What happens when somebody "leaves" RallyPoint? What are the notification responsibilities?

LTC Stephen F. — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 11:35:44 -0400

Since our military service is vetted before we become bona fide RallyPoint members, I was curious about what should happen when members die, become stricken with a debilitating disease like Alzheimer's or perish the thought leave of our own free will.
First - I expect our member number would be "retired." It might be nice to have a departed members page with the names and member numbers of those who have departed posted with soft funeral music in the background :-)
Second - there should be a process by which RallyPoint is notified in the event of death. I know that Funeral Homes forward death certificates to Social Security. Since RallyPoint has access to some personal DoD information such as DD 214's, I would hope that there would be a relationship with the VA and DoD so that notification of military deaths either in service or later could be linked back to RallyPoint which could then close/retire an account.
Third - practically speaking there are many RallyPoint members who have done virtually nothing since they joined. How long can/should somebody be a member without entering any keystrokes since they first signed up? Should there be a way to automatically "check the pulse" periodically to verify contact information without being invasive?
Fourth - have RallyPoint member numbers 1 through 603 been "retired" already? I expect those numbers may have been part of the beta test period and that is why the founders numbers seem to start at 604.

Response by 2d Lt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 13 at 2015 11:40 AM

2d Lt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 11:40:19 -0400

Nice idea, sir. On the inactivity: I would think that some AD SMs may be unable to use RP frequently if at all depending on their circumstances. Others may just want to take a hiatus and come back after their break. Some that are actively reading and gathering information may not appear to be active if they don't prefer to post (i.e. They feel they have more to learn than to teach).

Response by SSG Laureano Pabon made Jun 13 at 2015 3:25 PM

SSG Laureano Pabon — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 15:25:12 -0400

LTC Stephen F. , Sir I been a member since November 8, 2013, on question number 4, I don't know what number I fall under or where to look for it.