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Section 1. The name of this
corporation shall be the
Section 1. The purpose of the Association shall be:
a. To foster
increasing levels of professionalism among the Marine Corps Scout/Sniper
Community through collective action by the membership;
b. To foster
fraternal relations among active, reserve, retired and former members of the
uniformed services and civilian personnel of the
c. To provide
useful services for members, their dependents and survivors.
d. To serve
the Marine Corps Scout/Sniper community and the Nation.
Section 1. The Association shall be a nonprofit corporation,
operated exclusively for the purposes specified in Article II above.
Section 2. Officers, directors, and appointed officials
shall not receive any stated compensation for their services, but the Board of
Directors may authorize reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance
of their duties.
Section 3. The Association shall use its funds only to
accomplish the purposes specified in Article II above, and no part of said
funds shall incur or be distributed to members.
Section 4. In the event of dissolution of the
Association, and after the discharge of all its liabilities, the remaining
assets shall be given to a nonprofit organization whose purposes and objectives
are similar to those of the Association, such organization will be designated
by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.
Section 1.
a. Combat
membership shall be open to United States
Marine Corps Marines on active duty, members of the United States Marine Corps
Reserve, those on any of the official United States Marine Corps retired lists,
and honorably discharged former Marines and personnel who have honorably served
in a United States Marine Corps Scout/Sniper Platoon, STA Platoon, Recon/Sniper
Platoon holding a primary Sniper billet AND/OR carried the MOS 8541 in a combat
zone.
b. Regular and Charter membership shall be open to United States Marine Corps Marines on
active duty, members of the United States Marine Corps Reserve, those on any of
the official United States Marine Corps retired lists, and honorably discharged
former Marines and personnel who have honorably served at least one year in a United
States Marine Corps Scout/Sniper Platoon, STA Platoon, Recon/Sniper Platoon holding
a primary Sniper billet AND/OR carried the MOS 8541.
c. Associate membership shall be open to other United States
Armed Forces military or civilian personnel who are or have been honorably
affiliated with United States Marine Corps Scout/Sniper units.
d. Auxiliary membership shall be open to spouses of regular,
charter, and associate members, and to widows and widowers of any deceased
individuals who, if living would be eligible for regular, charter, or associate
membership.
e. Corporate membership shall be open to any
Section 2. Any eligible person may apply for membership. Applications shall be in writing, on forms
provided by the Association for that purpose, and signed by the applicant. The Membership Committee shall review all
applications and submit them to the Board of Directors with its recommendation.
Any applicant so elected shall become a
member upon payment of dues. Any member
may resign from the Association upon written request to the Board of Directors.
a. Charter
membership is composed of members whose
applications and first year’s dues are received before January 1, 2000.
b. Combat
membership is composed of: active duty and
Reserve Marines who are honorably serving, or have honorably served in United
States Marine Corps Scout/Sniper positions and/or billets OR who held United
States Marine Corps Scout/Sniper Military Occupational Specialty 8541 in a
combat zone.
c. Regular membership is composed of: active duty and Reserve
Marines who are honorably serving, or have honorably served at least one year
in United States Marine Corps Scout/Sniper positions and/or billets OR who held
United States Marine Corps Scout/Sniper Military Occupational Specialty 8541.
d. Associate membership is composed of other United States Armed
Forces military or civilian personnel who are or who have been honorably
affiliated with United States Marine Corps Scout/Snipers or support to Marine
Corps Scout/Snipers.
e. Auxiliary membership is composed of spouses of regular,
charter, and associate members, and widows and widowers of any deceased
individual who would, if living, be eligible for Regular, Charter, or Associate
membership.
f. Corporate membership is composed of
Section 3. The Board of Directors may grant honorary
membership to certain individuals in recognition of their services to the
Nation, the Marine Corps Scout/Sniper Community, or the Association. Normally, an individual eligible for regular
or auxiliary membership is not eligible for honorary membership. However, if he
holds an elective or appointive office at the national, state, or local level,
he or she may be granted honorary membership during his tenure of office. The Board of Directors may also grant honorary
membership to certain foreign individuals. Honorary membership shall not convey any voting
rights and shall not entail any requirement for the payment of dues.
Section 4. Recommendations for honorary membership shall
be submitted in writing to the Board of Directors by regular. charter, or
auxiliary members. The Board of
Directors shall be empowered to accept or reject any application or
recommendation for honorary membership. If the written application for honorary
membership is rejected, the Board of Directors must provide written
notification.
Section 5. All members will be provided a certificate of
membership, which shall bear the members membership number. The certificate shall also declare that the
member is either a charter, combat, regular, associate, auxiliary, corporate or
honorary member.
Section 6. The Board of Directors may drop any member for
good and sufficient cause by a two-thirds vote.
Section 1. Except as otherwise provided in these bylaws
all questions coming before the membership shall be decided by a majority vote.
Section 2. Only regular, associate, and combat members in
good standing, actually present at a meeting of the Association, shall be
entitled to vote.
Section 3. Proxy voting by regular or combat members
shall be permitted at any meeting of the Association.
Section 1. The annual dues for the next calendar year
shall be determined by the membership at the annual meeting, after receiving
the Board of Directors’ recommendation in the matter.
Section 2. The annual dues for a calendar year shall
become due on 1 January of that year.
Section 3. Any member who fails to pay his or her dues
shall hereupon forfeit all rights and privileges of membership.
Section 4. Any member who has been dropped for nonpayment
of dues may be reinstated upon reapplication for membership and payment of the
annual dues for the current year.
Section 1. An annual business meeting of the Association
will be held, as well as an annual convention, for the receipt of annual
reports, the determination of annual dues for the next calendar year, the
election of the Board of Directors, and the conduct of other business as
needed. Notice of the meeting shall be
mailed to each member at his or her last recorded address.
Section 2. The chairman or a majority of the Board of
Directors may call special meetings of the Association. Notice of any special meeting shall be mailed
to each member at his or her last recorded address with information as to the
subject or subjects to be considered.
Section 3. Two percent of the entire membership and a
minimum of two board members possessing voting rights shall constitute a quorum
at any meeting of the Association.
Section 1. The Board of Directors shall be composed of
the elected officers (president, vice president, secretary and treasurer), the
immediate past president and the national directors.
Section 2. The Board of Directors shall have supervision,
control, and direction of the affairs of the Association, shall determine its
policies or changes therein within the limits of the bylaws, shall actively
prosecute its purposes, and shall have discretion in the disbursement of its
funds. It may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of its business
as may be deemed advisable and may, in the execution of the powers granted,
appoint such agents, as it may consider necessary.
Section 3. The Board of Directors shall be authorized to
adopt resolutions or to establish positions in the name of the Association.
Section 4. The Board shall meet upon call of the chairman
at such times and places as he may designate and shall be called to meet upon
demand of a majority of its members. Notice of each meeting of the Board of
Directors shall be mailed to each member of the Board at his or her last
recorded address.
Section 5. A majority of the entire Board shall
constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Board.
Section 6. All questions coming before the Board shall be
decided by a majority vote, with each member of the Board actually present
entitled to one vote. Proxy voting shall not be permitted at meetings of the
Board of Directors.
Section 7. In the event of a tie vote, the President
shall cast a vote as a tiebreaker.
Section 1. The elective officers shall be a President, a Vice
President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, each of whom shall be a regular or combat
member of the Association.
Section 2. The elected officers shall be elected every
other year in years ending in even numbers, by a vote of the membership at the
annual meeting. Each elected officer
shall take office following his election and shall serve for a term of two
years or until his successor is duly elected.
Section 3. No member shall be eligible to serve more than
five consecutive two-year terms as President.
Section 4. A vacancy in the office of President shall be
filled automatically by the Vice President. A vacancy in the office of Vice President and
other offices shall be filled as the Board of Directors may decide.
Section 5. The President shall be the Chief Executive
Officer of the Association, shall preside at meetings of the Association and of
the Board of Directors, and shall be a member ex officio, with right to vote, on
all committees except the nominating committee. He shall also, at the annual meeting and at
such other times as he may deem proper, communicate to the Association or to
the Board of Directors information or proposals, which in his opinion would
help in achieving the purposes of the Association. Further, he shall perform such other duties as
are necessarily incident to the office of the President.
Section 6. In the event of the President’s temporary
disability or absence, the Vice President shall perform the duties of President.
In the event of the temporary disability
or absence of both the President and the Vice President, the Secretary shall
perform the duties of President. The Vice
President shall perform other duties as the President may assign.
Section 7. The Secretary shall provide timely written
notification of all meetings of the Association and of the Board of Directors
and shall maintain a record of all proceedings. He shall prepare such
correspondence as may be required and shall maintain the Association’s
correspondence files. He shall safeguard
all important records and documents and valuable equipment belonging to the
Association. Further, he shall perform
such other duties as are commensurate with his office or as may be assigned to
him by the Board of Directors or the President.
Section 8. The Treasurer shall maintain a record of all
sums received and expended by the Association and shall make such disbursements
as are authorized by the Association or the Board of Directors. He shall deposit all sums received in a
financial institution approved by the Board of Directors, and funds may be
drawn from there only upon the signature of the Treasurer or the President. He shall make a financial report at the annual
meeting or when called upon by the President. The funds, books, and vouchers in
his hands shall at all times be subject to inspection and verification by the President
or any member of the Board of Directors.
Section 9. The President, upon consultation with the
Board of Directors, shall appoint, from among volunteer members such other
officers as necessary to perform the functions of the Association. These officers of the Association include, but
would not be limited to, Director of Membership, Director of Administration,
Director of Publications, Director of Awards, Director of Scholarships and
Legal Counsel.
Section 1. The President, subject to the approval of the
Board of Directors, shall annually appoint such standing and special committees
as may be required by the bylaws or as he may find advisable.
Section 2. The standing committees of the Association
shall include, but are not limited to, membership committee, newsletter
committee, and personal affairs or awards committee.
Section 3. At least 60 days before the annual meeting, on
years ending in even numbers in accordance with Article IX, Section 2 of these
bylaws, the President shall appoint a nominating committee of five regular
members not currently holding elective or appointive office, to nominate
candidates for the elective offices. The
committee shall notify the Secretary, in writing, before the annual meeting, of
its proposed slate of elective officers for the next two calendar years, and
the Secretary shall mail a copy thereof to each member at his or her last
recorded address before the annual meeting.
Section 1. These bylaws may be amended, repealed, or
altered, in whole or in part, by a two thirds vote at any duly organized
meeting of the Association provided that a copy of any amendment proposed for
consideration has been mailed to each member at his or her last recorded
address at least 15 days before the meeting.
Section 1. The