The dust has settled on another Corps Meeting and the Corps marches on into another campaign season.

Work for me is not over yet, I am into the final phase of "the only three months he works on Corps Stuff". Over the next month I will be updating the Corps site, forwarding information from the meeting and generally seeing what the man in the field wants for the 2007 season.

Upon arrival at the meeting on Friday, it was apparent we had not seen each other in about three months. Hearty handshakes and hugs greeted our pards as the officers and staff arrived. The Corps meeting gives the commanding officers the unique opportunity to meet off the field in a social atmosphere and exchange ideas and swap old stories. It truly is a lot like the old veteran reunions of the past.

The Corps meeting is actually three meetings over the course of the weekend. The infantry meets on Friday evening and plans ahead for Saturday's meeting, reviewing the events calendar and discussing items from the previous season. Saturday holds the Corps Meeting itself. Sunday the Artillery meets to plan for its season of events.

A few trends were noted this year, mostly concerning events. We chose a lot of the smaller, corps unit sponsored events to give us something different to do. Interestingly, some of what we would expect to be "Mega Events" for the year (Valley Campaign and both Antietams) are limiting participation to 2000 troops. It will be interesting to see if this is an experiment or a new trend in the hobby.

All in all it was a good meeting. We voted in a new full member unit and accepted a new probationary unit, so the Corps continues to grow. A copy of the minutes will be posted in the upcoming week.

Check back to the Corps site and the blog over the weekend and the next few weeks for updates.

Enjoy Super Sunday. Go Colts!