3.47 In addition to duties specified in USPS
Bylaws, the secretary is in charge of USPS
headquarters. The office is staffed by employees,
none of whom is a member of USPS or a relative of
a USPS member's family.
The headquarters building, located in Raleigh,
North Carolina, provides suitable space for the
office staff, a library, a shipping department and
warehousing. The clerical details of the secretary's
and treasurer's departments are handled at headquarters.
Squadron merchandise is packaged and
shipped from there.
Headquarters personnel maintain the
individual membership records and the addressing
files for The Ensign. Computerized mailing labels
for squadron and district use are available at
moderate cost.
All educational course materials are shipped
from headquarters' stock, and examinations for the
course are ordered from this office. All educational
department activities are handled in accordance
with directives issued by that department and
detailed instructions for ordering and reporting
appear in the Operations Manual or are
shown on various USPS forms.
Headquarters Contacts
