Dept. Of the Missouri staff appointments

Pitspitr · April 12, 2006, 07:56:11 AM

12, April 1876 (+130)

Ladies and Gentlemen of the GAF,

I have the honor report the appointment of Big Hext Finnegan to the post of Chief of Staff for the Department of the Missouri and his promotion to (Bvt.)Lt. Colonel.

Mustang Gregg is hereby promoted to (Bvt.)Lt. Colonel as well and appointed to serve as Division Commander for the Division of Nebraska.

(Bvt.) Captain Ole Gabe will remain in his capacity as Adjutant.

I have the utmost confidence that each will exhibit a high level of honor and zeal for their post that will be a credit to the Grand Army of the Frontier.

I expect to name appointments to the remaining Department and Division vacancies within the next few weeks.

Ol Gabe · April 12, 2006, 09:21:30 AM

Sir, Staff & Etc.,
It is with great Honor that this Office will help in the Promulgation, Promotion and Positing of the Dept. of the Missouri, GAF. As the Summer Campaigns begin, all efforts will be made to encourage Enlistments, etc., at various and sundry Events. As the Intelligence is gathered and garnered, the interest level will no doubt increase, and Recruits become more readily available, etc.
This Office is looking forward to a most Positive year and growth in the Ranks.
I remain, etc.,
'Ol Gabe,
Bvt. Capt.,
Adjt.,
Dept. of the Missouri,
GAF
c/o Dunbar Station, Iowa Territory

Big Hext · April 12, 2006, 12:48:17 PM

Well.. military order will suffer, that is for sure..

I am honored that Jerry considered me for the position and I look forward to an increase in activity amongst the GAFers in the central corridor.
Let's keep it fun and active.

Adios,

Ol Gabe · April 13, 2006, 09:15:22 AM

Chief of Staff, Dept. of the Missouri, Bvt. Lt. Col. B.H.F., Sir,
As Dept. Adjt. I have the Honor to report that your fair State of Texas is in a Neck-to-Neck tie for Enrollments with the Honorable State of Nebraska, the level of Recruits for same being 24 each, m/l. After further verification of same the number may increase or decrease exponentially, however, a Challenge is now in effect to increase same by this Office, and as such, the Gauntlet has now been thrown down.
To wit, a Challenge is now on the table between the State of Nebraska and the State of Texas to see who can increase their resepective Recruits into the GAF in the next calendar year. This Office thinks in all fariness that this is a more than doable Challenge in that the State of Texas is far larger than Nebraska, however, the State of Nebraska has larger items of note, some far more than others, and as such can be a very Potent Opponent for the State of Texas in this Challenge.
The Challenge will conclude on or about 30, September next, thusly giving this Office time to collate the final tally in time for the Grand Muster held the first weekend of October next. The final tally wil be made known then and a Prize of some note presented to an Appointed State Representative present at the Banquet that Saturday evening. This Office alone is responsible for the Challenge and the Prize, no Dept. funds will be allocated from Stores, etc., as this is a Challenge for the enjoyment of the hobby and the increase in numbers in the GAF, nothing more, nothing less, and as such this Office hopes that all other States in the Dept. of the Missouri will step up and participate, and if possible, exceed the present numbers for each State. If those numbers surpass those of Texas or Nebraska, whichever has 'won' the Original Challenge, a 'Special' Prize wil be awarded as such, to honor the degree of Perseverance put forward to do same.
As this Challenge goes forth, please forward any and all new Recruit info to this Office or that of the Dept. Commanding Officer for inclusion in Records, etc. I should also like to remind all that there has been in the most recent past a downloadable 'Recruitment Poster' on the GAF website, please use same or create one of your liking and post same here for others to see how you are promoting the Dept. and the search for new Recruits!
This Office hopes that all will join in this Challenge and we are looking forward to a great year!
I remain, etc.,
'Ol Gabe,
Bvt. Capt.,
Adjt.
Dept. of the Missouri,
GAF
c/o Dunbar Station, Iowa Territory

Mustang Gregg · April 13, 2006, 09:54:02 AM

Col Pitspitr:
It is with great honor that I accept the Nebraska Division Commander position.
I will promote the GAF in my new role to the highest standards possible.
My GAF recruiting/retention program has already been inplemented at this time.
Respectfully,
(Bvt) Ltc Mustang Gregg,Acting NE Div Cdr,
Stationed at Ft Flat Water, Nebr Territory

PS. Luckily I checked GAF forum this morning to get the news.
I will be leaving for Ft Lewis, WA later today.

Terry Lane · April 13, 2006, 01:47:51 PM

Howdy all,
my congratulations and thanks to the new appointees as well as to the "seasoned" staff. Good luck to us all. Take care.

Pitspitr · April 15, 2006, 07:03:57 AM

Addendum:
I have the honor to report that Silver Creek Slim has accepted the appointment to command the Division of Wisconsin.

Silver Creek Slim · April 17, 2006, 02:40:54 PM

Col. Pitspitr, I am honored that you chose to appoint your humble servant to this most esteemed position.

Slim

Pitspitr · April 19, 2006, 01:32:46 PM

Addendum:
I have the honor to report that Buffalo Bill (Terry Lane) has accepted the appointment to the Chief of Scouts Position And Delmonico has been appointed to head the Commisary Dept. within the Department of the Missouri. Terry has aggreed to act as sort of my personal envoy at all the events Buffalo Bill attends and I'm sure Glen will keep us all well fed.

Silver Creek Slim · April 19, 2006, 02:03:38 PM

Congrats to Terry and Delmonico.

I don't know who this Glen fellar is though.

Slim

Delmonico · April 19, 2006, 07:24:52 PM

I don't know what else he can scout up, but Terry can always find the cook camp.

Terry Lane · April 20, 2006, 10:41:33 AM

Sir,
I accept my appointment with honor and asked to be relieved of my current assignment as Chief of Scouts for the Department's Marine Detachment. Take care.

Pitspitr · April 20, 2006, 04:05:55 PM

I think that can be arranged.

Pitspitr · April 26, 2006, 11:28:45 AM

Gentlemen,
I have the honor to report that I have retained Richard "Bear" Sobek in the position of Sgt. Major of the Department. Bear is a very serious reenactor and historian. I believe he will be an oustanding addition to my staff.
Also I'd like to report that in the spirit of nepotism that was such a prevalent practice in the victorian military, I have retained my son Jacob in the position of drummer for the Department, but in addition I've also assigned him to be my striker. When I told him that I was making him my "Dog Robber" he said, "Ok, but what's that mean." I told him that that meant that when we go to a shoot and I forget something in the pickup, he has to go get it.

He thought for a second and asked, "So how does that change anything?"

Silver Creek Slim · April 26, 2006, 11:55:59 AM

Congrats, Richard and Jacob.

Slim

Terry Lane · April 26, 2006, 01:13:11 PM

Congratulations to the new Sgt. Major and new drummer. Welcome.

Pitspitr · April 28, 2006, 06:31:38 PM

I have the honor to report that Dr. Bob (AKA Robert Dorian) Has accepted an appointment to command the Division (state) of Missouri.

Silver Creek Slim · May 01, 2006, 10:27:23 AM

Congrats and welcome aboard, Dr. Bob.

Slim

Spanish Marshal · May 03, 2006, 02:12:46 PM

Gentlemen:

Congrats for the promotions.
( Sorry, I don't know if it is well expressed

)

Spanish Marshal

Pitspitr · August 03, 2006, 07:23:43 AM

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Grand Army of the Frontier,

I have the honor to report that Trap (John Torrence) has accepted command of the Division of Kansas. While I realize that his committments to NCOWS already keeps him quite busy, I believe it is that same energy and involvement that will make him an excellent Division commander.