MOAA Appointee "Send-Off" Dinner 14 June 2018

The Southern Nevada Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America is having an APPOINTEE “SEND-OFF” DINNER. This is a Joint chapter “Send-Off” dinner with the Academy Appointees and Service Academy Parents Club scheduled for 14 June at the Palace Station Hotel. Social hour is 6 PM, with dinner at 7. Come and meet the appointees and their parents. Dinner choices: Salmon, Chicken, or London Broil and the cost is $35. Appointees are free. We would like our members to be Table Hosts for the candidates, so they can meet and interface with a veteran. Please call in your reservation and dinner choice no later than Monday, 11 June to Tommy Thompson (702-914-1844).

The Academy Send-Off is one of MOAA's premier community relations programs during the year. For the past 14 years they have invited the Service Academy Candidates to a dinner meeting to congratulate them and give them a MOAA and community “Send-off.” This year's send-off dinner is a Joint “Send-Off” dinner for the Academy Appointees and Service Academy Parents Club scheduled for 14 June at the Palace Station Hotel, second floor ballroom. Social hour is 6 PM, with dinner at 7, and speaker at 8 PM. We expect up to 20 candidates and their parents to attend. The speaker will LTC Dave Gibbs, USAF and Air Force Academy Class of 1979

Come and meet the candidates and their parents. This is a GREAT opportunity to introduce ourselves to these soon-to-be members of the Long Blue Line.

A Cadet Forum consisting of current cadets and graduates will be around 8:30. We had over 130 attending the dinner last year. Come and meet the candidates and their parents and give the candidates a warm send-off. The purpose of the dinner is to:

Invite the Appointees to a dinner to celebrate their selection to one of the service academies

Demonstrate to the young candidates that they are part of a larger tradition of trained officers for the leadership of the US Military Forces.

Give Parents Club members and Appointee parents an opportunity to meet veterans who have been educated at the service academies, and/or have served in the US military forces.

Demonstrate to the parents that candidates will receive a great education at the service academies, and join a long line of career officers who have dedicated their careers to the service & defense of the country.

Hope to see you there!

Dave