Monthly Membership Meeting
Tuesday, March 10th, 2026
7:00 pm
Register To Attend
by Monday March 2nd if you want to be sponsored
for long-term Ft. Myer visitor access (see below)
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, March 10th, 7:00 pm at Ft. Myer's Patton Hall (to be confirmed). The evening will have a St. Patrick's Day theme. Wear a bit o' the green and you may be lucky in the Ski Lotto! Our complimentary menu (to be confirmed) will include corned beef & cabbage, roasted red potatoes, mixed vegetables, mixed green salad, and chocolate cake for dessert. A cash bar will be available for the beverages of your choice.
Registration Required
We're asking everyone to register to attend. This will allow us to adjust the catering, and to offer you an opportunity to apply for long-term (1-year) Ft. Myer Visitor Access (see below). You must register by Monday, March 2nd, to be sponsored for long-term visitor access.
If you need to apply for or renew your long-term access, but can't actually come to the meeting, there's an option for that: Register for the meeting and select the option that you want long-term access sponsorship but won't be at the meeting.
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, March 2nd) so we can adjust our catering order. You may do this by:
- Calling (301-579-2749) or emailing Dave Olsen
- Cancelling your registration yourself:
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- 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.
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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:
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- 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 Visitor Access
You may recall that we offered an opportunity, when signing up for our September and December 2025 meeting, to be sponsored for obtaining long-term (1-year) access to Ft. Myer. We're able to offer that opportunity on a quarterly basis, so here's another chance!
- Register for the meeting by Monday, March 2nd and indicate your desire for long-term visitor access.
- We'll include you on the list that we'll send to our contact at Patton Hall (Ms. Helena Hollo) to request her sponsorship.
- We'll send you an email (on March 3rd or soon after) confirming that your name has been forwarded by Ms. Hollo, and that you can go to Ft. Myer's Visitor Control Center (VCC) to apply for your long-term access.
- Go to the VCC during their normal hours (see below) sometime before the meeting. We suggest you go well before the meeting to avoid slamming them that afternoon.
- When you arrive at the VCC, tell them that you're part of the Pentagon Ski Club group that is being sponsored by Ms. Hollo, the Business Manager at Patton Hall. They'll have pre-printed Installation Access Request Forms with her sponsorship. All you'll need to do is present your REAL ID-compliant state driver’s license and complete their form with your DOB and SSN.
- Assuming you pass their vetting process, you should be able to be approved for year-long access during your visit to the VCC.
- Note that 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 a second form of identification (discussed above) each time you enter.
VCC Operating Hours: Ft. Myer's Visitor Control Center has shortened their hours:
- They were previously open 0600-1700 Mon-Fri and 1000-1500 Saturday
- Their current hours (as of September 2025) are 0700-1530 Mon-Fri ONLY.
