BEAT TO THE PUNCH

Whoa, gotta move fast these days.

There has been a lot of talk about approaching the officers of the CALANG 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, trying to pick up a new member or two.

Lunch for 300? No problem. The Air Force Association (AFA) Tennessee Ernie Ford Chapter moved in force to prepare and serve a spaghetti feed, and timed it for a day, the annual muster drill weekend, when a maximum number of Guardsmen would be present.

The whole thing was coordiated flawlessly with CMSgt Likiana L. Ramos.

While the ANG members set up chairs and decorated tables, chapter members prepared the spaghetti off site and brought it to the base.

While a band played, Chapter President John K. Barbour and several other members served up the food, with assistance from cadets associated with the San Jose State University AFROTC Detachment 45.

Every person who went through the chow line received a membership application. During the lunch Barbour used a public address system to tell them about the chapter and its activities. The thing worked so well it’s going to become an annual event, he said.

When you go recruiting, don’t settle in on the notion you’re the only military group out there hustling. There are many other national and local groups working very hard for new members.

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