State of the SFMC

As presented by

• MGN John Roberts
  CO, USS Anasazi, NCC-62001
  Commandant, SFMC

STATE of the SFMC
December 2007

Greetings Marines!

Bank Account Information
We started the month of November with a balance of $1,378.02. We had
no deposits or withdrawals during the last month so the current account
balance remains at $1,378.02.

Plans for the Future
Since Sal Lizard has won the Election and is now CS-Elect, I have been
re-appointed to serve SFMC Commandant for the next three year term. My
question to each of you is this: What do you feel we should work on
to improve the SFMC over the next three years? Please review the plans
and goals outlined below and send myself or any member of the General
Staff your comments, thoughts and suggestions.

I have no plans to replace any of the General Staff at this time unless
they feel a need to step down for their own personal reasons. Below
is the basic goals and objectives brainstormed by myself and Aaron
Murphy and approved by the General Staff, this list will, of course, be
added to and modified as we develop our plans of action and as events
change our overall plans.

We feel that INFOCOM is running as smoothly as possible at this time
and the website changeover went beautifully. The only thing we feel we
could possibly improve is getting Sean more help. If Sean comes to us
with items where we need to assist him, we will do so as quickly as
possible.

We also feel that FORCECOM is running pretty smoothly and effectively
at this time. We are going to continue working to get the reports added
into the SFI DB so there is a better record for them on file and they
are more efficient. We will also work with Linda and the BDE OICs on
issues they identify as needing work.

TRACOM is going to be our initial focus for the next term. We feel
that TRACOM can best be served in three main areas: (1) Record keeping
and reports- TRACOM needs a better system for tracking courses and
grades that is not redundant with the SFI Database. We will work with the
Command and its personnel to find a solution that works for everyone and
makes things as easy as possible for our volunteers in this important
aspect of the SFMC; (2) Online Testing- We will find an acceptable
solution for online testing that fits our needs now and for the
foreseeable future and do our best to implement it by IC 2008; (3) New courses-
TRACOM has various branches that should have additional courses, those
that come to mind off the top of the head are SO (could create at least
8 new courses with some research for new material-1 new course for
each type of SO team), SU-Courses could be created to reflect some of the
unique elements of the SFMC (band, drill team, news organization,
etc..) or for specific unit types where not much is known (graves
registration, supply, etc..), CE-There are certainly a wealth of possibilities
for this branch (mission types, etc..).

As you can see, we feel that TRACOM will take a lot of work and effort,
but we can work as a team and make this happen.

SFMC Historian
Do you have an interest in history? Do you like to write fiction?
Then the SFMC wants you! We are looking for an SFMC Historian. This
person would be charged with creating the SFMC History, based upon the
information in the MFM and other SMFC publications and then “filling in
the gaps.” You would report to the Commandant of the SFMC and have
almost unlimited creative control (it must still be approved and fit in
the already established histories). You would also need to work closely
with the STARFLEET Historian to make sure there were no contradictions
in the histories.

Minimum Qualifications for this post are:
1. Be a member in good standing of STARFLEET and be, at least, a
member of the SFMC Reserve;
2. Have passed OTS and PD-10 (OCC and PD-20 are preferred);
3. Have regular and reliable email access;
4. Have the ability to write clearly and creatively within accepted
guidelines.
Still interested? Then here is the application procedure:

Write a fictional history for the SFMC Mess night Manual (will be
uploaded to the SFMC website in the next few days) detailing the history of
the SFMC Mess Night in the same basic manner as the modern day military
histories contained in Appendix A of the current draft are written.
The history you create must cover the period of time from 2100 to 2261
and should include anecdotes and stories such as those contained in the
earlier histories of the modern day military.

What do YOU want from the SFMC?
We have announced several changes and plans for the SFMC over the last
several months. Generally, these have been well received. However,
the members of the General Staff have received very little feedback about
what you, the members, would like to see from the SFMC General Staff.

If you have ideas you think we should take a look at, please let us
know. You can reach the members of the General Staff as follows:

SFMC Commandant: dant@sfi-sfmc.org
SFMC Deputy Commandant: depdant@sfi-sfmc.org
Sergeant Major, SFMC: sgm-sfmc@sfi-sfmc.org
Commanding Officer, Forces Command: forcecom@sfi-sfmc.org
Commanding Officer Training and Doctrine Command: tracom@sfi-sfmc.org
Commanding Officer, Information Command: infocom@sfi-sfmc.org

Remember, we are here to serve you and your needs. We can’t do that
without your input. Help us make the SFMC even better.

Until my next report, I remain in Service to the Corps,
MGN John Roberts
CO, USS Anasazi, NCC-62001
Commandant, SFMC
OIC, 898 MSG
jcroberts2@hotmail.com