Dear Classmates, brothers and family,
BOG DATE: As you may recall from all our posts and blast emails, our A Link in the Chain Bonds of Gold Ceremony is scheduled for 8 April from noon to 1330 (1:30PM) in Memorial Hall. There will be a reception downstairs in Smoke Hall for about 2 hours afterward to allow for interactions with 2028 and our donors and classmates.
NEW SECURITY REUIREMENTS FOR YARD ACCESS. Due to the current global situation, security access to the Yard has been severely restricted. Only those with credentials of DoW, CAC, Military or DBIDS issued ID cards will be permitted to walk or drive through Gate 1 or Gate 8. Trusted Traveler is immediately suspended (the ability of a credentialed individual with base access to escort a non-credentialed individual) . In other words, even with your retired military ID card or DBIDS, you cannot drive or bring someone into the Yard. Each visitor must have their own CAC or DBIDS Card.
If you are intending to come to the BOG Ceremony- either solo or with a guest – and neither has proper cards, please let us know ASAP. We have worked with the Yard to process you for a DBIDS card for the Ceremony. You will need to fill out a SECNAV 5512/1 Form to apply for get approval. It takes about one, one and a half weeks. Please get back to us ASAP via email if you fall into this category: Mike Dinn (michael@dinnfm.com), Bob Novak (BNovak3478@gmail.com ) or Vince Balderrama (v19b78@yahoo.com).
Remember, each visitor has to have their own card. Please also let us know if you already have proper access ID and will join us as we are trying to get a sense of numbers of attendees.
STILL CAN DONATE TO THE BOG. By the way, there is still time to donate to the Bonds of Gold program. Please let us know ASAP if you wish to do it. So far we have 33 donors.
Launchin’ Spot Four with our Bonds of Gold gang,
Vince, Bob Novak, and Mike Dinn