekend had to be moved back further, this also pushes back our Recruit Graduation evening. Therefore, we have tentatively set a new graduation date of Saturday, February 18, 2012. You will receive more information on this when we get closer to that date.
NCO CORNER
No report this month.
Happy Birthdays
Birthday wishes go out to the following Young Marines....
December 2 – Recruit H. Turner
December 7 – Recruit Goldberg
December 28 – YM Sgt. Prince
December 28 – YM LCpl. Taylor
January 21 – YM LCpl. Morales
Our Unit does allow parents to bring birthday cake, cupcakes, treats, in celebration of their Young Marines birthday. If you do, please provide paper plates, napkins and utensils (if applicable). Plus a heads up reminder to Mr. Carlyle before the meeting would be very appreciated, so we can schedule in some time for this celebration.
QUOTE CORNER
“Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.”>
(Winston Churchill)
GENERAL REMINDER TO ALL
As a reminder to all of our Young Marines and Parents, if you would like to see more pictures of the Tri-City Young Marine activities, log onto our web site at TCYM.US. Mr. Roger Bowman keeps the site up to date with all the schedule changes and information that you need to know. He also has pictures of some of our activities dating back quite a few years.
If you change addresses or phone numbers, please let us know by requesting one of our update forms. Numerous times I have attempted to call parents or Young Marines, only to find that the phone number you have listed is no longer in service. Too, my squad leaders are having difficulty reaching their Young Marines to pass along information.
Our Unit is run by volunteers. We cannot survive without the assistance of you! We have to rely on volunteers to help us provide a quality program for your Young Marine. It seems as though the same few parents are carrying the load for the whole Unit. We must improve in this area. In the coming weeks, you will receive a support staff application. I urge you to fill out the application and return it to me as soon as possible. Filling out and submitting this form will not require you to attend all the meetings and functions, but will allow us to utilize you to help supervise at YM functions when the need arises.
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