Operation Learn: OCSC Luncheon

Have I mentioned my involvement in OCSC (Our Community Spouse Club) lately?

I know I've mentioned OCSC but briefly, in passing, both HERE and HERE.

Fort Riley OCSC recently completed a pretty substantial change/shift in it's focus: "OCSC" previously stood for "Officers' & Civilian Spouses Club" and, as such, was exclusive in its membership requirements. If you were the spouse of a military Officer or a DOD Civilian employee, you could join. If your were the spouse of an enlisted servicemen, you would be allowed to join only the Enlisted Spouses Club (ESC). Around the first of the year, last year, the decision was made to try to merge the two Clubs.

I joined the Club (OCSC) in May shortly after I moved to Fort Riley...and became appointed to the Board as Publicity Chairperson (Woot!) and I became very aware of the challenges and advantages of combining the two Clubs. Nationally, the trend seems to be towards "combine" although the pendulum could swing several times before finally resting on the best solution that meets the needs of each Installation's unique community. Bottom line: time will tell.

In the meantime, we have a new charter, a new membership, a new name (OCSC now stands for "Our Community Spouse Club") and a new set of socials and activities planned.

Still...it's good to see some of the "familiar"...our monthly Luncheons...they are the source of a lot of fun for me. It was a completely crazy day last Thursday and THIS luncheon was the one place I felt I could really let my hair down. :) The theme of last week's Luncheon was "Fort Riley Trivia" our director of Museums, Dr. Smith, was our special guest speaker. He did a wonderful job bringing history to life and making it fun and interactive.

Here are some photos that I'm sure several of you have seen already on Facebook (and were probably wondering about CONTEXT) but my folks have not yet had a chance to see....