General Membership Meeting

Tuesday, November 18th

7:00 pm

Register to Attend
by Monday, November 10th

Our November meeting will be on Tuesday, November 18th, 7:00pm at Ft. Myer's Patton Hall (same location as always).  Our complimentary Thanksgiving menu (to be confirmed) will include mixed green salad, turkey with sage stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, and pear caramel cake for dessert.  A cash bar will be available for the beverages of your choice.

Trip Payments:  Many of our ski trips have interim payments due coincident with the meeting, or before our December 16th meeting, including:

You can pay online before the meeting by going to our Partial Payments Page, or we can take payments at the meeting.  If you prefer to pay by check, make it payable to the Pentagon Ski Club and mail it to our treasurer:  Tom Gallagher, 8203 Lazy Point Lane, Lorton, VA 22079.  Indicate which trip, and what skier(s), it is for.  Or give it to your trip leader (or to Tom) at the meeting

Dulles USO

The United Service Organization lounge at Dulles Airport provides a warm and relaxing retreat for active and retired service members and their families during their travels. The lounge is open 6:00am to 10:00pm 365 days a year.  Club member Arnie Daxe — a USO volunteer — asks that you consider donating your leftover Halloween treats to supplement their handouts.  Please bring what you have to the November meeting and Arnie will take it to the lounge.  Wrapped or bagged chocolate candies would be preferred.  Note: Club members with proper DoD identification are permitted in the lounge upon presenting their ID card.

Registration Required

We're asking everyone to register to attend – by Monday, October 6th (just a week before the meeting) – so we can adjust the catering. 

Bringing a Guest?

If you plan to come to the meeting with someone else, there are two ways to let us know:

• If your companion is a club member in their own right, they can log in with their credentials and register for the meeting much as they would do if signing up for a trip.
  
• Whether your companion is a club member or not, you can simply include them in your own meeting registration by clicking on the Add guest button before submitting your registration.
  

If Your Plans Change

If your plans change and you can no longer attend, please let us know (ideally by Monday, November 10th) so we can adjust our catering order.  You may do this by:

• Calling (301-579-2749) or emailing Dave Olsen
• Cancelling your registration yourself:
  
• • log into your account
  • click on your name at the top
  • click on My Event Registrations
  • click on your meeting registration
  • click on the Already registered link
  • click on the Cancel registration button

Entry to Ft. Myer
REAL ID Requirement

Ft. Myer has implemented a REAL ID Requirement (click for the full explanation on their website).  Briefly:

• All occupants of a vehicle should be prepared to present a REAL ID at the security checkpoint.
• Any occupant who does not have a REAL ID-compliant state driver’s license will need to provide a second form of identification.  We suggest you check Ft. Myer's website for the list of acceptable ID.
• You should be able to enter the base as normal if you have an active duty, retired, or dependent military ID, or a DoD-issued Common Access Card (CAC).
• One-Day Access:   You might consider instead applying for a temporary/one-day access online at this website:
• • Select Other and indicate Pentagon Ski Club Meeting as  your Reason for Visit
  • If approved, you'll receive a text notification on your phone that links to your ID credential.  
  • Your application must normally be submitted at least four days in advance of your visit, but might be approved almost instantaneously depending on your footprint in various online systems.

Long-Term Ft. Myer Entry Access

You may recall that we offered an opportunity, when signing up for our September meeting, to be sponsored for obtaining long-term (1-year) access to Ft. Myer.  We anticipate being able to repeat that opportunity on a quarterly basis.  The next opportunity will be in conjunction with our December 16, 2025 club meeting.  But not at this time.

VCC Operating Hours:  Ft. Myer's Visitor Control Center has shortened their hours:

• They were previously open 0600-1700 M-F and 1000-1500 Saturday
• Their current hours (as of September 2025) are 0700-1530 Mon-Fri ONLY

Physical Visitor Passes No Longer Issued

Ft. Myer is no longer issuing physical visitor passes.  Instead, they will link your access approval to your REAL ID.  Then, they will simply scan your REAL ID at the gate.  If your state driver's license is not REAL ID compliant, they will link to it, but you will still need to provide your second form of identification (discussed above) each time you enter.

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