» USPS Broadcast Sail Course
15/01/12 04:59 from USPS Bulletin
USPS Sail 09 course is now available onlline through the University of West Flroida. R/C Wilbur Hugli, SN Education OUtreach Committee -- Dr. Wilbur Hugli wilhugli@cox.net whugli@uwf.edu 850.863.0874
» CPR and First Aid Training to be Conducted in Jacksonville
10/12/11 14:30 from USPS Bulletin
The Governing Board of the USPS has recognized CPR and First Aid training as an important part of safe boating skills and has established a new program to provide this training to all members. At the USPS National Meeting in Jacksonv..
» Cooperative Charting credits for mileage eliminated
13/06/11 14:32 from USPS Bulletin
Effective for the remaining 2011-2012 Cooperative Charting year, the national Cooperative Charting Committee, in conjunction with NOAA, has removed all program credits obtained for mileage. The committee found that a disproportionately larg..
» BOC small craft boat size
18/05/11 20:20 from USPS Bulletin
The USPS Boat Operator Certification program starts out with single-engine, small (under 26 feet) boats with the boat size getting larger as you progress through the program. The program was specifically designed to start out with single-e..
» Fly Your Ensign Proudly
19/04/11 14:47 from USPS Bulletin
As we all know, “USPS” does not stand for the “United States Postal Service.” It is the abbreviation for the “United States Power Squadrons”, a proud organization that will shortly celebrate its 100 th a..
» ABC3 Classroom Trial Membership A Smashing Success, Has Cutoff Dates
14/04/11 14:00 from USPS Bulletin
Word is coming in that squadrons are seeing great success recruiting new members using the ABC3 Trial Membership Program. Under the program squadrons may choose to offer students that successfully complete the ABC3 Classroom course members..
» New Weather Seminars!
13/04/11 17:31 from USPS Bulletin
A new weather seminar – Basic Weather and Forecasting – will be available for online ordering shortly. The full color seminar guide complete with notes is at the printer now. The new seminar is more comprehensive than the present weather se..
» Blast for December
09/12/10 04:33 from USPS Bulletin
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE AT EXPO. At the February 2011 USPS Annual Meeting, there will be space provided at EXPO to display the District and Squadron award winning newsletters. If your district or squadron newsl..
» Increase in Ship\'s Store Shipping Charges
15/11/10 15:07 from USPS Bulletin
Shipping charges for Ship’s Store purchases have not increased in five years while shipping costs have increased between 4 to 6 percent each year. Effective 1 Dec. 2010, the following shipping charges will apply for Ship’..
» Proposed Labeling Requirements for Dispensing Gasoline with Greater Than 10% Ethanol (E15) and Request for Comments
15/11/10 13:36 from USPS Bulletin
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a regulatory program to help mitigate the potential for misfueling certain engines, vehicles, and equipment with gasoline containing greater than 10% by volume ethanol up to 15% ..
» SailAngle Update
14/11/10 18:59 from USPS Bulletin
After just over one year of operations, we have 7200 members or 19% of our membership on SailAngle.com. The following graph shows that some districts have had some success in the sign-up process while others have not really started. To reap..
» Unification to Affect New Member Entry
21/09/10 11:48 from USPS Bulletin
We’re unified! At the 4 September Governing Board, USPS members voted to unify the Active and Family membership types into one – members. Now, former Family Members can vote, hold office, become Senior and Life Memb..
» Security Update - One more time
10/08/10 03:44 from USPS Bulletin
Following the 2010 Fall Governing Board we will switch to a two tier security system. Members will still be able to logon using their zip code, but they will have minimal access to data on the web site. Members logging on using..
» Cyber Squadron is Growing
14/07/10 21:52 from USPS Bulletin
In 2009, we introduced the concept of a “Cyber Squadron”. Visitors to the USPS web site could join by simply filling out an application and paying their dues via credit card. These new members are assigned to the “Cyber Squadron” and have ..
» New USPS Member Benefits
13/07/10 18:38 from USPS Bulletin
Introducing a new collection of USPS member benefits Dear USPS Member, The Member Benefits Committee has put together a new group of benefits to help USPS members save money on travel, vacations, wireless phone plans, auto and home insuran..
» Enhanced Security Update
13/07/10 03:35 from USPS Bulletin
In last month’s broadcast, we published our plan to move to a more secure web access system. We also emphasized the importance of the organizations leaders having access to secure data and asked for 100% participation by those ..
» DAO/SAO News and What\'s Next
12/07/10 14:42 from USPS Bulletin
Leadership and Leadership Development continue to be the #1 2010 goal of our Chief Commander Frank Dvorak, SN. Our DAO/SAO course, developed specifically for Administrative Officers, is well underway across the country. Dallas hosted the D..
» Enhanced Security - The Next Step
11/06/10 05:53 from USPS Bulletin
In last month’s broadcast, John Bradley posted a reminder that the time for switching from ZIP code to PIN to logon to the USPS web site is rapidly approaching. When we checked on how many of our members have selected a securit..
» District/Squadron Administrative Officer Leadership Training
09/06/10 20:16 from USPS Bulletin
The roll-out of the DAO/SAO course, piloted at the Annual Meeting in Orlando, travels to a city near you. Our Chief Commander Frank Dvorak, SN, and our board of directors approved 11 locations across the country for each of our sitt..
» Public Contact Update
30/05/10 15:07 from USPS Bulletin
Having a Public Contact in your squadron is essential. The Public Contact is notified when visitors to the USPS website ask to be contacted by a squadron. The Public Contact is notified when there is a new Cyber Squadron member in the area..