DE NNN0EHG 046 R 122322Z NOV 2009 FM NNN0ASE ONE OR TO NNN0ALL PACIFIC AREA INFO NNN0ASE AZ NNN0ASA VA NNN0ALD BT UNCLAS SUBJ: ASSISTANT PACAREA DIRECTOR BCST 01/09 - NMCM FUTURE 1. WITH MY RECENT APPOINTMENT AS NNN0ASE ONE CAME TWO AWESOME CHALLENGES. 2. FIRST WAS TO BUILD A WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH NRNW AND NRSW TO ENSURE OUR FUTURE AS NMCM. WE ARE AT PRESENT ON A ONE YEAR TRIAL PERIOD. IN SHORT ONE SHOE HAS BEEN DROPPED AND WE ARE WAITING FOR THE OTHER SHOE OR CAN WE DO SOMETHING TO PREVENT IT HAPPENING. 3. SECOND WAS TO FIND A WAY TO "REINVENT" NMCM TO BETTER SERVE OUR "CUSTOMERS" AS DEFINED IN NTP8(D) PARA 101 THRU 108. 4. IN RETROSPECT THERE IS REALLY NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO TASKS. WITHOUT A CORE OF DEDICATED, READY TO SERVE MEMBERS WE CAN NOT SERVE THESE CUSTOMERS. YET WITHOUT THE CUSTOMERS WE HAVE NO REASON TO CHANGE THE WAY WE ARE DOING THINGS. 5. I HAVE FOUND THAT ANYWHERE I ASK THERE IS A BOUNTY OF USEFULL SUGGESTIONS. SO HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SOUND OFF ON HOW WE CAN CHANGE NMCM INCLUDING IT'S PERSONNEL AND STATION CAPABILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP, REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL OF EMBER SHIP, ONGOING TRAINING, REQUIREMENTS FOR HOLDING STAFF POSITIONS, MEMBERSHIP CAMARADERIE, ETC. 6. PSE PUT YOUR THOUGHTS OF "HOW TO IMPROVE NMCM" ON PAPER AND SEND IT TO NNN0EHG(AT)WINLINK.ORG. THESE THOUGHTS NEED TO BE FROM A POSITIVE VIEWPOINT VS THE NEGATIVE "WHAT IS WRONG WITH NMCM" VIEW. YOUR SUGGESTIONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE POOL OF IDEAS TO BE CONSIDERED BY A WORKING GROUP OF ALL THE ASSISTANT DIRECTORS IN THE PAC AREA FOR IMPORT AND FEASIBILITY AS WE DEFINE OUR FUTURE. BT NNNN