Officer Clubs--Options for Survival
Abstract
Congress has directed that no appropriated dollars can be used for officer clubs after 1 October 1990. Instead, clubs must be run as self- sustaining businesses meeting all their financial obligations from non- appropriated sources primarily from membership dues, fees, and charges. The impacts of no appropriated support will be felt in several areas: a reduction of $25.9M Air Force-wide in operating capital that in prior years came from appropriated sources; a deletion of appropriated military and general service employee authorizations from clubs; all utilities; equipment, and supplies must be purchased with non-appropriated dollars; and in the long term, construction of new club facilities must be funded with non-appropriated dollars. Prior to drawing conclusions, this paper samples a cross section of the Air Force officers in the grades of captain, major, lieutenant colonel and colonel. The primary purpose of the survey was to determine from the user's perspective why and how officer clubs are important, how often and for what events are clubs used, and to identify deficiencies or drawbacks in club operations and recommendations for improvement.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA241093
Entities
People
- John F. Regni
Organizations
- Air War College