ORIGINAL: JW0311



Robert - brotherhood, Corsair brotherhood, Waco brotherhood and Cheap shot brotherhood. Proudly representing the AMA. Cute.</p>

<font size="">I made the decision some time ago, not to join the AMA, in part, because of some of the very same things that are being discussed in this thread. I had decided to stay out of this thread because I had already voiced my opinion about the subject in a previous thread and thought, what's the point. Then I noted a response to a post that contained a link to a Sponge Bob cartoon. I thought it was funny in that it seemed to prove the previous posters point. Then I noticed the signature line. ''AMA LEADER MEMBER''. Since I'm still new to the hobby, I wondered what that meant and I found this. Leader Members provide administrative, scientific, or industrial contributions to the Academy and help in the passing of information from AMA to the local club level. Their interest, by the nature of the membership category, is to enhance and improve the AMA. They should champion the AMA and its efforts at the grass-roots level. This was written by Jim Rice, District VIII Vice President in his May 2012 issue of the AMA insider. I'm not sure how the Sponge Bob cartoon enhanced or improved the AMA. If this is how the Leaders of the AMA respond to folks who are voicing concerns or are having problems with the AMA then I'm pretty sure I made the right choice in not being a member. Just my opinion. James</font>
<font size="">Posted on: 5/7/2012 11:25 PM by Author ''JW0311'' in the forum ''AMA Discussions''</font>
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