Be advised that on the subject of Cabin allotments to the winning units of the earlier drawing that, especially if you haven't been to Old Bedford Village before that the sizes of the cabins vary some are big and some are smaller some have fireplaces some don't. Keep in mind that the cabins are intended as previously stated your companies Headquarters although some of your men can stay in them .
There has been some misunderstanding by some that they are large enough to be a barracks to hold ALL of your attendees. This is NOT the case you need to advise your members to all bring camping equipment, sleeping gear, if desired, tents to play it safe, heaters if desired, food etc. Some of your members will have to tent it regardless. Advise those folks to bring cold weather gear just in case. The registration indicates some units will not be able to house their entire unit the attendance looks larger than anticipated. It is expected that all commanders alert their people and get them prepared properly, in other words better safe than sorry. We will make every effort to accommodate as many as possible.
Remember your units has a cabin for a headquarters if you were informed you are a winner but beyond that "NO PROMISES ".
Your Servant,
General Kelley
Friday, March 17, 2006
NCO Training
Gentlemen,
Hard to believe that NCO training is now only 6 weeks away. We have a date (Fri - Sat, Apr 21-22), but we still have a choice of two locations:
Gary Spang's property near Mt Liberty (Mt Vernon area)
Jim Workman's property between Ravenna and Rootstown
Both of these are good locations. Spang's has a large open meadow for field exercises, while Workman's has a beautiful recreation of a period tavern for the classroom work.
What I need to know is:
Who is coming
Your first choice of location
Whether you would be able to make the other location
Please reply ASAP to me and Sgt Maj Buker (jwb7592@msn.com). Officers, please circulate among your people. The sooner we have a decision, the sooner we can finish planning.
Thanks,
Jim Ruley