April Drill Talking Points

    Only seven military service organizations were asked to testify before the Senate and House Armed Services Committees regarding TRICARE reform in March. Of those seven, only EANGUS and one other organization were invited to both hearings. Congressional Testimony: On March 8, Scott Bousum, EANGUS Legislative Director, testified on the record before the Senate

OCONUS Position Open for Tradesman

  Tradesman- Locations: International (London, Mexico, Chad, Pakistan and others) Compensation: $90K Base + Area Differential (30% to 55%) + 10% Completion Bonus + Living Allowance – Housing provided; housing and utilities are paid by the employer.   Our client, an International construction company is seeking the following skills for immediate assignments abroad: Rough Carpenters, Finish Carpenters, Electricians,

EANGUS testifies again!

One good way to start off St. Patrick’s Day is to testify in Congress. EANGUS did just that. Our Executive Director, Frank Yoakum, was one of five on a panel of military service organizations to go behind closed doors and brief members of the Personnel Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee. It was the

EANGUS set to testify before SASC Personnel Subcommittee

At 2:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 8, Scott Bousum of the EANGUS National Office will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee’s Personnel Subcommittee. The subcommittee members will hear from two panels regarding Fiscal Year 2017 Department of Defense Personnel Programs. The priorities of the hearing are included in the official invitation letter here. The

Army Vice Chief of Staff supports National Guard losing Apaches, but says needs more flexible access to National Guard

The National Guard continues to be the target of doing more with less.  While there is an effort to remove the Apaches from the National Guard, something that is adamantly opposed by the National Guard and this Association, there is also the call to use the National Guard more, improve flexibility in reach-back capability, and

EANGUS welcomes SGM (RET) Frank Yoakum as its next Executive Director

Thursday, February 18, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact: CMSgt (Ret) John Harris, EANGUS President Contact Info: president@eangus.org   EANGUS welcomes SGM (Ret) Frank Yoakum as its next Executive Director   ALEXANDRIA, VA – Chief Master Sergeant (retired) John M. Harris, President of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS),

The EANGUS Guardian Scholarship

The EANGUS Guardian Scholarship provided by Kaplan University Kaplan University is pleased to be working with EANGUS to help National Guard Members and their families reach their education and career goals.  Through the EANGUS Guardian Scholarship Program, the flexibility of KU’s online programs, and the quality of our outcome oriented degree programs, EANGUS members can

EANGUS Call for Publication Contest Entries – 2016

TO: EANGUS Executive Council, State Presidents, State & Area Publication Chairs. FROM: Andrew Strauss, EANGUS Publication Committee Chair. 1. Annual Call for 2016 entries for EANGUS Publication Contest 2. A separate ENTRY FORM needs to be submitted with each category you wish to enter. 3. You may submit “HARD COPIES” to: EANGUS Attn: Publication Entry