Bylaws

[twhigham]

Attached are our bylaws for voting at the January 10-12 Blood and Iron event.

Attachments:

[bloski]

My response for revisions.

ARTICLE VII - AUTHENTICITY

SECTION 1: STANDARD REQUIREMENTS
Any member of the Florida Historical Preservation Group, or participants of an FHPG sponsored event, while engaging in a sanctioned FHPG event in uniform, must meet the following authenticity requirements:
A. All uniforms, weapons, vehicles, haircuts, facial hair or carried accessories shall, where possible, be authentic to the period and representative of the historical entity being portrayed.
B. All articles falling under this guideline shall be inspected by a unit or Allied or Axis authenticity officer appropriate to the country being represented.( Who is this as it is not addresses as a regular postion in the above text. It states Article IV section 6, but it is not present. Also, this has no power to appoint a overall autnitc officer, it falls back on the unit to police themselves.)
C. All articles falling under this guideline must appear to be authentic from a distance of ten (10) feet, when standing alone.
D. Any vehicle having the physical appearance of a military vehicle of the 1939-1945 period (regardless of the date of manufacture) may be used during the course of a reenactment meeting, with the approval of the Safety Officer. These vehicles must be checked by the Safety Officer for operational safety at each re-enactment meeting.
E. Authenticity of all items shall be reviewed and approved by the Safety Officer and his designees. Regulations regarding authenticity may be promulgated by the Safety Officer and forwarded for Executive Committee approval.

[twhigham]

I'd like the Authenticy Officer role to be a revolving one, based on the time period and theater of ops being represented. Ideally, it would be someone agreed-upon by the event organizers since they're the ones bearing the responsibility for staging everything.

Any thoughts?

[werner]

I think the Board should appoint Authenticity Officers for a set term, or else incorporate it into the duties of one of the other positions.

[Rabbi Rob]

Dec 19, 2013 13:54:31 GMT -5 twhigham said:

I'd like the Authenticy Officer role to be a revolving one, based on the time period and theater of ops being represented. Ideally, it would be someone agreed-upon by the event organizers since they're the ones bearing the responsibility for staging everything.

Any thoughts?

That works for me.

[twhigham]

Dec 19, 2013 15:21:21 GMT -5 werner said:

I think the Board should appoint Authenticity Officers for a set term, or else incorporate it into the duties of one of the other positions.

So, have it appointed by months or by events? In other words, have Captain X be the Authenticity Officer for all ETO events for a year, since he's accepted as an ETO expert, and have Major Y be Authenticity Officer for all 'Nam events for a year? Something like that? Otherwise I think we'd have a real small candidate pool for appointing someone who knows everything about all things in all wars. And if we did find someone like that, he'd probably be a pompous ass.

If it were a revolving position, then having served as Authenticity Officer for one event wouldn't necessarily preclude that person from doing it again. And again. And again. It'd just be open for interviews at each event in case someone better happened to come along. Who knows, the poor guy might get tired of the heat he'd take from people who think they're historically accurate. Age, weight, and physical capabilities would certainly be something people would argue about at least once.

But a set term is certainly something to consider. It'd make things a lot more efficient in the planning stages.

[werner]

Troy, I just read a post on the Yahoo forum that Skip Fox is going to be in charge of Axis authenticity for Blood and Iron. I don't know who came up with that particular piece of brilliance, but if that ridiculous appointment is going to be the benchmark we start at then forget I said anything.

[mikelongley]

Well gang, my two bits worth says that the individual used as authenticity officer should be fairly well known to his peers and have their respect as far as knowledge of the particular period and or theatre of operation is concerned. This should be discussed at B&I. When is the meeting supposed to take place? Perhaps after Saturday's action is over? Everyone who is coming should be there at that time.
Mike

[Rabbi Rob]

Dec 30, 2013 23:27:58 GMT -5 mikelongley said:

This should be discussed at B&I. When is the meeting supposed to take place? Perhaps after Saturday's action is over? Everyone who is coming should be there at that time.
Mike

A Saturday evening meeting works for us (82nd RCN).

Happy New Year!

[mikelongley]

Happy New Year indeed. To you Rob and to everyone else.
Mike

[trippwire]

Here is my suggestion for authenticity officer. In the military an officer is duly appointed as Officer of the Day (OD) and it is this officer's responsibility to the general welfare and state of the troops under his command. The sergeant of the guard and most other details report to the OD.

I recommend having an OD at each event, and make authenticity as one of the chief duties of the OD. Usually the operations officer appoints someone different as OD daily, but we could easily have the same OD for entire events.

DON'T FORGET THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. The OD should have enough courtesy to report any mishaps or, likewise any commendations, to individual unit commanders, preferably in the presence of the soldier, and let the unit commanders issue any action they wish to take. If, however, any discrepancy or commendation is still warranted and not activated after approached by the unit commander, the OD, after approval with the event coordinators and commanding staff ( or BoD), will issue a course of action towards settlement.

I mention commendation because if someone is doing an EPIC job, we should go out of our way and acknowledge them. We are here to correct and encourage, not to tear down and destroy.

Captain Howell
F Co., 2ND Ranger BN

[Rabbi Rob]

Cap'n Howell,

Jan 6, 2014 17:31:56 GMT -5 trippwire said:

I recommend having an OD at each event, and make authenticity as one of the chief duties of the OD. Usually the operations officer appoints someone different as OD daily, but we could easily have the same OD for entire events.

I like this plan. To make the OD easy to find, there are "OD" armbands readily available. The OD (or OOD in the Navy) can wear the armband when in pursuit of his OD duties.

We need to help the OD. The chain of command should be made obvious to the OD, e.g. who is the event commander? Who are the unit commands and senior NCOs?

Forcing those folks to check-in with the OD ("permission to enter the quarterdeck") is a good way to put names to faces, and answer last-minute questions before the mayhem begins.

Jan 6, 2014 17:31:56 GMT -5 trippwire said:

I mention commendation because if someone is doing an EPIC job, we should go out of our way and acknowledge them. We are here to correct and encourage, not to tear down and destroy.

Amein! We need more "bravo zulus" awarded at our events. It would be nice to make a formation part of the beginning and end of each day. At the end of the day formation, we could call out those who are high speed, low drag, and perhaps award them a commendation.

We need some standards and perhaps a SMALL committee of folks could choose the awards. OD + event coordinators + board members?

In the 82nd RCN, I use WWII ribbons (less expensive than medals) as rewards for epic behavior. I use, roughly, the requirements as documented in WWII. Everything from the combat infantryman's badge to the Silver Star (or clusters, where appropriate) can be awarded at the conclusion of the event. We don't award these lightly. When everyone is super, no one is.

R/S,
2nd Lt. Rabbi Rob,
Able Co., 82nd RCN.

[Rabbi Rob]

Dear Troy,

Dec 17, 2013 9:53:53 GMT -5 twhigham said:

Attached are our bylaws for voting at the January 10-12 Blood and Iron event.

Since we're obviously not meeting at the Blood & Iron event, when shall we vote on these bylaws? Suggestions?

Thanks!
Rabbi Rob.

[twhigham]

It's looking like Markets of Marion will be the next WW2 event, if enough people show up to vote.

[werner]

Troy, what is the date of the Marion event please?

[twhigham]

First weekend of February, up at the Markets of Marion near Ocala. Its an MVPA rally and we set up camps in the back.

[trippwire]

This will be a great time to finalize the bylaws. I would suggest having a general membership meeting at Dade Battlefield on March 1st, 2014. HAF always had their annual meetings at this location as it is heavily attended by members, and also lends itself to large meetings with the addition of the clubhouse or, weather permitting, one of the outdoor pavilions.

Also, finalizing the bylaws AND announcing the meeting one month in advance will allow members to prepare any input they wish to share with the general body. Of course, we need to announce the meeting, usually a month in advance to ALL actual members, easily done via email and this proboard.

Also, when will elections be held? We need to review open board positions and nominate candidates. Once again, I recommend we announce elections at MoM, and hold elections at Bushnell.

Captain Samuel Howell
F Co., 2nd Ranger Bn

[Rabbi Rob]

Hi, team.

Jan 14, 2014 18:19:22 GMT -5 trippwire said:

This will be a great time to finalize the bylaws. I would suggest having a general membership meeting at Dade Battlefield on March 1st, 2014. HAF always had their annual meetings at this location as it is heavily attended by members, and also lends itself to large meetings with the addition of the clubhouse or, weather permitting, one of the outdoor pavilions.

Also, finalizing the bylaws AND announcing the meeting one month in advance will allow members to prepare any input they wish to share with the general body. Of course, we need to announce the meeting, usually a month in advance to ALL actual members, easily done via email and this proboard.

Also, when will elections be held? We need to review open board positions and nominate candidates. Once again, I recommend we announce elections at MoM, and hold elections at Bushnell.

Captain Samuel Howell
F Co., 2nd Ranger Bn

I second this idea.

All the best,
2nd Lt. Rabbi Rob,
Able Co., 82nd RCN BN.

[cowboy]

Sounds good to me, as I am busy the first weekend of February, performing poetry in Fort Meade on Saturday and attending Terry and Bettsa's baby shower on Sunday...so we voting in Bushnell?

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