by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Oct 15, 2014 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State
While many of us have joined the Guard after these things were corrected, back in the day… I was not permitted to use the BX/PX (later program involved stamping LES card for 1 visit for each drill period) I was not permitted to use the Commissary (later program...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Sep 3, 2014 | Legislative, National, State
From NGAUS: A budget shortfall is forcing most if not all states to postpone drill this month for members of the Army National Guard. According to Guard officials, there is not enough money in the fiscal 2014 budget to pay for September training. The National Guard...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Aug 27, 2014 | Legislative, National, State
In line with Secretary McDonald’s directive, the New Orleans VA Regional Office will host a town hall for Veterans, Service members, their families and survivors, to discuss non-medical VA benefits. Community members and organizations that assist Veterans with their...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Aug 25, 2014 | Legislative, National
A co-chairman of the Senate National Guard Caucus says the country may be overlooking the severity of the current threats because it is tired of war after 13 years and asked NGAUS to help him convince citizens and lawmakers that now is not the time to cut the...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Aug 5, 2014 | Legislative, National
Each year, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) specifies the budget and expenditures of the US Department of Defense. House and Senate staff from the Armed Services committees will be working during the recess to draft a compromise proposal in case the...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Aug 4, 2014 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State
Now is the Time to Go to Town Hall Meetings Congress is on its summer break through Labor Day. Newspapers are reporting it as a vacation. But for most of the Representatives and Senators it is not. This is the time that the 2014 Congressional campaigns are heating...
