This survey being conducted so our National Military Leaders can be informed on your thoughts and concerns regarding the developing discussion around more training days for the Reserve Components and the future in general of the US Armed Forces. The National Guard Company Grade Committee has meetings in November with the Chief of NGB, and Directors of the
The Defense Department’s decision to place a for-profit university on probation has drawn fire from three Republican senators, who think the Pentagon acted unfairly when it restricted the school’s access to bases and prevented new students from enrolling if they use the military tuition assistance program. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and
From the Tricare Website: http://www.tricare.mil/rxnewrules090115 Starting October 1, 2015, a new law requires all TRICARE beneficiaries, except active duty service members, to get select brand name maintenance drugs through either TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery or from a military pharmacy. Beneficiaries who keep using a retail pharmacy for these drugs will have to pay the full
EANGUS will publish monthly talking points that you can pass out to your unit leadership that will help them explain what EANGUS does and how their membership in your State Association and EANGUS matters to the National Guard. They can be found here: http://dev.eangus.org/document-library/ under the Roll Calls folder. If your State Association is having difficulty
EANGUS will be on this call 2:30PM EDT TODAY: White House Outreach Call on Military Lending Act WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Tuesday, July 21, at 2:30PM EDT, Administration Officials will host an outreach call to further discuss the President’s announcement that the Department of Defense (DOD) today published final Military Lending Act rules closing harmful
Congress easily passed last week legislation to create an identification card for all honorably discharged service members. Supporters say the bill, now awaiting the signature of the president, will allow veterans to quickly prove their honorable service if they are asked. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., who said it proves Congress
The July Roll Call Wrap Up contains talking points that you can use to explain to your Soldiers and Airmen the importance of belonging to Professional Associations and exactly what EANGUS is doing on behalf of the National Guard. If it is not important to the Sr NCOs, then it won’t be important to the
EANGUS signs coalition letter in time for the House and Senate conferees to consider the FY16 NDAA. In addition to supporting RC retirement annuity, the coalition letter addresses support for the House-passed NDAA retirement provisions. Excerpts: Congress must ensure that any new military retirement system is robust enough to maintain the all-volunteer force and demonstrate
Army plans to cut 40,000 troops (By Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today) The Army plans to cut 40,000 soldiers from its ranks over the next two years, a reduction that will affect virtually all its domestic and foreign posts, the service asserts in a document obtained by USA Today. The potential troop cut comes as the
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