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FROM THE RAFINO PRESIDENT
Upcoming RAFINO Election and 2024 Reunion in October

It is not too early to start thinking about October. The Charleston Reunion
invites have gone out for RAFINO members and Retirement-Eligible FCA
members. In case you have missed the email, here is the link for the Reunion
registration: https://www.events.afr-reg.com/e/RAFINO2024

If you cannot access the link above, Copy and paste the link in your browser.
It should take you to the RAFINO Reunion page.

I still need to recruit “Retirement-Eligible” FCA soldiers to add Active Duty/ COL (R) Kelly
National Guard/Army Reserve Finance soldiers to the depleted RAFINO rolls. Many of us are Life
Members of both organizations and that already provides both the FCA and RAFINO with a
crossover touchstone for experience and expanded camaraderie. Adding Retirement-eligible
Finance soldiers to the mix of RAFINO members would only deepen the ties between Active
Duty/National Guard/Army Reserve and Retired Finance soldiers.,

We have simplified the membership process by requiring all new and existing members to
become Life Members, which is inexpensive. For those Finance Corps soldiers who would like to
join RAFINO sooner than the Reunion and save on Registration costs, here is the link to apply for
membership, RAFINO - New Membership Application

In 2024, I will be making a major push on two fronts to re-invigorate RAFINO with “youth” and to
add to the RAFINO Board leadership that has seen multiple resignations and pending resignations
due to personal and health reasons. It is not to early to think about running for the RAFINO
President, First Vice President, and Treasurer. Please submit your nominations or self-
nominations for these Board positions to me at mdk0719@yahoo.com.

RAFINO also needs volunteers today to fill the positions of Surviving Spouses, Membership,
Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer, and 2026 Reunion Vice President. I am
asking anyone who has the bandwidth and the “Support and Serve” spirit to contact me. We can
use your talents!

I will soon host a series of Conference calls with BG Paige Jennings, Commander of USA
Financial Management Command; BG Rebecca McElwain, Director of Operations and Support,
ASA (FM&C); and COL Michelle Williams, Commandant of the USA Finance & Comptroller School
to discuss the contours of the upcoming Finance Corps 2030 Workshop that will be held on
Friday, 18 October in Charleston. A lot of changes have occurred since most of the RAFINO
membership retired. The workshop will bring us all up to date on the Army sustainment wartime
and peacetime missions of the Army Finance Corps. The soon to be released Army FM 4-80
(Comptroller and Finance Operations) will be the centerpiece of this workshop. It will be
informative, and you will hear from the Finance Corps top leadership who are responsible for the
implementation/execution of the new doctrine. I have spoken with the Army Financial
Management and Comptroller SGM, Terry Anderson, and he has agreed to be the 2024 RAFINO
Reunion’s keynote speaker at the 19 October Banquet in Charleston. I asked SGM Anderson to
provide a “Capstone” address that would provide a commentary and summary around what was
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discussed during the Finance Corps 2030 workshop on the 18 .

Have a great summer, everyone! And I hope to see each of you who are interested in the future of
the Finance Corps in Charleston this 16-19 October.

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