The “Mighty” Quantico Chapter

The Clubs at Quantico 2nd Wednesday of the month at 1700

President:  LtCol David Everly, USMC
Vice President: Capt Derrick Oliver, USMC
Secretary: Maj NaTasha Everly, USMC
Treasurer: Capt Valonne Ehrhardt, USMC
Membership:Capt Aubrey Bibbs, USMC
Chaplain:CDR Maurice Budford, USN
Master-at-Arms: Maj Roe Lemons, USMC

The National Naval Officers Association (NNOA) is an organization composed of active duty, reserve and retired officers, midshipmen, cadets, and interested civilians. The organization is sanctioned by the Secretaries of the Navy and Transportation and is a member of the Navy and Marine Corps Council. NNOA has members of all ranks and ethnic groups.

NNOA had its beginnings in 1970, when LT Kenneth H. Johnson, while serving as Advisor for Minority Affairs at the U. S. Naval Academy, sought methods to improve minority interest in recruitment efforts and participation in the Naval Academy Blue and Gold Program. In 1971, faced with finding qualified naval officer candidates from minority communities, CAPT Emerson Emory, CAPT Claude Williams, CDR Emmanuel Jenkins, CWO James Harris and LT Johnson began to discuss forming an organization to assist minority officer recruitment. It was noted that fewer than 100 officers of every known minority could be identified and less than 50 of these were African American.

In 1972, an organizational meeting was held at the Hilton Inn in Annapolis, MD and NNOA was founded. The objectives of the Association were adopted and subsequently annual meetings during the month of July ensued. The Superintendent of the Naval Academy gave his full support to NNOA, and that support is still present today. CAPT Emerson Emory was elected the first president of NNOA. The first annual meeting was held in San Diego, CA in 1973. Rear Admiral Charles Rauch, Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel for Human Goals and Mr. John Borroughs, Special Assistant Equal Opportunity the Assistant Secretary of the Navy were the principal guests. The first chartered chapter was the Annapolis, MD chapter.

The National Naval Officers Association’s mission is to actively support the Sea Services in the development of a diverse officer corps through recruitment, retention, and career development. NNOA is essential in maintaining operational readiness by providing professional development, mentoring, and support of cultural awareness. NNOA establishes and maintains a positive image of the Sea Services in communities and educational institutions.

NNOA is an essential element in maintaining operational readiness. We provide professional development and mentoring and support cultural diversity. We establish and maintain a positive image of the Sea Services in communities and educational institutions. At the chapter level, the “Mighty” Quantico Chapter fulfills the NNOA mission through various activities. We use our monthly meetings to provide professional military education and foster an atmosphere that allows our members to engage in professional exchanges and networking.

We recognize our responsibility to our community as we promote and foster American ideals. The Chapter does this by conducting quarterly church visits and participating in the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Adopt-a-Highway program. Through the Chapter’s Scholarship Program, we annually recognize exceptional young citizens in our community who are high school seniors that have demonstrated a great potential to succeed at the college level and beyond. In addition to recognizing a select group of high school seniors, the Chapter launched the Rising Stars program in 2017. The Chapter will support exceptional underclassmen by sponsoring a comprehensive yearlong SAT preparation course for the next academic year. These students will also be assigned a mentor to work with them throughout the course of the year.

• June 6, 2017  1700  The Waller Room, The Clubs at Quantico Monthly Meeting (note this is a change from the normal Wednesday meeting date)
• July 12, 2017 1700 The Waller Room, The Clubs at Quantico  Monthly Meeting

Congratulations to our 2017 Scholarship Recipients

Amaya Ashe – Mountain View High School
Grace Gaudin – Forest Park High School
Malika Malik – Brooke Point High School
Courtney Manning – Mountain View High School
Shekinah Reese – Woodbridge Senior High School

Our membership is quite diverse. NNOA is open to all active, reserve and retired members of the Sea Services, midshipmen, and cadets as well as our friends in the civilian community.  In order to become a member of the local chapter, you must first be a member of the National organization. You may complete an application online. Or mail payments along with a membership application to:

National Naval Officers Association
Attn: Membership
P.O. Box 10871
Alexandria, VA 22310-0871

National dues can also be made through the the Quantico Chapter.   Local dues are $25.00. Local and national dues can be paid online here, paid in person to the Chapter Treasurer or mailed to:

National Naval Officers Association
Quantico Chapter
P.O. Box 812
Quantico, VA 22134

Midshipmen and cadets are always invited to join our local chapter free of charge. Please contact the Quantico NNOA Membership Director Capt Aubrey Bibbs with questions or for more information.

You can support the Quantico by donating to our scholarship fund. Donations can be accepted here via PayPal.

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Jun 2017 PME Biases given by Major Jerry A. Godfrey – click here for presentation

April 2017 PME The New Retirement System  given by Mike Strobl, Deputy Director, Manpower Plans & Policies click here for the presentation

Dec 2016 PME The Promotion Board Process  click here for copy of handout

New Marine Corps recruiting video first one to recruit women. Recruiting Command video

Veterans can visit the National Museum of African American History & Culture without passes.  See the FAQ Timed Passes for Museum Entry for details.

NAACP Convention Baltimore, MD July 22  -26 2017.  Convention website.