JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. - As the temperatures in the National Capital Region finally start to climb, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall's Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers (BOSS) program and Single Marine Program (SMP) have a smattering of upcoming events for service members looking to have some fun and capitalize on their free time.
May 9, BOSS organized a 2.5-mile fun run and concurrent 1-mile walk for service members, drawing more than 60 runners to the starting point in the Fort Myer Fitness Center parking lot. Originally planned as a 5k race, the route had to be shortened because of the McNair Road closure on the Fort Myer portion of the joint base.
Alpha Company won an award for most unit participation, and The Old Guard won for most participation from an organization, said Staff Sgt. Daniel Hood, BOSS president, in an email to the Pentagram following the race.
The BOSS program gives single Soldiers constructive options for recreation and volunteer work in an effort to enhance their lives.
A list of upcoming BOSS events can be found below:
May 29: Laser Tag at Ultrazone, Bailey's Crossroads
May 31: The BOSS program at Fort Detrick, Md., will host a BOSS Block Party from 4 to 8 p.m.
June 13: Paintball event at Andrews Air Force Base
Additionally, the Fort Myer BOSS program volunteers every Friday at the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center in Arlington, Hood said.
For more information about the BOSS program and upcoming events, email fmmcbosspresident@gmail.com or call 703-696-3471.
Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall's Single Marine Program also has a series of upcoming events, including a pre-Memorial Day barbeque May 22 at 11 a.m. For more information, visit the Single Marine Program website at www.mccshh.com/SMP.html or email the program coordinator at: johnsonm2@usmc-mccs.org.
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