by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Dec 10, 2013 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State, Technician
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by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Nov 30, 2013 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State, Technician
Re-Post from NGAUS Washington Report: Legislation that would grant veteran’s status to all National Guard and Reserve retirees has passed its first major hurdle. The House on Oct. 28 passed the Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees Act, which gives all...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Nov 27, 2013 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State
Why do we need stateside commissaries anyway? I save a lot of money off base. So let’s just get rid of them. There’s no question that commissaries overseas serve an incredibly important purpose. But back home? Unless you’re somewhere like Fort Irwin, Calif. (which is...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Nov 26, 2013 | Legislative, National, Technician
Senate Amendment 2349: National Guard dual-status military technicians would be deemed essential and exempt from furloughs. During the government shutdown in October, nearly all 40,000 Guard military technicians were furloughed.
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Nov 26, 2013 | Legislative, National
Senate Amendment 2110: A Guardsman wounded in combat does not receive credit toward the Post 9/11 GI Bill for the time spent in recovery, essentially penalizing the soldier or airman for being wounded. This amendment would count that time receiving medical care as...
