2025 Reunion
The reunion will be on Columbus Day, October 9-12, weekend at the Island Hotel Fort Walton Beach, FL
REGISTRATION INFO IS NOW POSTED BELOW REGISTER EARLY, ROOMS WILL FILL UP FAST!
Reunion Details
Spectre Association 50th Anniversary
Reunion Timeline
Ft Walton Beach, Florida
Thursday, 9 Oct:
-1700-2300: Check in at the Spectre Hootch/Store (Hotel)
Friday, 10 October
-0900-1700: Meet & greet/check in at the Spectre Hootch/Store
(Note: Registration table location moved to Banquet room entrance at 1700)
-1800-2100: Buffet (Hotel)
-2100-2300: Social gathering at Spectre Hootch/Store
Saturday, 11 Oct
-0830-1030: Annual Business Meeting (Hotel)
-1000-1700: Check in at the Spectre Hootch/Store
-1200-1300: Memorial and First Lady tour (AF Armament Museum)
-1400-1700: Meet & greet/check in at the Spectre Hootch/Store
(NOTE: Registration table location moved to Banquet room entrance at 1700)
-1800-2100: Spectre Banquet (Hotel)
-2100-2200: Social gathering at Spectre Hootch/Store
Sunday, 12 Oct
-1200-1600: Ghostrider Social (VFW 7674, Mary Esther)
Hotel Information
The Island Resort at Fort Walton Beach
1500 Miracle Strip Parkway Southeast, Fort Walton Beach, FL, 32548, US
Contact Front Desk:phone # 850 337-9194
Reservation: The guest should tell the reservation desk that they are part of the SPECTRE group, Hotel is closing the reserved rooms on Sept 9, 2025. The maximum number of attendees will be reached quickly, have reservations in early.
Registration Form
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ELIGIIBILITY:
1. Be a Dependent or Grandchild of a member in good standing of the Spectre Association.
2. Be a College eligible student or be enrolled on a full-time basis in College/Trade School.
3. One application per student/year.
4. Previous year’s winner(s) is/are not eligible for the current year, must wait a minimum of the second year following a win.
POLICY:
1. Selection is by-luck-of-the-draw.
2. Winning a scholarship does remove eligibility the next year’s reunion.
3. The winner(s) shall be announced at the Annual Reunion. (or by email in-case of reunion attendance cancellation)
4. The winner(s) shall not receive the actual scholarship funds until enrolled at an accredited institution or higher learning and the Association Secretary or Treasurer has been notified where the money shall be sent. This is a duty of the winner or sponsor, if the scholarship is to be sent out.
5. MUST APPLY BY September 27, 2025. Anything after that is not accepted. The student MUST prove they are enrolled in school by sending an email with their educational institution email address. Proof to be provide by January 10th of the 2026 school year
6. The check will be mailed by January 15th of the following year directly to the institution listed.
To attend the 2024 Reunion, please download the registration form by clicking the link above.
Gunner Jack Award
ATTN: NO GUNNER JACK AWARD FOR 2025
Thanks to the benevolence of one of the Charter Members of the Spectre Association, James “Gunner Jack” Jackson, we are pleased to announce the establishment of an award to recognize those individuals who perform ‘above and beyond’ to further the ideals set forth in the association by-laws: show a love of country, patriotism, dedication to the Association and fellow Gunshipers’, and who represent the Association to those outside our enclave.
Rules Governing the Award
- Any award made cannot reduce the endowment funding.
- Additional donations can be made to the original endowment through the Association Treasurer.
- Selected award winners will be announced at the annual reunion. If an award winner is not selected in a given year, funds that would have been awarded will be added to the endowment.
- Award funds will be from the earned monies of the endowment.
- The selection process:
- Nominees can be submitted by any member to the Association Board prior to 1 August each year,
- Each presentation to the board will be accompanied with a short supporting narrative justifying the nomination.
- The proposed nominee must be a member in good standing of the association.
Basis for Selection
This award is based on ‘JACKS’ founding guidelines;
- Love of Country,
- Patriotism,
- Dedication to fellow Spectre’s,
- Dedication to the Association,
- Altruistic endeavors that serve the Gunship and Gunship Brethren.
Submission
Nominees can be submitted any time during the year, but before 1 August to the Association Vice-President. Nominations can be in the form of e-mails or letter. Nominations should be for the activities carried on throughout most of the year and not just one event, although an event can be used to illuminate activities. Final approval of the award recipient is only accomplished with ‘Gunner Jack’s’ concurrence and approval while he is still alive.
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