by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Jun 3, 2014 | Legislative, National
Congress can best determine how the Army should look only if it has good and accurate data, a leading congressman with a National Guard background said last week. Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., a co-chairman of the House National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus, said the...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Apr 16, 2014 | Legislative, National
From The Hill National Guard supporters are pushing back against the Army’s proposal to cut the guard force of 350,000 down to 335,000 by 2017. In a Tuesday statement titled “Why Are Army Leaders So Afraid of a Commission,” the National Guard...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Apr 16, 2014 | Legislative, National
From our friends at NGAUS. NGAUS released today the following statement by retired Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett, the NGAUS president: “Nothing seems more distasteful to Army leaders these days than the notion of Congress creating a commission to take an outside look...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Mar 11, 2014 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State, Technician
Governors send letter to President: Dear Mr. President: The nation’s governors strongly oppose the potential cuts to the Army National Guard advocated by the U.S. Army’s fiscal 2015 budget request. For more than a decade, our National Guard has...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Mar 11, 2014 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State
It looks like DoD is taking a page out of the Air Force playbook: What is the first thing built on a new Air Force Base? The Golf Course. What is the last thing built on a new Air Force Base? The runway. The reason for that is money. If you run out of money and...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Feb 28, 2014 | Legislative, Retirement, State
GOVERNOR JINDAL UNVEILS LEGISLATION IN SUPPORT OF VETERANS BATON ROUGE – Today, Governor Bobby Jindal unveiled three legislative proposals he will pursue during the upcoming legislative session in support of Louisiana veterans. Governor Jindal said, “Over the past six...
