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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good evening my Brothers and Sisters of the Bow. I write you tonight with great concern because as of today I have now been made aware of 3 separate incidents in as many weeks of where the MIC of Archery was either not present, left the site during the official event or left the range in the hands of an MiT. Originally I was not going to post about this because I thought it was an isolated issue but after discussion with my Deputy and other DEMs, I cannot stand by and allow this unsafe behavior continue.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I want to remind all of you as warranted marshals, if you accept the position of “MIC” for archery at an official event, you are responsible for that activity at that event. You CAN NOT leave site, be away from the range while it is open or turn it over to an MiT. This is unacceptable and is not allowed under our rules. This is straight from our handbook;<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Kingdom Guidelines <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Marshal in Charge Event (MiC) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is the person who works with the Autocrat of an event and whose primary duty is to manage all marshal activities at the event. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>No Marshal-in-Charge (MiC) will be allowed to enter the martial activities that they are sponsoring or running.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You may not compete in the same event that you are MIC for. This means that if you are MIC you are not fighting, shooting, throwing <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>or crewing for that event. In regards to any event, you may not participate in any aspect, and then jump out to be MiC, and then jump back in to participate again. If you are MiC of an <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>event, you are MIC the whole time. Marshal of Archery (MoA)-This is an authorized Target Archery Marshal in charge of the Target Archery range at an event or practice (can also be the MIC). If there are multiple <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Target Archery fields, or multiple days of Target Archery, the MoA should have more than one MoA. A MoA must be a warranted Target Archery Marshal. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I completely understand that real life happens and I also agree that real life needs to come first. I would strongly suggest that you think very hard about accepting the position of MIC, if something happens where you can not complete your duties all you need to do is either cancel the activity or ask another warranted marshal to act as MIC for the activity. In all of these instances there were common themes that are very troubling to me; 1. The autocrat at each of these events was not made aware that their MIC for archery was not on site or in place on an open range. 2. MiTs were left alone and running an open range. 3. The MIC could have simply closed or canceled the activity, (While I would rather this not happen the day of the event, in an emergency this would have been the correct thing to do.)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>After discussion with these MICs I was really taken back because on two occasions, the MICs were so preoccupied doing other things on site, it simply felt to me like they had no urgency for this issue at hand and had no intention of participating in the activity they signed up for. Again things happen, I understand this, ask for help as it is only an email away.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Those of you that know me, know that I don’t take safety lightly and I will not stand for this behavior going forward. If I get word that this issue happens again in our Kingdom I will suspend that MIC’s warrant until I am made satisfied they fully understand and are capable of executing a safe range that is under their control. If it continues beyond that point I will be forced to pull their warrant permanently. I will not waiver on this issue. For my part, I will update the TA handbook to include more direction about the expectations of an MIC and their responsibilities as well as an MiT’s.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As always, please please ask any of us if you have questions, if you need help or are confused. Also as MIC’s you need to communicate with your autocrats and marshals that are helping you. If you need to leave site, make sure the autocrat knows and either shutdown the activity or appoint an MIC who is fully warranted and competent to do so. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In Service,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Janyn<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>