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RESOLUTION 2025-13
DUAL STATUS ARTICLE VI, Section 21 h, i, j, and o

Sponsor Info Process Status Date
Date Submitted: 10/30/2024 Nat’l HQ Received 30 Oct 2024
Resolution #
(by Resolution 2025-13 Resolutions & C33 8 Nov 2024
Committee Received
Comm):
Judge Advocate
Author: James B. Bartley 7 Feb 2025
Reviewed
Co-Author Forwarded to Nat’l HQ 8 Feb 2025
(If Any):
C&BL Article VI,
References: ANC Final Status
Section 21 h, i, j, & o
TITLE DUAL STATUS ARTICLE VI, Section 21 h, i, j, and o

Past National Presidents, Past National Commanders, HEROS of 76, and Emeritus Sojourners are ex-
officio members of all National-Level Committees and hold life tenure as National Officers.
10 National offices are reserved for Past National Presidents only, with 2 reserved for Past National Com-
WHEREAS manders only with an additional 5 on the Heroes Ritual committee for Past National Commanders only.
For Past National Presidents and Past National Commanders to hold multiple positions only takes away
from new members to advance in Leadership positions and advance the National Sojourners, and to allow
our Organization to advance with new ideas.
That the following actions be taken.

h. National Historian: Remove the word (and one (1) other) from line 2. Change to read; Serves as National
Historian, as a member of the National Executive Committee, and may only serve on one elective or appoin-
tive Body.

i. Judicial Commission: Remove the words, “Two (2) Commissioners may be National Trustees” from line
2. and the complete last sentence. Change to Read: Judicial Commission: Commissioners must not be Trus-
tees, National Line Officers or Committee of 33 members. Each Commissioner, if qualified, may also serve
THEREFORE on the Honor Awards Committee or the Sojourner Ritual Committee.
BE IT
RESOLVED j. National Trustees: Remove the first sentence to include the words “The other seven (7)”. Add the words
“if qualified” after Trustee on second line. Change to Read: Trustees, if qualified, 'may serve on the Honor
Awards Committee or the Sojourner Ritual Committee. No Trustee may serve on more than one elective
Body. National Trustees may not serve on the committee of 33 or in the National Line.

o. Past National Presidents: Remove the Words “two (2) elective or appointive Bodies” and add the words
“only” and “Ad-Hoc Committee assigned by the National President.”
Change to Read: Having served in the highest and most demanding position in the order, may only serve as
an active National Officer in which qualified for any Ad-Hoc committee assigned by the National President.

NJA REVIEW 7 Feb 2025
RESOLUTIONS
& C33
COMMITTEE National Resolutions Committee review completed on 28 Jan 2025
REVIEW
ANC ACTION
NS-T ACTION