Did you try it through the North Central Division AFMars web site at

http://www.afmars.org/marsforms.shtml

While it says that it is for

USE BY ONLY RESIDENTS OF IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MO, MN, NE, OH and WI.

since you are from Massachusetts, you might want to drop them an email at

   webmaster@afmars.org

to find out where to sign up for your state, which would be in the Northeast division.

Lon,

The message "CHNAVMARCORMARS BCST 06-11 - 'RADIO ONLY' TRANSITION PLAN" is now posted on the navymars.com web site at

http://navymars.org/national/cmb/CMB2011-06.TXT

New Update from CHNAVMARCORMARS:

DE NNN0ASA 051
R 151300Z JUL 2009
FM CHNAVMARCORMARS WILLIAMSBURG VA
TO ALNAVMARCORMARS
INFO ZEN/CHIEF ARMY MARS FT HUACHUCA AZ
ZEN/CHIEF AIR FORCE MARS SCOTT AFB IL
BT
UNCLAS
SUBJ: CHNAVMARCORMARS BCST 04-09
A. CHNAVMARCORMARS WILLIAMSBURG VA 162200Z MAY 2009
B. DOD INSTRUCTION 4650.02 (PROPOSED) NOTAL
1. THIS BROADCAST UPDATES REF A.
2. THE NEGOTIATIONS ON REF B ARE STILL IN PROGRESS. WE DO NOT KNOW
HOW MUCH LONGER THIS WILL TAKE.
3. I HAVE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING DIRECTION FROM COMMANDER, NAVAL
NETWORK WARFARE COMMAND (NNWC) VIA COMMANDER, NAVAL COMPUTER AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AREA MASTER STATION ATLANTIC (NCTAMS LANT):
QUOTE
THE MARS PROGRAM WILL REMAIN INTACT FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR,
HOWEVER, IT WILL BE COMPRISED OF ONLY ONE GS POSITION (YOURS). THE
MARS MISSION WILL REMAIN ALIGNED UNDER NCTAMS LANT. ALL MILITARY
BILLETS AND THE CIVILIAN POSITION WERE ZEROED OUT IN FY2010 AND
BEYOND, THE MILITARY POSTIONS WILL NOT BE REINSTATED.
UNQUOTE
4. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ABOVE DIRECTION:
  A. AREA DIRECTORS WILL TRANSFER ALL MEMBERSHIP RECORDS TO HQ NOT
LATER THAN 31 AUG 2009. WHEN RECORDS HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED, STATE
DIRECTORS WILL SEND ALL MEMBERSHIP RELATED MATTERS DIRECTLY TO
CHNAVMARCORMARS VICE THE AREA DIRECTOR. (NORTHEAST AND SOUTH AREA
RECORDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN TRANSFERRED TO HQ.)
  B. AREA DIRECTORS WILL CLOSE DOWN THEIR OFFICES AND TURN IN ALL
EQUIPMENT TO DRMO NOT LATER THAN 30 SEP 2009. (SEPARATE GUIDANCE WILL
BE PROVIDED TO CENTRAL AND PACIFIC AREA DIRECTORS.)
  C. NONE OF THE EQUIPMENT AT THE AREA DIRECTORS STATIONS WILL BE
TRANSFERRED TO ANY MEMBERS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY APPROVED BY NNN0ASA.
THE EQUIPMENT MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER OFFICIAL NAVY ORGANIZATIONS
(LIKE MWR OR SPECIAL SERVICES) TO HELP EQUIP OR START UP MILITARY
RECREATION STATIONS. THESE TRANSFERS WILL BE APPROVED BY HQ ON A
CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. ANY REMAINING EQUIPMENT WILL BE TURNED IN TO
DRMOS.
5. THESE CHANGES AND THE PENDING ISSUANCE OF REF B WILL REQUIRE A
COMPLETE RE-WRITE OF NTP 8(D) (DRAFT). IN THE INTERIM, WHEN THE AREA
DIRECTORS ARE TRANSFERRED, THE DEPUTY AREA DIRECTORS WILL ADMINISTER
AREA STAFFS TO SUPPORT THE REGIONS AND STATES IN THEIR AREA. THEY
WILL TAKE OVER RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMPILING QUARTERLY ACTIVITY
SUMMARIES AND FREQUENCY USAGE REPORTS.
6. MARS: TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING
BT
NNNN

Greetings,

Today I sent in my 'Application for Membership' form to join Navy-Marine Corps MARS. Being retired Navy (CTO1, 1969-1991) it made sense to join them :-).

73s,

Mark T. Regan, K8MTR
CTO1, USNR-Retired (1969-1991)
Reynoldsburg, Ohio