Vice President of Membership's Report

Membership and Mentorship

By CDR Michael Short, USN

Membership is the "lifeblood" of our organization. I say ours because if you are reading this, most likely you are a member already. I want to focus on a few important items.

First: Is some housekeeping.

I would ask all the unit Executive Officers to email membership@navalhelicopterassn.org and update us with your current NHA Representative.This is critical as these reps serve as a direct link between me, NHA Staff, and your Ready Rooms.

Second: Launch of the Max Beep Membership Drive and the sponsored prizes we have for you.

Third: Lifetime Membership benefits prior to Symposium and through Gulf Coast Fleet

Last: A reminder to check out the Improved NHA Website and update your member profile to enter the Mentorship Portal.

Max Beep Membership Drive: We want to encourage Ready Rooms to approach membership in NHA as a team. Every member counts and we are stronger together. Unlike year’s past when we gave out plaques for hitting Max Beep threshholds, we have decided to reward Ready Rooms with a cash incentive. We have been able to secure $3000.00 from sponsors to do this.

1st Place Prize = $1500.00 to your Ready Room Mess Fund 2nd Place Prize = $1000.00 to your Ready Room Mess Fund 3rd Place Prize = $500.00 to your Ready Room Mess Fund

Your NHA Rep will need to email membership@navalhelicopterassn.org to get the NHA Max Beep Form. Once instructions are followed, please email back the form and your entry will be logged as received. Awards will be given to the FIRST three Ready Rooms with 100% membership. The tiebreaker will be the number of Enlisted members reported. Have your NHA Reps direct all questions to membership@navalhelicopterassn.org. The Max Beep window is open 1 August and go until 1 October. This is for all regions!

Lifetime Members: Please sign up as soon as you can for Symposium! Visit the NHA website: https://www.navalhelicopterassn. org/ to register for events. As a Lifetime Member, when you check in at the Symposium you will receive 2 free drink tickets.

Thinking about upgrading your current membership to a Lifetime Membership? We are combining Symposium and Gulf Coast Fleet Fly-In to create a discount timeframe this year. An LTM discount of $100 off the $700 Active Duty Officer price tag will be available from August 1st to November 4th. Please call the NHA Office @ 619-435-7139 and take advantage of the discount!

Finally, if you have not checked out our updated website you are in for a treat, (www.navalhelicopterassn.org)! Check it out! Log in to the Members Only Tab, on the far right, and update your profile! Click on your job experiences. Doing so will allow other members who have questions about future jobs to reach out to you and seek active guidance/mentoring. Check out the Events Tab and register for Symposium. You can also access the Symposium information by just scrolling down. If you have an image or video you want to share, we are always seeking content for the homepage. Please send motivational videos or pictures to rotorreview@navalhelicopterassn.org for addition to the website or to possibly get published an upcoming Rotor Review.

I hope everyone can feel the excitement and energy in the air! NHA Staff and Region One Volunteers are working hard to polish the details for the upcoming Symposium on October 6-9, 2021. Please talk to your peers, who are members of the Ready Room, Aircrew Shops, and Maintenance Departments. Every member counts. WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER!