One of our members is quite concerned with this message which was shared with me.
I believe their fear is that ARES and NTS traffic will be made obsolete and/or unnecessary
by this implementation.  Any comments for me to share?  Thanks.

Bob -- W6RGG



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SUBJ: MEMBERSHIP SURVEY OF WL2K KNOWLEDGE
1. ARMY MARS HAS BEGUN ISSUING MARS LICENSES TO FEDERAL STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SO THEY MAY UTILIZE THE WL2K SYSTEM FOR HANDLING
EXERCISE AND REAL-WORLD ECOM TRAFFIC. NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS IS
DEVELOPING A DATABASE OF QUALIFIED MEMBERS TO ASSIST SERVED AGENCIES
IN THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT WL2K RADIO E-MAIL. THIS INITIAL FACT-
FINDING QUESTIONNAIRE IS THE FIRST STEP IN VETTING VOLUNTEER NAVY-
MARINE CORPS MARS MEMBERS WHO MAY BE ASKED TO PROVIDE THE NEEDED
'HANDS-ON' COMPONENT OF THIS IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY.
2. PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE SURVEY (LISTED BELOW) TO THE
BEST OF YOUR ABILITY. AVOID ANY TYPOS AND/OR ERRORS IN YOUR ANSWERS.
WHEN YOU ARE SATISFIED THAT THE ENTIRE FORM HAS BEEN FILLED-IN
CORRECTLY, CLICK THE 'SUBMIT' BUTTON TO SEND YOUR INFORMATION.
3. EACH SERVICE BRANCH WITHIN MARS HAS THEIR OWN IDENTICAL SURVEY
FORM... PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOU ARE FILLING OUT THE PROPER FORM FOR
NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS. THIS INFORMATION WILL NOT BE MADE PUBLIC OR
DISTRIBUTED TO THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP. THE SURVEY IS FOUND AT THE
FOLLOWING URL WHICH IS BEING SENT IN MIXED UPPER AND LOWER CASE AND
MUST ALL BE ON THE SAME LINE (IT IS LONGER THAN 69 CHARACTERS):
 
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFpIX0t0RmVseUJIamFhQ1NJeDB3elE6MA
 
4. MARS: TOGETHER WE CAN DO ANYTHING.
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