TX-20023 Historian Element
Continuity Book
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Historian Element Table of Contents
Topic
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Requirements for position
Duties
Archiving
Table
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Requirements for
Historian Element Staff Position
The requirements needed to hold this position are as follows:
1. Must be passing all classes
2. Must be able to attend most service and activity events.
3. Must be able to attend staff meetings at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday mornings.
4. Must be able to mange time to work before or after school on
historian tasks.
5. Must be able to meet established deadlines on all tasks.
6. Must communicate with and cooperate with information management chief.
7. Must maintain an “A” average in AFJROTC.
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Archiving
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Collect all staff meeting minutes that have been posted on the group website, print copies,
and file them for future reference.
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After the information management chief has collected and processed the group’s total
service and activity hours, it is the historian’s responsibility to compare them with the
hours of previous years to determine if they have gone up or down over the years.
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Record events such as Commander’s Call, Military Ball, and Awards Night and
document awards earned, changes in staff, and the Military Ball Court.
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Must work with the public affairs chief to collect every article published and file them for
future reference.
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Document each new staff, individual awards earned, group goals, total service and
activity hours of the group, academics, and all aspects of the group’s functions.
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Introduction
The following table is designed to instruct the historian element on what, how, and when
to collect information based on the group’s achievements, community service, academics,
etc. for future reference.
What To Collect
Staff meeting minutes
Service hours
Activity hours
Total group service and
activity hours
The Spark and articles
Staff change
Group goals
The Military Ball Court
Academic statistics
Individual awards earned
National awards earned
Major events(Commander’s
Call, Awards Night,
Military Ball, etc.)
How To Collect
Print minutes off the group
website
Ask the information
management chief for a
copy
Ask the information
management chief for a
copy
Ask the information
management chief for a
copy
Ask the public affairs chief
for a copy
Create a list with each new
staff member’s name and
position
Create a document that
states the group goals for
that year
Make a list with each court
member’s name and their
position in the court
Ask one of the instructors
for a copy
Check each cadet’s PIF
Check each cadet’s PIF
Document awards earned,
staff changes, Military Ball
Courts, etc.
When To Collect
After each staff meeting
At the end of each nine
week period and semester
At the end of each nine
week period and semester
At the end of each nine
week period, semester, and
year
After each article becomes
published on the web
After each change in staff
At the beginning of each
school year
After each Military Ball
At the end of each nine
week period and semester
At the end of each semester
At the end of each year
After the end of each event
Conclusion
The purpose of this table is to give you a general idea of the responsibilities of the historian
element and provide a rough description of the tasks and processes that entail the position.
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