by John Harris | Sep 9, 2014 | Retirement
From NGAUS: Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, is seeking support among his colleagues for a section of the fiscal 2015 Senate Armed Services Committee defense bill that would provide National Guardsmen with an easier path toward an earlier retirement. He is requesting that his...
by John Harris | Sep 9, 2014 | Retirement
A soldier killed in World War II while serving with a New York National Guard unit will be buried Friday at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., a year after his remains were found on a Pacific island. Pfc. Bernard Gavrin of Brooklyn, N.Y., was with the...
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...
by John Harris | Sep 1, 2014 | National
From Military.com Military-wide changes to the military’s Tuition Assistance program will require troops to pay back funds if they perform poorly in class beginning Aug. 28. Servicemembers taking undergraduate courses will have to achieve a grade of C or higher,...
by John Harris | Aug 29, 2014 | National
VFW DEMANDS SGT. TAHMOORESSI’S RELEASE National commander calls on all American veterans to take action KANSAS CITY (August 28, 2014) — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is demanding the immediate release of U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, who has...
by John Harris | 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 John Harris | Aug 27, 2014 | National, State
The minutemen were among the first people to fight in the American Revolution and still are ready and willing to fight against all enemies of the United States – foreign and domestic. The name of the model of this drawing is “Luke” and he is an active duty...
by John Harris | 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 John Harris | 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 John Harris | 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...
