New Members and the Shutdown

[Tim Medeiros]

Perhaps a new, all electronic membership application system needs to be invented; eliminating the requirement to send applications to NHQ?

No "perhaps" about it.

Development is well underway.

Yep, was mentioned a couple of times at the national conference, if I recall the target was the end of the year at least for the cadet side.

[Eclipse]

...the target was the end of the year...

Which year?

[FW]

...the target was the end of the year...

Which year?

Great question.  The software making it possible was purchased 3 years ago...

[Jaison009]

That will not happen in the private sector. That is what the private sector does not know, care, or understand about public employees. That is why the public unions make so much noise during contract negotiations.

Not necessarily.  Both my wife and I have it explicitly stated in our (non-government) job descriptions that we're "essential employees" and we're expected to report to work during area or weather-related emergencies unless our bosses tell us specifically to stay home.

This is good Continuity of Operations for any business.