New Commander of the Department of the Missouri appointed

[US Scout]

Attention to Orders,

Effective immediately, Jerry Davenport, aka Pitspitr, is promoted to Brevet Colonel and appointed as the new Commander of the Department of the Missouri.

Please join me in congratulating him on his promotion.

US Scout
Brevet Brigadier General
Commanding, Grand Army of the Frontier

[Guns Garrett]

Huzzah !
When's the wet-down, Jer.. er, Pitsp... er, Colonel?

[Bull Schmitt]

Bvt Col Pitspitr,

Congratulations on your appointment as department commander. Make sure Gen US Scout assigns the proper pay grade commenserate with your appointment.

Respectfully,

Bvt Col Bull Schmitt
Commander Department of the Atlantic

[Malachi Thorne]

Good Afternoon, Bvt. Colonel Pitsptr;

Congratulations on your promotion and new appointment!

I have the honor to remain,

Your Obedient Servant,

Bvt. Captain Malachi Thorne
US Marine Detachment
Department of the Pacific

[Terry Lane]

Col.,
congratulations on your promotion and appointment. Hope to see you Friday. Take care.

[Major Matt Lewis]

Here is an official "Whop Whop" for you.....

[Quick Fire]

Congratulations Sir, best of luck on your new command.

[Mustang Gregg]

Conga-RATS, Jerry.
Lemme know if you need any help.
I'm still workin' at Ft Flat Water & not far from ya.
Keep me up on them shoots at Ord.

Respectfully,
Mustang Gregg, SFC
Trp F, 1-124 Air Cav

[Lou Graham]

Congratulations Pitspitr.  Does that mean you're buying? 

[Dr. Bob]

Brv't. Col. Pitsptr,

I am proud to serve in your command! 

I have the honor to remain,

Your Most Humble & Obedient Servant,

Capt. R. H. Dorian
Brv't. LtC., Chief Topographical Engineer
Grand Army of the Frontier

[Pitspitr]

                                                                 2, April 1876 (+130)
                                                                 Headquarters
                                                                 Dept. of the Missouri
                                                                 Sargent, Nebraska
                                                           
Ladies and gentlemen of the Grand Army of the Frontier,

I am both honored and humbled by the confidence placed in me by General Scout and by the many offers of congratulations from you, my friends. I pray that I might live up to the honor y'all have entrusted to me.

My first order of business will be to assign the members of my staff. At the risk of sounding like a former President, I intend to choose a diversified staff. By that I mean that I hope to choose a staff that will reflect the many facets of the Grand Army of the Frontier. A command staffed with CAS shooters, BPCR shooters, Living Historians, reenactors, geneologists, military historians and old west history buffs.  And a staff that will reflect the widespread geography of the Department of the Missouri.

While it isn't historically accurate, I intend to make myself accessable to the rank and file of my department and to stress communication. As evidence of this, I'd like to point out my phone number and address under my avitar. I often feel there is too much anonymity on the internet. While I may be too trusting as a result of living way out in the sticks in the middle of nowhere, the posting of my phone number and address is meant to fight that anonymity and to give department members additonal means to contact me. I will encourage (though not require) the members of my staff to follow my lead.

Another way I hope to encourage communication will be the establishment of an electronic newsletter. To make this newsletter work, I will need articles, dates of shoots and other GAF affiliated events, basically anything you think might be of intrest to the other members of the Department of the Missouri.

Yesterday, following the announcement of my promotion, I had the oppertunity to speak with Dr. Bob and we decided that he would start a Yahoo Group to further facilitate communication with members of the Department. He will also be forming a "speakers bureau" that can provide military history speakers to groups and organizations.

Terry Lane and Quick Fire have  suggested that the Blue River Regulaters can host a GAF shoot possibly in September or October and I am actively pursueing a Dept. shoot here in central Nebraska sometime within the next year.

Revitalization of the Department is a lofty  goal but with your help I know we can and WILL succeed.

[Big Hext]

Congratulations, Sir!

Please let me know if I can be of assistance here in the far flung Southern region.

Adios,

[Pitspitr]

Congratulations, Sir!

Please let me know if I can be of assistance here in the far flung Southern region.

Adios,

Sent you an E-mule.

[Frank Dalton]

Congratulations of the appointment, sir!, from a cavalry trooper under your command.

[Chantilly]

Congratulations on your appointment, sir!  We look forward to many fine GAF events in the Dept of the Missouri!  We are pursuing the idea of a GAF match at the Capital City Cowboys range near Topeka Kansas in honor of the men and women of the military.  We will update you should all go forward.

Chantilly and Shoot'n Newton

[Pitspitr]

Excellent!

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Congratulations!