RAFINO Report ABOUT
OUR MEMBERS
While the great majority
of our membership has always consisted of retired commissioned and warrant
officers of the Finance Corps (USA, USAR, ANG, or AUS) we also have the
privilege of counting among our members many of their widows, or widowers.
In addition there are some retirees of the USAF – who many years
ago wore the Finance diamonds. Similarly, a few of our members were once Finance Corps but
later found themselves in other branches of the Army. Some of our members retired from the WAC – when such a
distinction was attached to women in the Army.
These ladies, accordingly, at that time were not officially
branch-identified to the FC. We
however, always considered them to have been true members of the Finance
Family, and therefore, herein make
no distinction now.
We also have enrolled
certain select Civil Service retirees to membership, i.e., persons whose
contributions in Civil Service had a significant beneficial impact on the
mission and welfare of our Corps.
With particular pleasure
and pride we also count among our ranks a few allied officers who at one
or more times in their distinguished careers studied or served among us.
We consider their choice to affiliate themselves with us a great
compliment. We cherish their
friendship.
Although not identified
as such in our roster (only because our database program does not provide
for it), we are pleased to count among our membership a select handful of
members whose careers were totally in other branches of the Army – but
whose official paths crossed ours in a significant way and whose
relationships and friendships we treasure.
Finally, we are pleased
to have accessed some members who are still on active duty in the Finance
Corps, but are “retirement eligible” and, in anticipation of
retirement, have chosen to join the ranks of RAFINO early.
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