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Use of the Pershing Rifles Logo
The National Society of Pershing Rifles holds the rights to the Pershing Rifles logo under copyright registration number 3,754,189, registered March 2, 2010.
Use of the logo by non-members is subject to a license fee. To obtain a license for use of the logo, please contact us by e-mail at copyright@theprgroup.org.
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P/R ORGANIZATIONS ISSUE JOINT MEMO ON HAZING,
UNIT ADVISORS AND NEW MEMBER INTAKE
1 May 2013 – Brothers,
Please take time to familiarize yourself with the new corporate policy which applies to all members, units and member organizations of The Pershing Rifles Group. Each member organization and The PR Group Board of Directors have signed off on this policy and intend to strictly enforce its tenets.
Please help us to eradicate hazing and interference at all levels of our organization. Further policies and clarifications may be forthcoming from the undersigned member organizations in subsequent documents on Hazing, Authorized Advisors and Intake.
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Welcome to the New Pershing Rifles Unit Management System (UMS)
1 March 2013 — We have been working hard to find a way to consolidate and automate the management system for the members in good standing of the National Society of Pershing Rifles, The Pershing Rifles Group, The National Society of BlackJacks, The Pershing Rifles Alumni Association, and all subordinate organizations. In December, we began working with ClubExpress towards this end and these web pages are the result.
With this new UMS, we can economically host the Association web pages and include pages for each and every portion of the organization. Each unit will be able to enter and update their personnel information on line and tailor their own web site content without having to pay separate fees for domain name registration or web site hosting services. The cost of the system is included in the dues that are collected by the organization. Our goal is to provide a single, secure location for conducting business and sharing information.
Members may log in and download the Guides from their "Member Profile" page. Primary organizational authorities (e.g., Company Commanders, heads of Alumni Member Associations) will need to contact the the CIO of The Pershing Rifles Group to have you unit's site authorizations configured.
As with any change as radical as this, we expect some growing pains so please feel free to submit any requests for information, suggestions or preferences to via the Chief Information Officer via email. Note that the public pages of this web site are available to the general public but only members in good standing (i.e., those who have duly registered and are current with their dues payments) will be able to log in to see the detailed content.
Paying Dues in the Unit Management System (UMS)
Some members are having difficulty figuring out how to pay dues within the new UMS. Here's the process for Active Pershing Rifles units:
The architecture of the system requires us to designate a "Primary" member for the Company. All the other members are considered "Secondary." As a default, the Company Commander has been designated as the Primary and is responsible for maintaining the list of active members and the payment of the unit's dues. This can be changed by sending an email to The Pershing Rifles Group CIO with your preference for Primary member.
To pay your dues, the Primary member should be logging in to his/her account on the page that comes up when you go to http://www.pershingriflessociety.org. Once you log in, click on the word "Profile" in the upper right corner of the page. In the profile window that opens, there should be the phrase "Payment Due" in red when your dues are coming up for renewal. Before you click on that, click on "Companies/Additional Members" to see which Company members are in the database. You can then remove any that are no longer active or add new members on that page. Once you've done that, click the "Done" button at the bottom of the page to go back to your Profile.
Now click on the red "Payment Due" phrase to see the amount due for the Company. It will show you the total due for the Company and the list of members you just updated. It should also give you the option to select the payment method. Then click the "Submit Payment" button at the bottom of the page.
If you need assistance, you can contact the ClubExpress support desk at 1-866-HLP-CLUB (457-2582).
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A Note About Dues and Donations
Membership dues are not tax deductible.
Donations to the Pershing Rifles Group (our 501C10 entity) are only tax deductible if in the form of a sponsorship (advertising, etc.). However, donations to the Pershing Rifles Foundation (our 501C3 entity ) are tax deductible. The Pershing Rifles Foundation disburses funds to the National Society of Pershing Rifles and other member organizations in the form of scholarships, grants, and other allowable transactions. Please speak to your financial advisor before making any donations to any organization.
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The purpose of the National Society of Pershing Rifles is to develop, to the highest degree possible, outstanding traits of leadership, military science, military bearing, and discipline within the framework of a military oriented, honorary fraternity.
The Pershing Rifles Group
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The Pershing Rifles Group, a 501 (C) (10) not-for-profit organization for tax purposes, was established:
- to encourage, preserve, and develop the ideals espoused by the National Society of Pershing Rifles,
- to assist the active leadership of the Pershing Rifles in the accomplishment of their mission, and
- to continue to develop and preserve the bonds of Brotherhood established by the National Society of Pershing Rifles, the Co-Ed Affiliates of the Pershing Rifles (CAPERs), the BlackJacks and equivalent organizations.
Our goal is to provide integrated service to the entire Pershing Rifles Community, both active and alumni. This includes mentorship, financial assistance, business acumen, continuity of operations and mitigation of the impacts of academic cycles.
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The Pershing Rifles Alumni Association
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The Pershing Rifles Alumni Association (PRAA) is the P/R Alumni arm of The Pershing Rifles Group.
The Association is open to alumni of the National Society of Pershing Rifles, the Co-ed Affiliates of the Pershing Rifles (CAPERs), the National Society of BlackJacks, and equivalent organizations.
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The Pershing Rifles Foundation
The Pershing Rifles Foundation was established to educate the global community on our family of organizations and to develop charitable support for the expansion of our educational and community services by providing programs for mentoring, team and individual leadership and growth opportunities, and a succession of development levels starting at middle school and continuing into the high school, collegiate and alumni levels.
Our goal is to be the preferred choice for donors who wish to help develop tomorrow’s leaders to be sincere, altruistic and selflessly devoted to service and to insure an optimistic future with opportunities for all.
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Currently
the National Society of Pershing Rifles exists at more than 40 colleges
and universities across the country. Our membership is composed of
Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps Officer Cadets as well as
civilians wishing to dedicate their lives in service to our nation.
National Society of Pershing Rifles
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The mission of the National Society of Pershing Rifles is:
- To aid in the development of successful officers in the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
- To foster camaraderie and esprit de corps among all three Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs.
- To further the purpose, traditions, and concepts of the United States Army, Navy, and Air Force.
- To give civilians an opportunity to be part of a military organization without a formal commitment to the military.
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The National Society of BlackJacks
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The National Society of BlackJacks is a Junior Reserve
Officers Training Corps (JROTC) leadership program based on the
philosophy General of the Armies John J. Pershing developed while he was
the Professor of Military Science at the University of Nebraska,
Lincoln.
It is an overlay, self-contained program that provides
opportunities for the young leaders to train in teamwork and to achieve
immediate results through the use of precision drill and ceremony.
As in The National Society of Pershing Rifles, BlackJacks
is a nationally affiliated organization dedicated to fostering a
brotherhood and maintain a group of highly motivated and proficient
individuals.
BlackJacks is a preparatory program for recruits into
Pershing Rifle units across the nation, these units contain members of
the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy (including the U.S. Marine
Corps) ROTC programs and teaches the member the fundamentals of military
procedures and conduct. When and if activated in the Pershing Rifles,
the cadet receives more training in how to be a better officer, soldier
and citizen. Pershing Rifles cadets tend to excel in ROTC and set the
standards for others to follow.
Founded in 1967, The twofold mission of the National Society of BlackJacks is:
- to establish in Drill units throughout the United
States an elite brotherhood of cadets, trained and motivated to protect
the ideals of General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing, patron of this
organization.
- to prepare students for college level Reserve
Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and entry into the National Society of
Pershing Rifles.
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TO JOIN
To join any of our organizations, click the Contact Us tab at the top of this page and send us an email describing our interest. A Staff Member will contact you to discuss the process to be used to become a member in good standing.
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