by John Harris | Oct 29, 2014 | Retirement
November 4th is Election Day in America. The DC pundits and handicappers predict the balance of power will shift and favor the GOP in both the House and the Senate for the 114th Congress beginning in January 2015. Prior to elections, the House of Representatives had...
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 15, 2014 | Retirement
From The Retired Enlisted Association: When Congress passed the Veterans, Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 (H.R.3230) to hopefully improve veterans access to healthcare through the VA it they included 2 important educational benefits in the bill. First it...
by John Harris | Oct 15, 2014 | Retirement
Revisions made to Pentagon travel rules went into effect this month and the result is often less money for service members on temporary duty. The biggest change is to the per diem rate reimbursement for lengthy TDYs. According to Army Times, a person on TDY for 31 to...
by John Harris | Oct 9, 2014 | Retirement
EANGUS has an interim Legislative Director, Scott Bousum. Before joining the EANGUS team, Scott was the Director of National Security Policy and Procurement Policy at TechAmerica, a leading U.S. technology industry association. Scott previously served as legislative...
by John Harris | Oct 8, 2014 | Retirement
Air Force Magazine Hostage’s Warning October 2014 By John A. Tirpak Mike Hostage laid out the Air Force’s past and future readiness problem in no uncertain terms. Last year’s budget sequester so crippled the Air Force that a third of its fleet was grounded and...
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 19, 2014 | Retirement
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