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Started by jmdavis, March 08, 2011, 04:03:10 PM

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jmdavis

If you are a VA instructor or IIT, please check in here and let me know if you are willing to work events this year. I need to get a handle on who is active and who may be taking a Leave of Absence.

If you are not yet an instructor or IIT but are willing to join us either in that role or to help out administratively please identify yourself as well.


Mike
"If a man does his best, what else is there?"  - General George S. Patton Jr

  ...We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
  For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
  Shall be my brother...-Shakespeare, Henry V
 

"There's a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and is much less prevalent. One of the most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained great is loyalty to their subordinates."
- General George S. Patton, Jr

"Your body can't go where your mind hasn't been."
- Alex Arrieta 1995 NTI Winner

siglite

Mike, in a pinch, I might be able to help out.  I think some of the other members of the WV corps might be able to assist as well, should the need be there.  After all, you guys helped us quite a bit last year.  I'm sure many of us would be more than willing to return the favor.
--

Keith Morgan
President, West Virginia Citizen's Defense League
http://www.wvcdl.org
http://forums.wvcdl.org
Proud member of West Virginia's first "All Rifleman" family.


sgtmace

If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget you were our countrymen.
Sam Adams

"Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force: Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined." -- Patrick Henry

The Wolfhound

I am planning on working a number of events this year.

Old Dog

All I can do is a part or maybe all of a day and it depends on the day.  I'll try to come to the close ones.
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."

—Jeff Cooper, The Art of the Rifle


jmdavis

"If a man does his best, what else is there?"  - General George S. Patton Jr

  ...We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
  For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
  Shall be my brother...-Shakespeare, Henry V
 

"There's a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and is much less prevalent. One of the most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained great is loyalty to their subordinates."
- General George S. Patton, Jr

"Your body can't go where your mind hasn't been."
- Alex Arrieta 1995 NTI Winner

BD

I'm ready to go.
I'll try for one a month, probably missing one or two when the schedule conflicts with my darlin' wife.
Up the Republic

BeSwift

If you find yourself in a bind, I'll be available....   BeSwift
"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well"
Ralph Waldo Emerson


Happiness =  Reality - Expectations

Patent guy

District of Columbia v. Heller (US 07-290, 2008)  "The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia."  McDonald v. Chicago (US 08-1521, 2010) "[T]he Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms [is] fully applicable to the states"

brickhouse


I plan a few border raids whether you need/want me or not. ??? You have no choice in the matter.


"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." - General George S. Patton Jr

"I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson

http://www.csj.org/infoserv_cult101/checklis.htm

sashok.privetov

Still planning my Commissar commission?
There is a saying in Russia, a notion really--Texan Politeness:
If you know that everyone around you has a gun, and everyone around you knows that you have a gun, everyone is very polite to each other.

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.  --Thomas Jefferson

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jmdavis

Alex,


I just have to find the right badge/patch.
"If a man does his best, what else is there?"  - General George S. Patton Jr

  ...We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
  For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
  Shall be my brother...-Shakespeare, Henry V
 

"There's a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and is much less prevalent. One of the most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained great is loyalty to their subordinates."
- General George S. Patton, Jr

"Your body can't go where your mind hasn't been."
- Alex Arrieta 1995 NTI Winner

The Wolfhound

How about a black star with an olive "Issac Davis" in the middle of it, for each sleeve.  Sort of a take on the Soviet Red star with the hammer and sickle. Some version of collar tab and hat band to go with it?  It should show up on a red hat and, knowing, Alex It should contrast Army ACUs as well.  Just saying.

jmdavis

That sounds great. But it needs to be Off the Shelf rather than custom. Of course I could always have name badges made for him that say "Commissar"


"If a man does his best, what else is there?"  - General George S. Patton Jr

  ...We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
  For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
  Shall be my brother...-Shakespeare, Henry V
 

"There's a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and is much less prevalent. One of the most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained great is loyalty to their subordinates."
- General George S. Patton, Jr

"Your body can't go where your mind hasn't been."
- Alex Arrieta 1995 NTI Winner

sashok.privetov

There is a saying in Russia, a notion really--Texan Politeness:
If you know that everyone around you has a gun, and everyone around you knows that you have a gun, everyone is very polite to each other.

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.  --Thomas Jefferson

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jmdavis

"If a man does his best, what else is there?"  - General George S. Patton Jr

  ...We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
  For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
  Shall be my brother...-Shakespeare, Henry V
 

"There's a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and is much less prevalent. One of the most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained great is loyalty to their subordinates."
- General George S. Patton, Jr

"Your body can't go where your mind hasn't been."
- Alex Arrieta 1995 NTI Winner

sashok.privetov

There is a saying in Russia, a notion really--Texan Politeness:
If you know that everyone around you has a gun, and everyone around you knows that you have a gun, everyone is very polite to each other.

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.  --Thomas Jefferson

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The Wolfhound

#19
Custom work is possible.  I have access to specialists.  We really only need one Commissar so unique might be more valuable.

sashok.privetov

Anything from http://thepeoplescube.com/ would work.

Just so that we are on the same page, what Appleseed position do you refer to when you say Commissar?
There is a saying in Russia, a notion really--Texan Politeness:
If you know that everyone around you has a gun, and everyone around you knows that you have a gun, everyone is very polite to each other.

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.  --Thomas Jefferson

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The Wolfhound

#21
Well, I can see the physical resemblance you have to "Red Square".  In your current employment, the mustache will have to be a "stick on".  Do you have a source for the hat?  It really makes the look.  I had imagined the usual Commissar activities: Keeping everyone on message, thinking right; long winded political lectures; and the occasional necessary political execution.  Why else would we need the position of Commissar? LOL

sashok.privetov

Quote from: The Wolfhound on March 17, 2011, 08:55:29 AM
I had imagined the usual Commissar activities: Keeping everyone on message, thinking right; long winded political lectures; and the occasional necessary political execution.

That sounds more of a SC/RC position.  Lets start with the shoot boss first.
There is a saying in Russia, a notion really--Texan Politeness:
If you know that everyone around you has a gun, and everyone around you knows that you have a gun, everyone is very polite to each other.

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.  --Thomas Jefferson

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jmdavis

Shootboss is another position. We do have to get you started on that path. I'm really busy next week, but let's talk the week after.


I think that giving long winded political speeches really is an important part of the role of commissar. But so is shooting lightweight .44 Magnums, flare guns, and other interesting firearms.



Mike
"If a man does his best, what else is there?"  - General George S. Patton Jr

  ...We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
  For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
  Shall be my brother...-Shakespeare, Henry V
 

"There's a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and is much less prevalent. One of the most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained great is loyalty to their subordinates."
- General George S. Patton, Jr

"Your body can't go where your mind hasn't been."
- Alex Arrieta 1995 NTI Winner

Dangerous Cook

Even though I am not an IIT (yet)  I am more than willing to help out!
"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."
― Robert A. Heinlein

j1mmyd

Hi, all.

Thought I'd posted this already, but I don't see it now. Apologies if it's a repeat.

I'm an IIT1 moving from San Francisco to NoVA in mid-Feb and I'd like to stay involved. Hoping to help out once the wife and I are settled in in March. I made Rifleman last year in Myakka, FL and took the Orange Hat in Sacramento this past fall. Looking forward to meeting my fellow AppleSeeders in VA and getting rid of these silly bullet-buttons!

-Jim
jimvictus@gmail.com
917-374-4961

The Wolfhound

Welcome to the Old Dominion!  If history is a guide, we won't have any events until after you are settled.   Keep  an eye on the Virginia page for details once the local clubs tell us when we can get on their schedules.  Remember that Maryland and DC are very gun unfriendly so plan on staying on the Virginia side of the border.  If you survived California, they may not be too much worse.

NavyIrish

Hi, all.  Although more guilty of border-raiding into Maryland, still willing to help out in Commonweath...
R,
NavyIrish
"The man who loves his country on its own account, and not merely for its trappings of interest or power, can never be divorced for
it, can never refuse to come forward when he finds that she is engaged in dangers which he has the means of warding off." --Thomas Jefferson to Elbridge Gerry, 1797.

The Wolfhound

Anytime our shoots are on non-Annapolis weekends, come on down.  We have a good time down here and you won't have to question yourself on what you can carry, like you must when crossing the Potomac into the PRM.

Batherick

I'm an IIT, and will be going to the shoot on Saturday at Montpelier. 

-Ashley