RAFINO Report
ISSUE 22 - Summer 1999
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Message From The Honorary Colonel of
The Finance Corps Regiment
MG (Ret.) Paul P. Burns
Dear Retired Finance Corps Members:
My two year tour as the Honorary Colonel ended at the 15th Finance Board meeting in March.
I was asked to nominate my successor. I recommended BG (R) Roger Scearce who retired
on 1 April after 27 years of singularly outstanding service in times of peace and war.
The Finance Board Executive council unanimously approved General Scearce.
Roger is fully cognizant of the tough issues facing the Corps today and is
eminently capable of providing council to the Board. I trust that Roger will keep you posted on the status of the Finance corps
issues in his future messages.
It has been a great honor and privilege to serve as Honorary Colonel of the Regiment.
I assure you that the Corps' leaders and soldiers are the best the corps has ever had, and are fully
supported by the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Financial Management and Comptroller and staff.
I thank Colonel Ed Stanton and his staff for their outstanding support.
Ed finished his tour of duty as Chief of the Corps on May 21 at a change of
command ceremony. The new Chief is Colonel Charles R. Rogers. Ed has orders assigning him as the Deputy Chief of
Staff, Resource Management at the Training and Doctrine Command and has been nominated to the rank of BG by the
current Board. Hopefully, this will set a precedent of progression for Finance Corps leaders to achieve the highest levels of
financial and resources management positions in the Army. I leave fully confident that our Corps will continue to serve the
soldiers and commanders of our great Army and country in the finest traditions of the Finance Corps.
May God continue to bless the Finance Corps, the Army and the United States of America.
Sincerely,
MG (R) Paul P. Burns
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