http://alphapatriot.com/enfranchising-the-military/ Observations of a Reformed Liberal Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:35:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://alphapatriot.com/enfranchising-the-military/comment-page-1/#comment-1812 AlphaPatriot Sun, 22 Aug 2004 21:30:39 +0000 http://66.7.204.200/~alphapat/?p=2454#comment-1812 I wish you had left the URL. I found the community page of the paper, but not the story. I wish you had left the URL. I found the community page of the paper, but not the story.

]]> http://alphapatriot.com/enfranchising-the-military/comment-page-1/#comment-1811 retired military Sat, 21 Aug 2004 17:24:46 +0000 http://66.7.204.200/~alphapat/?p=2454#comment-1811 I just posted the memo in its entirety on the Killeen daily herald community webpage. Killeen is right outside Ft Hood. I just posted the memo in its entirety on the Killeen daily herald community webpage. Killeen is right outside Ft Hood.

]]> http://alphapatriot.com/enfranchising-the-military/comment-page-1/#comment-1810 AlphaPatriot Fri, 20 Aug 2004 21:43:57 +0000 http://66.7.204.200/~alphapat/?p=2454#comment-1810 Fascinating. That sounds like the military but I admit that it makes me uncomfortable for the command structure to be insisting that people register. I don't like mandatory participation in anything that isn't necessary (like PT). At least they didn't make them vote. Fascinating. That sounds like the military but I admit that it makes me uncomfortable for the command structure to be insisting that people register. I don’t like mandatory participation in anything that isn’t necessary (like PT). At least they didn’t make them vote.

]]> http://alphapatriot.com/enfranchising-the-military/comment-page-1/#comment-1809 Anonymous Thu, 19 Aug 2004 18:29:17 +0000 http://66.7.204.200/~alphapat/?p=2454#comment-1809 Voting Assistance Officer's are nothing new. At least in my 20 years (US Navy) experience. The VAO was always assigned as a collateral duty, usually to a junior officer. This may just be a re-emphasis of the already in place program. During my time the VAO were at times a pain in the butt with their insistence in everyone filling out the absentee ballot requests. You have to understand many CO's looked to have 100% of his crew receive the ballots. If that was accomplished by the VAO he received a nice little notation in that officers Fitness Report. Voting Assistance Officer’s are nothing new. At least in my 20 years (US Navy) experience. The VAO was always assigned as a collateral duty, usually to a junior officer. This may just be a re-emphasis of the already in place program.
During my time the VAO were at times a pain in the butt with their insistence in everyone filling out the absentee ballot requests. You have to understand many CO’s looked to have 100% of his crew receive the ballots. If that was accomplished by the VAO he received a nice little notation in that officers Fitness Report.

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