eNews from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

 

29 NOV 2008

CONTENTS:

 

New Member Course Now Online

 

District Elections Results - Updated

 

Articles Wanted for Winter Edition of Navigator

 

REMINDER: USCG Clarifies Auxiliary Marine Safety Missions

 

REMINDER: Coast Guard Exchange System (CGES) Scholarship Program

 

REMINDER: AUXSAR Will Phase Out 1 DEC 08

 

 

 

HELP WANTED POSITIONS

(From the National Web Site)

 
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New Member Course Now Online

The New Member Course is now available online through Auxiliary eLearning, the Coast Guard Auxiliary online learning system. Prospective members can review the contents of the course and take the final exam online. A printout of the notification that they passed with 80 percent or better will suffice in lieu of the hard copy answer sheet currently required with the new member application. To access the course, go to: http://64.207.134.26/usr/moodle2/login or the T Department eLearn pageTo login, use the prospective member's last name as the username, and 12345 as the password. 

http://www.auxtdept.org/TETrain_New2.html
 

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District Elections Results - Updated

Updated District elections results are now available.

http://nws.cgaux.org/members/whats_new/elections_announcement.html
 
 

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Articles Wanted for Winter Edition of Navigator

Last call for articles for the Winter edition of Navigator.  Please ensure your submissions are in accordance with the Navigator Guidelines (i.e. in Word format, no more than 1,200 words per story, photos in high resolution JPG format, etc.) . 

Please know that this magazine always welcomes and appreciates submissions. We continually seek and need fresh, exciting, educational, inspirational articles of national significance or national interest that have relevance to the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Email stories and articles to Rob Westcott DVC-AP at robwestcott@earthlink.net .

Guidelines:  http://auxadept.org/navigator/NAVIGATOR_Editorial_Guidelines.pdf

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REMINDER: USCG Clarifies Auxiliary Marine Safety Missions

The Auxiliary continues to provide a great service to the active duty force including many duties related to marine safety. ALCOAST 5058 clarifies roles Auxiliarists can fill as marine inspectors and the eligibility of Auxiliary members to earn the CG-MSSEP qualification.

http://www.uscg.mil/announcements/alcoast/ALCOAST50508.txt

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REMINDER: Coast Guard Exchange  System (CGES) Scholarship Program

The Coast Guard Exchange System (CGES) has established a scholarship program for students who are dependents of active duty, reserve, and military retired members, current civilian NAF and APF employees, and Coast Guard Auxiliarists embarking on undergraduate college/university studies.

http://uscg.mil/announcements/alcoast/ALCOAST48908.txt

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REMINDER: AUXSAR Will Phase Out 1DEC 08

On December 1, 2008, the "old" AUXSAR exam will no longer be available. Members successfully passing the "old" AUXSAR exam on or before November 30th will receive credit for the course as a part of their six-course AUXOP program. Members currently studying the "old" AUXSAR course who do not successfully pass the "old" AUXSAR exam on or before November 30th will have to start again and take AUXSC&E course.

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HELP WANTED POSITIONS (from the National Web Site)

 The following "Help Wanted " ads appeared on the National Web Site as of the date of this newsletter:

 

http://www.cgaux.org/cgauxweb/cgi-bin/wantads.cgi

 

  • Video Editor(s) -- Thomas Nunes, DC-Ad -- 11/16/2008 23:58
  • Branch Chief, Graphics -- Thomas Nunes, DC-Ad -- 11/13/2008 19:29
  • Branch Chief, Audio (BC-APA)  -- Thomas Nunes, DC-Ad -- 11/12/2008 10:34
  • Branch Chief, Data Base -- Thomas Nunes, DC-Ad -- 11/8/2008 21:13
  • Navigator Editor  -- Thomas Nunes -- 11/7/2008 15:22
  • Youth Course Development  -- Anne R. Lockwood, DC-E -- 10/22/2008 11:18 

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