Sitting in on leadership workshops, the problem was as baffling to me as it was to chapter leaders who fight it every day. I know that many of you are trying your very best to fight the fight to keep your chapters afloat, often at great personal sacrifice, and for that effort you have my greatest admiration. And if someday I find the magical solution to the leadership problem, believe me, you'll be the first to know. Col. Chris Giaimo, USAF-Ret. We have a serious problem in our local chapter that apparently is not uncommon around the nation.
Members are unwilling to accept leadership positions in their local chapters.
It may take two or three hours of your time every month. We were all officers in the military service. If you have never accepted a position to serve, you should be ashamed of yourself. And on a Related Note Cmdr. This surprises none of us.