
| Merit Marks |
![]() | Merit Marks are awarded each year to members who volunteered | |
| time and effort for the betterment of boating education, boating safety, membership recruitment, membership retention, public awareness of USPS, District 9 or the local squadron. |
![]() | Members earn one merit mark each year. |
![]() | Earn 25 merit marks and you become a Life Member, |

![]() | Merit Marks are due to USPS in November. Each member of the squadron | |
| needs to make a list of the duties and hours of service they have performed for the squadron. Each class coordinator and committee chairperson should make a list of members who taught classes or served actively on a committee, noting the dates and hours involved. Please include the members name and certificate number (as listed in the roster). Send to Merit Mark Committee. |
![]() | This list or résumé should be sent no later than October 12 to the Merit Marks | |
| Committee so that they have time to review before sending report to USPS. Send merit mark information to: |
![]() | Include your name and membership or certificate ID (found in roster) |
![]() | If you don’t feel you did enough to deserve a merit mark, be sure to increase | |
| your involvement this year by joining a committee or volunteering. Check committee list in front of roster and call chairperson to see how you can help. |
