Gentlemen, I believe last weekend on the net I said this was coming. Well its official we are now an AUXILIARY. Thanks to Bill AAN3QD for sending this. --- On Wed, 12/23/09, Curry, William (HSEMA) <william.curry@xxxxxx> wrote: From: Curry, William (HSEMA) <william.curry@xxxxxx> Subject: The new Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) To: aat3ok@xxxxxxxxx, planone@xxxxxxx, kc3vo@xxxxxxx, "Collins, Ramon (OUC)" <Ramon.Collins@xxxxxx>, robert.e.lee@xxxxxxxxxxx, "McNeely, Robert (DDOT)" <robert.mcneely@xxxxxx>, mdmars_members@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2009, 5:24 PM _filtered #yiv458671024 { font-family:Cambria Math;} _filtered #yiv458671024 { font-family:Calibri;} _filtered #yiv458671024 {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} #yiv458671024 P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE:11pt;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri", "sans-serif";} #yiv458671024 LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE:11pt;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri", "sans-serif";} #yiv458671024 DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE:11pt;MARGIN:0in 0in 0pt;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri", "sans-serif";} #yiv458671024 A:link { COLOR:blue;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;} #yiv458671024 SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR:blue;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;} #yiv458671024 A:visited { COLOR:purple;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;} #yiv458671024 SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR:purple;TEXT-DECORATION:underline;} #yiv458671024 SPAN.EmailStyle17 { COLOR:windowtext;FONT-FAMILY:"Calibri", "sans-serif";} #yiv458671024 .MsoChpDefault { } #yiv458671024 DIV.Section1 { } From AAN3EDC FYI, The Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS) no longer exists. It has been replaced by the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) today, December 23, 2009. Department of Defense DIRECTIVE (DODD) 4650.2 previously established the MARS program. DODD 4650.2 has been replaced by Department of Defense INSTRUCTION (DODI) 4650.2 and renamed the Military Auxiliary Radio System. If you look at the Webster’s definition of “affiliate” vs. “auxiliary” you will notice that an auxiliary is a stronger relationship with an entity than an affiliate relationship. You can download read the new DoD Instruction by going to: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives In the column on the left, click on "Instructions" and when the list opens, scroll thru to "4650.02" and click on that. Alternately, go directly to: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/465002p.pdf Make a difference in your community. Watch your US mail for your 2010 Census Form. www.census.dc.gov