Subject: What is the deal with the MARS stuff?
From: Mike Coslo
Date: 6/1/2004 9:07 PM Central Standard Time
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After listening to the MARS argument going on in here, I did a little
looking around.

Snip to...

Navy/Marine Corps MARS

Eligibility to Join NAVMARCORMARS
An applicant must:

1. be 18 years of age or older,
2. be a United States Citizen or Legal Resident Alien,
3. possess a valid amateur radio license issued by the Federal
Communications Commission or other competent U.S. authority --
Technician class or above, and
4. possess a station capable of operating on the MARS HF frequencies
(2.0 - 30 Mhz).

Source: http://navymars.org/

WHOA! Don't let Lennie the Lame know he's wrong again...He stated right
here in this forum that there was NO requirement for an Amateur license to be a
member of N/MC MARS.

The only thing left is to examine the statement that Steve is
continuing to get his chops busted over:

"Sorry Hans, MARS IS Amateur Radio,"

Strictly speaking, One is not necessarily a member of MARS by virtue of

having an amateur license.

Mike, my comment was meant to be that the MARS program is the very essence
of what being an Amateur is all about, and my later statements further exemplfy
that one cannot be a part of MARS without Amateur Radio.

Of course Brain and his mentor have been trying to use a literal
definition of it, but I've tried to redirect them. Guess I've exposed thier
dirty laundry one time too many and they will hold on to any tidbit that they
think will give them an opportunity to "get back" at me.

Oh well.

Steve, K4YZ