State "Forward Observers"

[Cadet]

As we are sure you are aware, all our Regiments currently cover large geographic areas. Robert Letts in the Southern Regiment spearheaded the idea of local “Advisors” to help the Regimental Command Staff keep up with their members spread across these large areas. We wanted to follow their example and implement these earlier this year, but World Events caused us to shift our focus to other priorities. Even though we are all still adjusting to the age of Covid-19, the 405th and our Regiment have continued to grow and see increased engagement here on the Forums and in our Facebook Groups. Additionally, while many of our regular conventions and event opportunities have been cancelled, we remain optimistic about the future.

As such, in an effort to prepare for our continued growth, event opportunities, and to better manage the large number of members we have and to help get to know people on a more personal level, the Midwest Regiment Command Staff has decided to continue on with implementing this new Advisory Position specifically for our Regiment, and for consistency's sake have decided to stick with Southern Regiment’s naming convention and use the Forward Observer (or F.O. for short) terminology.

The responsibilities of FO will be to:

Maintain and report on State Events and Cons
Aid in State Members getting updated and onboarded to Regimental Status
Communicate to State Membership
Organize or Help Organize Local Build Events
Report to Regiment Command Staff


The following members have stepped up to serve in this capacity for their respective states.

Missouri: Megan, Fallen
Wisconsin: Heath, he4thbar
Indiana: Nate, ixRainShadowxi
Minnesota: Jeff, JeffN02
Michigan: Alex, Negativecacti
Kansas: Bryce, SGT Razor


If you have questions or ideas about local events, Regimental Membership, Deployment, or any other topics, they can serve as your first point of contact in your area.

We look forward to working with them to better serve you.

 

[Negativecacti]

Youmacon is still planned the dates are Oct 29 - Nov 1st. Granted things get better.

 

[JeffN02]

Where can I post con status for Minnesota cons? Is this the place or is there somewhere better?

 

[Cadet]

Where can I post con status for Minnesota cons? Is this the place or is there somewhere better?

Dirtdives maintains a list of popular conventions for each Regiment in the main "Conventions and Prop Parties section. The MidWest thread is here:

Mid-West Cons 2020

Mid-West: Covering Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Ohio and, Wisconsin. FYI guys, several event dates are pending and a few have been canceled. If you find a con let me know so I can post it on the list. JANUARY: Name...

www.405th.com

As the FO, you can also feel free to create a thread here in our Section for general info and the status of Popular Minnesota cons.

 

[NobleofDeath16]

I wanted to update everyone that after the RCO elections to be ready to discuss a meeting to kick this season off! Whether it be me or someone else handling it is still to be determined! Happy 2021!

 

[JeffN02]

Hey, I am still alive and well. Just haven't had the time to check in often. My goal this year as FO for Minnesota is to write up a to do list! Literally, I need to write up what I desire to do as the FO. Some things include: Seeing how many members are active and in Minnesota, listing out the conventions that occur in Minnesota (Covid times are tough with this), start organizing a squad for cons and charities, plus so much more! First things first: I need to get myself in line and have my goal in mind.