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An invitation to participate in a pilot Citizen's Academy from Fort A.P. Hill

Fort A.P. Hill values the relationships it shares with business, civic, community leaders

and organizations and citizens in our surrounding communities. We appreciate the support

both the installation and our Warriors who train here receive and the opportunities we have

to be engaged in the community. We are proud of our employees, our daily heroes, who

support the 100,000 Warriors who train here annually and uphold our commitment of

"providing the best training and support-anywhere." We now want to extend an opportunity

to our neighbors to step into the shoes of our daily heroes.

In October, Fort A.P. Hill will pilot a Citizen's Academy, created for you-our neighbors,

our partners and our friends. The academy will be Saturdays, Oct. 1, 10 and 22 from

8 a.m.-5 p.m. While a number of activities are planned, I will provide a preview of what

students can expect. The first day they will join with our environmental team and conduct

water sampling, excavate a standard archeological soil pit, and join our forestry to collect

biological data on forest and stand conditions. The following Saturday, they will spend a

day with our Range Control officers learning about unit scheduling, noise modeling and

participate in a simulated weapons training in the battle lab. On day 3, they will visit with

our firefighters at the Fire Training Center, learn about our mutual aid agreement and

participate in a tabletop exercise related to a scenario in their own community.

At the conclusion of the course, the participants will present a joint project with the

goal of synthesizing the information they have learned throughout the course.

At the conclusion of this project, the participants will become official graduates of the

academy and receive a certificate of appreciation/participation from the installation.

We will host this graduation in conjunction with the next Installation-Community Council

meeting, Oct. 27.

We are looking for business, civic, community leaders and citizens in our surrounding communities (Caroline, Essex, Spotsylvania, King George counties; and Towns of Bowling Green, Port Royal and Tappahannock).

We invite you to apply and/or nominate individuals for this academy. The class will be comprised of 8-10 people, 18 years or older, and participants must live or work in surrounding communities.

To apply, provide the following information to Jennifer Erickson, Public Affairs Officer,

via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or fax at (804) 633-8105 by August 31, 2011:

First and last name
Business name
Phone number
E-mail address
Address
Date of Birth
Do you live or work in any of the following: Caroline, Essex, Spotsylvania, King George counties, Town of Bowling Green and Town of Port Royal. If so, where do you live/work?
Personal History - Please tell us about your interests, accomplishments, community involvement, memberships with organizations.
Why do you want to participate in the Fort A.P. Hill Citizen's Academy?
What do you hope to learn as a participant in the Citizen's Academy?
Will you be able to attend all three classes (Oct. 1, 8, 22) and graduation on Oct. 27? If not, please list which ones and explain why.
How did you hear about the Fort A.P. Hill Citizen's Academy?