by John Harris | Feb 5, 2014 | Retirement
How to apply: Here is the link that was posted last night to announce the need http://bit.ly/1fG8nc8 Job Brief Immediate need for 100 temporary resources to support the NBA All-Star Jam Session for the 2014 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans, LA, on Feb. 14-16,...
by John Harris | Feb 4, 2014 | State
We are building a float to recognize wounded service members. It will be handicap accessible but we are having trouble finding wounded service members to ride. We are planning to put the float in Dionysus in Slidell on Sunday February 23 and in Argus in Metairie on...
by John Harris | Feb 3, 2014 | Legislative, National, Retirement
In an article that appeared in Military Times.com this week, six former Senior Enlisted Leaders from the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Army and Coast Guard publicly expressed their opposition to the COLA cut for under age 62 military retirees that was enacted by...
by John Harris | Jan 31, 2014 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State
Team EANGUS, The National Office Staff has had an incredibly productive start in the New Year. Higlights include a surge in membership (more than 5,000!) and a record number (108) of attendees to our Legislative Workshop that begins tomorrow: Some key information and...
by John Harris | Jan 26, 2014 | Retirement
From Shawn, “I would like to share a brief moment of initial uncertainty that I experienced while assessing what had just happened to us after the fire had been extinguished. I was walking around our home and the reality that the fire had destroyed everything...
by John Harris | Jan 20, 2014 | Retirement
From TREA (The Retired Enlisted Association): A new report released by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs has revealed that young veterans are committing suicide at a rate that is nearly three times the rate that active duty Army troops have been committing suicide...
by John Harris | Jan 15, 2014 | Legislative, National
The Air Force fought with the National Guard last year over cuts, and they took more than a few bruises as a result. With a new CSAF at the helm, the Air Force and the Air Guard are mending relationships and as a result, there are many new missions in the Air Guard...
by John Harris | Jan 14, 2014 | Legislative, National
Summary of a story in DefenseNews. Last week, the the US Army Chief, Gen Odierno caught the ire of some of our National Guard leaders when he stated that the National Guard is not interchangeable with Active Duty. At an earlier event, he equated the National Guard to...
by John Harris | Jan 1, 2014 | Retirement
Chief Master Sergeant Anthony Lopez is the namesake for The Louisiana National Guard Enlisted Association Scholarship. The program awards two scholarships every year in the amount of $2,000 each. Chief Lopez joined the Air Force in 1957 and served in Korea for 18...
by John Harris | Dec 20, 2013 | Legislative, National, Retirement, State, Technician
One of the federal benefits EANGUS and LANGEA has helped secure in the past is recognition of out-of-pocket expenses for Guardsmen who travel significant distances to serve for their drill weekends. Current tax law allows currently serving Guardsmen and reservists...
