Friday, March 28, 2008

Clubs

BOWC Spring Fundraiser
The Belvoir Officers’ Wives’ Club has its annual Charity Auction and Beer/Wine Social Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Fort Belvoir Golf Club. This event is open to all ranks and civilians at a cost of $20 per person. A silent auction is from 6:30 to 8 p.m., with a live auction from 8:15 to 9 p.m. All monies raised will go back into the military family community through the club’s welfare fund. Tickets may be purchased from any BOWC Board member, or at the door. For further information, contact Carolyn at 703-799-7677.

Signal Corps Ball
The Signal Officers’ Wives’ Club of the greater Washington area invites Signal Officers and their guests to the 2008 Signal Corps Ball Saturday. The ball is in the Capital Ballroom of the Bolling Air Force Base Officers’ Club. The cost is $50 per person. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. The appropriate dress is dress mess /blues or black tie. More information is available by calling 202.338-1911.

Wives’ Club Spring Luncheon
The Belvoir Officers ‘ Wives’ Club hosts a spring luncheon at the Fort Belvoir Officers’ Club April 8 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sheila Casey is the guest speaker. The meeting is open to club members, their guests and all registered volunteers. 
The luncheon costs $17 per person. Reservations must be made by Tuesday. Walk-ins will not be allowed. Club members can call 703-799-1400, then press 1, to leave menu selections and guests’ names.

Non-members must mail their payment, menu selection and name of guest to
BOWC
P.O. Box 322
Fort Belvoir, Va., 22060
Mail-in reservations will not be accepted after Monday. More information is available by calling 478-955-8270.

Ordnance Ladies Spring Brunch
The Ordnance Ladies Association invites all members and their guests to Spring Brunch April 20 at the Fort Belvoir Golf Club from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost of the brunch is $20 per person. For reservations call 703 425-3637. For membership information call 703 339-4897

Scholarship
The National Guard Bureau Officers’ Wives’ Club is accepting applications through Monday for its 2008 Academic and Needs-Assessed scholarships.
Children and spouses of military and GS civilian personnel working for or retired from NGB are eligible. Applications are available from Bridget von Weisenstein, or 703 644.1250. 

MWR
Money Management
Army Community Service hosts First Termers Money Management class Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fort Myer. Registration is required by calling Fort Belvoir ACS at 703 805-4590.

The event is limited to 12 participants.

Miscellaneous
Defense Attaché assignments open to active-duty Army NCOs
Active duty Army NCOs in grades E-5 through E-8 looking for a new career field might consider an assignment with the Defense Attaché System.

The DAS is recruiting qualified NCOs seeking Joint Service Staff assignments within American embassies in more than 120 worldwide locations. Selected NCOs get the opportunity to represent the U.S. Army while serving diplomatic assignments in Europe, Central and South America, Africa, the Far East and the Middle East. 

To be considered, NCOs must be active duty, qualify for or already possess a top secret security clearance, have a General Technical score of 115 or higher, a Clerical score of 120 or higher, a typing score of 42 words per minute or higher and be familiar with the latest PC word processing programs.

Soldiers must also test 100 or higher on the Defense Language Aptitude Battery. This last requirement is a discriminator when being selected, since most of the NCO billets in the DAS are language-dependent billets. In the past, this program was only offered to Soldiers in the former MOS of 71L (which is now 42A), but recently it has been opened to all other MOSs. Family members must be U.S. citizens and meet the medical standards for the country of assignment.