Newsletter – March 2024

Hello SCRA Members! 

A note from Amy Tuschen our National Director  

March is Women’s History Month. Women have been a vital part of the US Army Signal Corps going back to over 100 years ago with the support women provided during WWI that colloquially became known as the “Hello Girls”.    

Our partner 501(c)3, the SCMS has a video we produced explaining their role, and the impact they had on the war effort.  You can find this and more historical shorts on our YouTube channel.  Be sure to like and subscribe to see additional items as they are added.   

The WWI Centennial Commission is working to award the Hello Girls a Congressional Gold Medal for their efforts.  Please see this link to find and contact your representatives to encourage them to support this worthy cause.  Hello Girls Congress – World War I Centennial (worldwar1centennial.org) 

We are pleased to update our members on activities happening within the SCRA with this monthly newsletter. We continue to grow our membership and chapters and take feedback from chapter officers and active members to continue improving our organization.  

Please tell us if you have feedback or other information you want on the site or that you would like to receive updates on.  

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Upcoming Events/Chapter News: 

National Team – Augusta, GA 

Our team hosts in-person professional development events on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. These are open to any SCRA members who want to network or learn about the topics and are listed on the Signal School Facebook page. If you are interested in being a speaker for a future Professional Development event, reach out to us at events@signalcorps.org If you want to see what events are upcoming, find us on Facebook at SCRASignalSchool and SCRA.National  

The topics vary from the SCCC CPT panel for the SBOLC students; other leadership panels, learning about military service from numerous Signal leaders and retirees in the Augusta area, specific topics like networking, obtaining certifications, and also financial readiness. We can also record these and share with chapters to use as PD sessions, if interested reach out to Director@signalcorps.org.  

Mount Ranier Chapter – JBLM, WA 

The Mount Rainier Chapter is seeking volunteers to serve as chapter officers! For details and more information about the chapter, check out the March Newsletter!  

 

Ongoing & Upcoming Membership Drives 

LTG Robert E Gray Chapter – 19 Feb to 20 March 

Hawaii Chapter – 26 Feb to 12 April 

Blue Hen Chapter – 01 March to 15 April 

Stuttgart Chapter (NEW) – 04 March to 08 April 

South of the Alps Chapter – 11 March to 28 April 

Chapters can provide short updates, either for this newsletter or for our social media sites, of interest to their chapter and other members. Have any upcoming events or news for your chapter? Please contact chapters@signalcorps.org and we can share your information in the next newsletter!  

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Corporate Partnerships/Career Center: 

The SCRA has a Career center on our website available for members and their family members seeking employment. You must log in to the site to get access. Check it out here at the SCRA Careers site 

If your organization is interested in partnering with the SCRA, we have a Corporate Partnership program in place that allows them to get recognition and includes job postings in the SCRA Careers Center.  

Depending on the level, Gold, Silver, or Bronze, they also receive some individual memberships and recognition at National and Chapter events. For more info see the Corporate Partnerships Webpage  

We are starting an incentive for any chapter that encourages a corporate partner to sign up, that chapter will receive a finder’s fee for their role in getting them to sign up. Share with your potential Corporate Partners the information above.  

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Awards: 

Learn about all the SCRA awards here: SCRA Awards 

If you have an upcoming Signal Ball or other unit event that you would like to present multiple awards, please remember to allow plenty of time for approval, payment, processing, and mailing. Also, we strongly encourage a single POC for these so we can keep communication organized and mail them together. Please enter the chapter awards POC in the award application regardless of who fills out the form. 

So far this year, we have presented the following awards to SCRA and Signal Corps Regiment contributors. We hope to continue seeing and awarding deserving members and volunteers in 2024!  

51 Bronze Order of Mercury Awardees 

3 Silver Order of Mercury 

14 Bronze Wahatchee Awardees  

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FAQs & Articles: 

We have created and will continue adding to our FAQs page which can be found on our site homepage!  

This Month’s FAQ: How is a chapter considered active? Check out the FAQ Page for our response.  

Articles that members can find useful from the past, as well as posts shared on our social media, can now be published on our website!  

Additionally, these newsletters will be shared on the website! Are you still reading this newsletter via email? Find this on the site and leave a comment with the name of the chapter nearest you for a chance at $10 off in our store! While you are at it, assign yourself to that chapter in your profile!  

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Memberships: 

So far this year we have had 147 new members join the Association! Our current membership total is 6295 active members. 

Please mention these newsletters to anyone who is a member that may not have checked in recently! They may not receive our emails and need to update their contact info. Keep in mind that .mil email addresses do not receive notifications from the site (including this newsletter!). Members should use a personal/commercial email address. 

Are you aware that one of your membership incentives is also being a member of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA)? We provide membership information to the AUSA monthly, so if you hear from them about free membership, this is a legitimate incentive.  

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Online Store: 

In honor of Women’s History Month, all earrings are 20% off through 15 April. We have Regimental Crest Earrings and Signal Flag Earrings! Perfect for a special occasion or upcoming Signal Ball. 

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Museum Updates: 

As a reminder our 501(c)3 partner, the Signal and Cyber Museum Society (SCMS), is our designated donor for contributions submitted to the SCRA. We have received two $100K pledges from individuals for building the new museum. If you want to learn more, check out SecureOurStory.org If you are interested in volunteering with the SCMS to help bring back the Signal Corps Museum to the Augusta area, which permanently closed in February 2021, or to contribute to the virtual museum, reach out to ExecDirector@FGHMS.org  

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Need info regarding chapters, our store, careers, or other SCRA topics? Visit our Contact Us page and send us an email! 

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