The Military Officers Association of America
A Nationally Recognized "5 Star" Chapter!
In February, 1958, the San Antonio Retired Officers Association (SAROA) was organized with 56 charter members. In January, 1961, when it was chartered as an affiliate of The Retired Officers Association (TROA), now the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), membership had grown to 499. Today, as we celebrate our fifty years as an organization, the membership exceeds 950 regular and auxiliary members making MOAA-Alamo Chapter (MOAA-AC) one of the largest chapters of MOAA in the nation.
Vision
"To be the primary advocate for the military community."
Mission
As a military officer organization our mission is:
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To be a major source of information, support and social engagement for the membership,
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To provide programs and services for the common good of our military community and,
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To be a powerful voice supporting MOAA at the local, state and national levels.
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MOAA-ALAMO Chapter Scholarships
The Alamo Chapter is offering the following scholarships in 2010. If applicable, please encourage students that you know to apply for them so as to assist their efforts in college.
Colonel Clarence T. Torrey Community Service Scholarship is named in memory of Colonel Clarence T. Torrey, USA (Ret), a past President of the Alamo Chapter. Upon his death, a donation to initially fund the scholarship was made to the chapter by his wife. The scholarship in the amount of $3,000 is awarded annually to a graduating high school senior whose parent, stepparent or grandparent served on active duty in any of the uniformed services represented in MOAA. All details of the scholarship selection process - except for selection of the final recipient – are handled by the Bexar County Scholarship Clearing House (BCSCH)/Minnie Piper Foundation. Scholarship applications are available from Bexar County school counselors in the fall. For students outside Bexar County, applications may be obtained from the MOAA AC Scholarship Committee. BCSCH receives the applications, makes preliminary evaluations and creates a recommended order of merit list. The MOAA AC Scholarship Committee receives the order of merit list in March or April, interviews the top 5 candidates and selects a winner. The winner is announced and the scholarship presented at the May luncheon.
The MOAA AC ROTC Scholarship.Two $1,000 scholarships are available to a graduating high school senior ranked in the top half of his/her class, who has participated for at least three years in a ROTC Program supported by the Military Officers Association of America-Alamo Chapter. Selection will be based on academic record, test scores, citizenship, leadership, community involvement and outstanding professional ability. Applications for this scholarship are currently available through the Senior Military Instructors, from the Scholarship Chair, and by clicking HERE. A maximum of one scholarship application will be accepted from each supported ROTC program. For more detailed requirements information, click HERE. The deadline for application is April 30, 2010.
The Military Officers Association of America-Alamo Chapter Scholarship. One $1,000 scholarship is available to a graduating high school senior ranked in the top half of his/her class, who is a child, stepchild, and/or grandchild of a member in good standing of the Military Officers Association of America and the MOAA-Alamo Chapter. Selection will be based on academic record, test scores, citizenship, leadership, community involvement and outstanding professional ability. Applications for this scholarship are currently available from the MOAA AC Scholarship Chair or by clicking HERE. The deadline for application is April 30, 2010.