Describe why you are proud to be an ROA member.
“In days gone by, ROA was encouraged by my unit leadership and upon commissioning, I became a life member. I have proudly served as department and chapter president and led those in our department. Over the years I served as chair of the former national civil preparedness committee and as a member of the national budget and finance committee. I gave my first retirement check to join the “wall of gold”. I am proud to serve as an advocate for those issues critical to ROA and critical to our national defense.”
Describe how ROA has benefitted you in your military career.
“Right from my commissioning, the knowledge gained from participating and listening at conferences and in publications enabled me to better understand my responsibilities as an officer and to better interact with my personnel, within my units, and with intra and inter-service contacts. ROA made me a better officer and broadened my understanding of the role of the reserves as a part of the military.”