by John Harris | Oct 29, 2014 | Legislative, National
One reaction by the Army to the BCA budget cuts is to realign its aviation assets. The Army Aviation Restructuring Initiative (ARI) calls for the Army Guard to transfer all its Apache helicopters to the active component, retire all the Kiowa helicopters, transfer...
by John Harris | Oct 19, 2014 | Legislative, National, State
When you initiate new activities, find things you are currently doing that you can discontinue–whether reports, activities, etc. It works, but you must force yourself to do it. Always keep in mind your “teeth-to-tail ratio.” Watch the growth of...
by John Harris | Oct 19, 2014 | Legislative, National, State
Public servants are paid to serve the American people. Do it well. Congress, the press and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort is spent, rather than whether the money or effort actually achieves the announced goal. It is very difficult to spend...
by John Harris | 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 John Harris | Oct 8, 2014 | National
EANGUS “WE CARE FOR AMERICA” FOUNDATION, Inc. To Donate Now Or use the WCFA CFC #11859 The EANGUS “We Care for America” Foundation, Inc.’s (WCFA) National Guard Soldiers and Airmen Emergency Relief Program provides a grant to...
by John Harris | 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...
