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description
which places us under a binding
of honor, integrity, courage and
service to others (to name a few).
We have a history that
leads back over 375 years, with
the creation of militia units to
defend the colonies (principally,
the first militia unit organized in
the Massachusetts Bay Colony).
The Army Guard also dates history
in line with the Army’s age of 237
years, while the Air Guard also
claims history from the Air Force
(Aeronautical Division, US Signal
Corps, 1907) at 105 years. Our
history is very rich and developed,
and we rarely teach it fully to our
members.
We are not a broken organi-
zation. We are organization with
an incredible history, and a family
with awesome diversity and a
devout following of heroes.
Keep and renew the faith in
our Georgia National Guard.
Teach your Soldiers our history.
Invite your leadership to train
with you. Look closely at the
creed, values, ethos, and most
importantly, the Honor of our
organization, and learn to live by
the definitions of these, not your
own perceptions. Renew your
faith in family, team, state, and
country. Never forget the count-
less generations of members,
leaders, and heroes who got you
here, and their diversity of size,
shape, color and talent. Don’t
disregard those who are not like
you, as they were made that way,
and they make our family and
organization better for it. Diver-
sity in every way, improves us.
The one who isn’t like you may
have the answers you would
never divine from a circumstance,
and will certainly have skills you
will never attain. Use these tools,
and our rich history, to improve
the Guard, your unit, and yourself.
This is a question we sel-
dom ask about ourselves, either
as organizations or as individu-
als. If fact, it is very unlikely that
we truly view reality when we
ask this about ourselves. It is an
impartial lense we need, so that
we may view others without bias,
and an impartial mirror we need,
so that we can truly see our own
faults. We can take this ques-
tion from the highest echelons to
the lowest, or look up from the
bottom. We struggle, constantly,
to defeat the self-aggrandizing
assessments of our selves or our
organizations, and we struggle
to defeat the tendency to meas-
ure others by our perception of
good, bad, right and wrong, in-
stead of viewing the world from
the perspective of our units,
commands, staffs, etc. Leaders
will often look at their organiza-
tion in the best light to avoid
media issues, or they will look at
the personnel who don’t seem to
fit their personal ideas of perfec-
tion and consider getting rid of
them.
So, how do we judge our
people and our organization
through a lens that is clear of our
own personal motivations, and
how do we clean up the mess
while maintaining a “good face”
to the public.
We begin by teaching lead-
ers at the lowest level how to
assess their people by the true
ethical, moral, values, and mis-
sion driven standards proposed
by our organization, not by per-
sonal biases. Then, we teach
leaders at the top what it is like
to be at the lowest levels of our
organization by placing them in
true close contact with members
of those lowest groups without
biasing their view. It is impor-
tant, here, not to place them in
contact with special selectees,
or “planted” personnel. We must
have the fortitude to open our
organization to our leadership,
and the high level leaders must
have the fortitude to:
1. Avoid snap judg-
ments about any group.
2. Train with the troops
at the lowest level, and don’t just
observe.
3. Avoid possible plants
and place themselves at close
proximity with every Soldier.
4. Enforce the principle
of not allowing leaders to take
out any repercussions on any
level of Soldier or leader when
they point out our organizations’
true faults, and never allowing
leaders to restrict the speech/
actions of their troops in the view
of higher leadership. We want
personnel to feel free to speak.
If we do our jobs as leaders, we
have nothing to fear.
5. Evaluate faults fairly,
and reward successes heavily.
Who are we? As the Geor-
gia National Guard, we are a
portion of the greatest Armed
Forces in the entire world. As the
GA Department of Defense, we
are a part of the GA State Govern-
ment and we support the defense
of GA, and the GA Government
efforts to protect our population
against hostile environments,
storms, terrorist attacks, etc.
We have several sets of
overlapping creeds, ethos
(morally guided, transformative
ethical forms or constraints; the
distinguishing character, senti-
ment, moral nature, or guiding
beliefs of a person, group, or
institution, Webster’s Online
Dictionary, http://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/ethos,
2012) and sets of values, each of
Who Are We? - Editorial: CW2 Barry D. Long
JOINT STAFF, GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
July 6, 2012 Volume 3, Issue 6
J-9 Focal Point! A Newsletter Production of the J-9 Joint and Family Services Directorate
Special points of
interest:
Who Are We?
NEW SHARP SYNC
ORDER
The GGCU
The Georgia Guard In-
surance Trust
What is the Cost?
FOUNDING FATHERS
SERIES
Honoring a Hero
Inside this issue:
EDITORIAL:
Who Are We?
1
NEW SHARP SYNC ORDER
2
The Georgia Guard Credit Un-ion
2
EDITORIAL: What is the Cost?
3
Founding Fathers:
George Washing-
ton
3
Honoring a Hero:
LTC Charles
“Buck” Bennett
4
NEW!! SEXUAL HARASSMENT/
ASSAULT RESPONSE AND PRE-
VENTION PROGRAM (SHARP)
SYNCHRONIZATION ORDER
(HQDA EXORD 221-12). From
the Army G1: Enacted in Decem-
ber 2011, the NDAA for FY12
and subsequent DoD policy di-
rected several key changes to the
DoD's Sexual Assault Response and Prevention (SAPR) programs.
These include changes to policy,
manning requirements, and train-
ing. The Army intends to utilize a
3-phased approach for imple-
menting the new requirements
into the Army's SHARP Program.
Phase 1 is to implement an in-
terim manning solution from ex-
isting manpower (bridging solu-
tion). The SHARP EXORD
(attached) provides immediate
guidance to implement an interim
all-military manning solution. Visit
the following link for more infor-
mation. https://forums.army.mil/SECURE/
CommunityBrowser.aspx?
id=1781002&lang=en-US
Note: You must have Army Knowledge Online access to register for this site. Civil-ians will require a military sponsor to get AKO access.
-issued if lost, stolen, broke, etc. A
replacement fee in increments of
$10 will apply, depending on how
many cards you have had.
DIRECT DEPOSIT:
Direct Deposit can be accepted
electronically from any employer or
other financial institution to be
deposited to your share account or
share draft account.
PAYROLL DEDUCTION:
You can set up a payroll deduction
through your employer and have it
distributed to as many other ac-
counts as needed to make your life
easier. You can also set up a set
amount to be direct deposited to
other accounts if you do not wish
for your full paycheck to be distrib-
uted to one account.
VISA CREDIT CARD:
Our Visa Credit Card is maintained
through Illinois Credit Union Sys-
tem in Naperville. ICUS will ap-
prove the cards and offers competi-
tive rates and benefits. Visit My
CU Card for details or call (888)
415-6154.
INDIVIDUAL RETRITEMENT
ACCOUNTS:
IRA’s can be set up with us or we
can accept transfers or rollovers.
Services Offered At GEORGIA
GUARD CREDIT UNION
SHARE ACCOUNTS:
Open with $25.00, $20 membership
fee and $5 minimum balance re-
quirement, which is required to be
eligible for any business transac-
tion within the credit union. Bal-
ance of $100 required to begin ac-
cruing interest.
CLUB ACCOUNTS:
Open with $25.00, $25.00 minimum
balance required. No monthly ser-
vice charges apply to this account.
Interest is paid quarterly when
$100 is kept as a minimum. Rates
on these accounts are set by the
Board of Directors.
SHARE DRAFT ACCOUNTS:
Open with $50.00, $25 minimum
balance required. There is a $4
monthly service charge for all
checking accounts unless member
is M-Day Active Duty or age 55 or
better and in this case, a $2
monthly service charge applies. No
service charge applies on either
checking account when a $500
minimum balance is maintained.
VISA DEBIT CARDS:
Debit cards are offered to custom-
ers with a checking account in good
financial standings. Cards can be re
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSITS:
Certificate of Deposits can be
opened with a minimum deposit of
$500.00. Our rates are competitive
and we can usually match rates
from other financial institutions.
LOANS:
The credit union offers a number of
different kinds of loans including
Signature Loans, New & Used
Automobile Loans, Boats, Farm
Equipment, Recreational Vehicles,
Share Secured Loans, Personal
Loans. REFER TO RATES FOR
THE MOST CURRENT RATES.
RELOADABLE VISA CARDS:
Reloadable Visa Cards are now
available. These cards are main-
tained by ICUL (Illinois Credit
Union League). GGCU will order
the first initial card for you. We can
add funds to your card or you can
visit
CU Money's website direct. This
card does not require a checking
account or direct deposit. It is not
directly linked to your account so if
it is ever lost or stolen, your ac-
count will not be at risk. For Terms
& Conditions, please see our FAQ
page.
http://www.ggcu.org/
service.html
NEW SHARP SYNC ORDER - 26 JUNE 2012. (from S1 Net)
It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even his personal services to the defence of it, and consequently that the Citizens of America (with a few legal and official exceptions) from 18 to 50 Years of Age should be borne on the Militia Rolls, provided with uniform Arms, and so far accustomed to the use of them, that the Total strength of the Country might be called forth at a Short Notice on any very interesting Emergency. GEORGE WASHINGTON, letter to Alexander Hamilton, May 2, 1783
Page 2 J-9 Focal Point!
HEALTH OF THE FORCE ALARACT 170/2012, FRAGO 1 TO ALARACT 105/2012 HQDA EXORD 152-12 TELLING THE ARMY STORY (HEALTH OF THE FORCE), DTG 230219Z JUN 12. Effective immediately, the Office of the Chief of Army Public Affairs coordi-nates a Health of the Force communication plan to en-able senior Army leaders and key spokespersons across the Army at the na-tional, regional, and local to plan, synchronize, execute and assess their communica-tion efforts with the objective of sustaining the trust and confidence of the American public. See the ALARACT for the concept of operations and coordinating instruc-tions. https://forums.army.mil/communitybrowser.aspx?id=1779828&lang=en-US
When I was 13 years old I wrote a letter to my Congressman after having seen a news story about the
return of a sol-dier’s remains from Vietnam. How could there be so many still unac-counted for from a war that was fought before I was born? My Congressman put me in touch with JoAnne Shirley of the National League of POW/MIA Fami-lies, and that began a friendship that has spanned over 25 years. The narrow, red aluminum band that I have worn since I was 13 bears the name of MAJ Bobby M. Jones, an Air Force Flight Surgeon who was also JoAnne’s brother. The plane carrying him and his pilot went down in a mon-
soon near DaNang in November of 1972. Emergency signals were heard, but the site was in enemy-held territory and the heavy storms hampered all rescue attempts. Search teams reached the area three days later, but found no sign of the two men. They were officially listed as “Missing In Action.” As of 03 JULY 2012 there are
still 1,664 Americans unaccounted for in Southeast Asia. Recently, a popular restaurant near Dobbins/CNGC was cited by a Marietta code enforcement official in June for flying the distinctive black and white POW/MIA flag and a flag supporting our troops. Negative press and public
outcry caused the city to back down. In actuality, the POW/MIA flag is permitted
to be flown beneath the US flag on post offices, government buildings, national cemeteries, memorials, and on military installations. Other than “Old Glory,” the POW/MIA flag is the only flag to ever fly over the White House, which it does each year on POW/MIA Recogni-tion Day. This flag is also flown, year-round, in front of the dome on our na-tion’s capitol. It is the duty of each of us to educate the public on the cost and meaning of our independence. From the Continen-tal Congress of 1776, to the trenches of WWI, to Pearl Harbor, to the 38th par-allel in Korea, to a plane crash in the jungles of Vietnam, to our brothers and sisters serving in harm’s way around the globe today . . . We owe it to all of them to set the record straight. To borrow a cliché, “Freedom isn’t free.” It is often said, “For those who’ve fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.” For more information, visit the website of the National League of POW/MIA Families: http://www.pow-miafamilies.org/
Custis, he devoted himself to a busy and happy life. But like his fellow planters, Washington felt himself exploited by British merchants and hampered by British regulations. As the quarrel with the mother country grew acute, he moderately but firmly voiced his resistance to the restrictions.
When the Second Continental Congress assem-
bled in Philadelphia in May 1775, Washington, one of the Virginia delegates, was elected Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. On July 3, 1775, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, he took command of his ill-trained troops and embarked upon a war that was to last six grueling years.
He realized early that the best strategy was to
harass the British. He reported to Congress, "we should on all Occasions avoid a general Action, or put anything to the Risque, unless compelled by a neces-sity, into which we ought never to be drawn." Ensuing battles saw him fall back slowly, then strike unexpect-edly. Finally in 1781 with the aid of French allies--he forced the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
Washington longed to retire to his fields at
Mount Vernon. But he soon realized that the Nation under its Articles of Confederation was not functioning well, so he became a prime mover in the steps lead-ing to the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. When the new Constitution was ratified, the Electoral College unanimously elected Washington President.
On April 30, 1789, George Washing-ton, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States. "As the first of every
thing, in our situation will serve to establish a Prece-dent," he wrote James Madison, "it is devoutly wished on my part, that these precedents may be fixed on true principles."
Born in 1732 into a Virginia planter family, he
learned the morals, manners, and body of knowl-edge requisite for an 18th century Virginia gentle-man.
He pursued two intertwined interests: military
arts and western expansion. At 16 he helped survey Shenandoah lands for Thomas, Lord Fairfax. Com-missioned a lieutenant colonel in 1754, he fought the first skirmishes of what grew into the French and Indian War. The next year, as an aide to Gen. Edward Braddock, he escaped injury although four bullets ripped his coat and two horses were shot from under him.
From 1759 to the outbreak of the American
Revolution, Washington managed his lands around Mount Vernon and served in the Virginia House of Burgesses. Married to a widow, Martha Dandridge
He did not infringe upon the policy making powers that he felt the Constitution gave Congress. But the determination of foreign policy became preponderantly a Presidential concern. When the French Revolution led to a major war between France and England, Washington refused to accept entirely the recommendations of either his Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, who was pro-French, or his Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, who was pro-British. Rather, he insisted upon a neutral course until the United States could grow stronger.
To his disappointment, two parties were
developing by the end of his first term. Wearied of politics, feeling old, he retired at the end of his second. In his Farewell Address, he urged his countrymen to forswear excessive party spirit and geographical distinctions. In foreign affairs, he warned against long-term alliances.
Washington enjoyed less than three years of
retirement at Mount Vernon, for he died of a throat infection December 14, 1799. For months the Nation mourned him.
The Presidential biographies on White-
House.gov are from “The Presidents of the United States of America,” by Michael Beschloss and Hugh Sidey. Copyright 2009 by the White House Histori-cal Association.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/georgewashington
— An Article from CW2 Jennifer Long, CO, A Co, 4BN, 1BDE GSDF
Page 3 Volume 3, Issue 6
I now make it my earnest prayer, that God would have you, and the
State over which you preside, in his holy protection, that he would incline the hearts of the Citizens
to cultivate a spirit of subordina-tion and obedience to Govern-ment, to entertain a brotherly
affection and love for one another, for their fellow Citizens of the United States at large, and particu-
larly for their brethren who have
served in the Field, and finally, that he would most graciously be pleased to dispose us all, to do
Justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that Char-ity, humility and pacific temper of
mind, which were the Characteris-ticks of the Divine Author of our blessed Religion, and without an
humble imitation of whose exam-ple in these things, we can never hope to be a happy Nation.
GEORGE WASHINGTON, circu-lar to the states, Jun. 8, 1783
NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU Family Programs (NGB-FP) Mission: To establish and facilitate
ongoing communication, involvement,
support, and recognition between Na-tional Guard families and the National
Guard in a partnership that promotes
the best in both.
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Family Program
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Contact Information
Phone: (888)777-7731 Fax: 703-607-0762
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From April 25th to June 8th,
Wonder, in partnership with the USO, invited families across the country to nominate American heroes in their lives
for a chance to have $50,000 donated to the USO in the winning hero's name. Buck Bennett, who was nominated by
his wife, Joni, was chosen for his deep dedication to supporting active duty service men and women, veterans and military families. Buck volunteers his
time regularly for Gold Star Families and Wounded Warriors and provides personal financial assistance, counseling
and employment placement assistance for veterans. He also gathers and solic-
its items for care packages that he ships
personally to deployed soldiers over-seas to provide them with a few com-forts of home.
As the 2012 Wonder Bread Hero winner, Buck was given the opportunity to direct the $50,000 donation in his
name to four different USO programs: the United Through Reading® Military Program, Operation Phone Home, Sesame Street/USO Experience Tour
and the With You All the Way pro-gram. He has chosen to divide the funding equally among the programs,
which all focus on either keeping fami-lies connected during deployment or
Brunswick, GA Resident and Deco-
rated Veteran Will Have a Total of
$50,000 Donated in His Name to
Four USO Programs Supporting
American Troops and Their Fami-
lies IRVING, Texas, July 4, 2012 /
PRNewswire/ -- Wonder® bread has named Lt. Colonel Charles "Buck" Bennett, a Brunswick, GA resident and
decorated veteran, as the winner of the 2012 Wonder Bread Heroes pro-gram, which celebrates ordinary
Americans making extraordinary con-tributions to their families, communi-ties and country. Buck was selected
from 2,003 nominations submitted as
part of the program which, for the second year, benefits the USO and its
mission to lift the spirits of our nation's troops and their families.
"As Americans celebrate the July
4th holiday, it's a great time to thank our country's everyday heroes for the positive impact they have on the peo-ple around them and their local com-
munities," said Stephanie Fletcher, Brand Manager for the bakers of Won-der. "The Wonder Bread Heroes cam-
paign gives us a chance to honor Americans like Buck Bennett while supporting the USO's mission and the
wonderful programs it offers."
helping children cope with the stresses of
military life. Buck will also receive $2,500 and a year's supply of Wonder bread for his exceptional heroism.
"Everything I do is not because I have to but because I want to. For someone to think what I'm doing is
special humbles me greatly. It is espe-cially touching that my wife thought so much of me to nominate me for this prestigious recognition," said Mr.
(LTC) Bennett. "The USO has sup-ported me on two deployments so I appreciate just how wonderful the
organization is and am so grateful for this opportunity to give back thanks
to Wonder bread."
LTC Bennett added, "Growing up my mom would always buy Won-der bread and I have fond memories
of eating fresh tomatoes sandwiches from our farm on Wonder. I still grow tomatoes and as soon as I have
my first crop I always sit down to a Wonder bread, tomato and mayo sandwich."
http://
www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lieutenant-colonel-charles-bennett-honored-as-2012
-wonder-bread-hero-161328465.html
Honoring a Hero! LTC Charles Buck
Bennett honored— IRVING, Texas, July 4, 2012
Serving the Georgia DoD, The U.S. Military, and our Veterans, One Family at a Time.
We are on the web:
www.georgiaguardfamilyprogram.org
J-9 JOINT AND
FAMILY SERVICES
DIRECTORATE
Georgia Department of Defense
1388 First Street, Bldg 840 (Finch Bldg)
1000 Halsey Avenue, Bldg 447,
Mailroom
Marietta, GA 30060
Point of Contact:
CW2 Barry D. Long
Human Resources/Systems/ATSO/
Safety Officer
barry.long@us.army.mil
“Military Personnel, Families, and Veterans First!”
Our directorate services the military community of Georgia, providing those
services, support and information that are vital to their care. Our staff is com-
mitted to providing the best care, in a timely manner, and followed-thru to a
successful conclusion so that Military Personnel, their families, and Veterans in
Georgia will have the resources, help, and information they need to thrive.
The J-9 Joint and Family Services Directorate and The Georgia Guard Family
Program: