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of Directors


Applications sought for board of directors This year, as required by MOAA’s bylaws, eligible MOAA members will elect 12 new directors to take office Oct. 26 to replace those who will complete their six-year terms. The association needs highly qualified officers with proven track records in the grades of W-1 through O-10 to serve on the board. The bylaws prescribe the appor- tionment of board seats by service. In addition to four vacancies to be filled without regard to service affiliation, service-specific vacancies this year are two Army, one Navy, three Air Force, and two Coast Guard. The Marine Corps, U.S. Public Health Service, and NOAA have no specific vacancies, but officers from those services may apply for the four at-large seats.


A special nominating committee will select for each upcoming vacancy the nominee who, in its judgment, will best serve the interests of MOAA and its members. The committee’s slate of nominees will be presented to the voting membership by mail for elec- tion. Printed ballots will be furnished with the August 2016 issue of Military Officer, and online voting again will be offered. Newly elected directors will be installed after the annual meeting in the Washington, D.C., area Oct. 26.


Submitting an application To apply, officers should download the application form from MOAA’s Web Base (www.moaa.org/boardap plication). The form will ask for:  a résumé of your military service or, if a surviving spouse member, your volunteer activities;  an account of your present involve- ment in business, local civic and political affairs, and service to the military community;


 your reasons for wishing to join the board and the skills you would bring to the business management and other affairs of the association;  a recent head-and-shoulders pho- tograph in civilian clothes that is suitable for publication;  your consent for a credit check, if nominated (The consent form is in- cluded with the application form on the website.);  a list of commercial and nonprofit boards on which you currently serve;  for active duty and active-status officers, a copy of a recent Leave and Earnings Statement; for retirees and former officers, a copy of your Report of Separation from the Armed Forces (DD Form 214); for Reserve and Na- tional Guard retirees, a copy of your retired pay order or letter of transfer to retired reserve status; for surviving spouses, a brief description of your late spouse’s military service; and  the names, addresses, and tele- phone numbers of three references whom you will ask to write to the committee on your behalf. Reference letters must not accompany an appli- cation but must be mailed separately to the address below. Reference let- ters must be in hard copy (no emails) and signed. No more than three let- ters will be considered. Your application package must be


in loose-leaf form. Please do not bind the application package together, and do not staple multipage documents (use only paper clips). Completed applications and letters of reference should be mailed to Committee on Nominations, Military Officers Asso- ciation of America, 201 N. Washington St., Alexandria, VA 22314. Applications and all letters of reference must be re- ceived by March 31. If there are any questions, you may call (800) 234-MOAA (6622),


Regional Vacancies To be sure the board reflects the geographic distribution of the voting membership, at least four directors must come from each of six regions, in which reside ap- proximately equal numbers of vot- ing MOAA members.


Vacancies by Region 1 0 2 0 3 0


4 0 5 0 6 2


At-large (without regard to state of residence)


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ext. 167. (After working hours, please leave a voice mail message, and include the spelling of your first and last name, your telephone number, and, if known, your MOAA member number.)


Special Committee on Nominations In early April, incumbent directors from each service will select primary and alternate representatives from their services for election to the nominating committee. Neither in- cumbent directors nor staff members may serve on the committee.


Bylaw requirements There are 36 directors of the as- sociation: eight Army, eight Navy, eight Air Force, three Marine Corps, two Coast


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