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Pershing Rifles Group

The Pershing Rifles Group (formerly known as the Pershing Rifles National Alumni Association (PRNAA) and the Federation of Pershing Rifles Alumni Associations (FPRAA)) was recognized by the National Society in 2007 as the official national-level alumni association for alumni and honorary members of Pershing Rifles. The Pershing Rifles Group is incorporated as a not for profit in Delaware, and is an IRS recognized 501(c)10 organization. The PR Group is a holding company whose organization under 501(c)10 allows the member organizations to thrive almost independently while sharing a common support infrastructure. The PR Group also supports the Pershing Rifles Foundation, also a Delaware incorporated not for profit that is a 501(c)3 charity as recognized by the IRS. The PR Group is led by a Board of Directors elected from its member organizations, and a volunteer staff. The National Society of Pershing Rifles National Commander is a permanently appointed board member, and the National ROTC Adviser (The ROTC Professor of Military Science at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln) is a board observer.

The Pershing Rifles Group is currently made up of 5 member organizations. They are:

• The National Society of Pershing Rifles (NSPR)
• The Pershing Rifles Alumni Association (PRAA)
• The National Society of CAPERS Alumni Association (NSCAA)
• The National Society of Blackjacks
• The Blackjacks Alumni Association

All Pershing Riflemen and member organizations are automatically members. Members in good standing have paid their dues to the corporation, either as an alumni group, or as members at large. The Pershing Rifles Group is diligently working with National Headquarters to reactivate defunct units, charter new units, and organize alumni to assist newly chartered units that have no strong alumni base. They also have taken on the responsibility of finding alumni who have lost touch with their units and the Society at large, reconstituting Blackjacks at the high school level, establishing a scholarship foundation, publishing a national alumni newsletter, and helping alumni organize associations and events of their own. Since its inception in 2007, Pershing Rifles Group has helped organize several new unit-level alumni organizations and reactivate or charter several collegiate P/R companies.

The Pershing Rifles Group has also taken on a large role in the organization of the Pershing Rifles National Convention (NATCON), through a Joint Planning Committee with Pershing Rifles National Headquarters. They have played a large part in reestablishing the Black Jacks Drill Competition for JROTC, CAP, and other youth drill units, as part of their efforts at reconstituting Blackjacks at the high school level.