by | Nov 30, 2016 | Legislative, Legislative, Roll Call
Drill Weekend Talking Points for December 2016 Overview and Analysis of S. 2943 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 Conference Report Summary S. 2943 Conference Report (full report) Conference Committee’s Joint Explanatory Statement EANGUS...
by | Nov 4, 2016 | Legislative, Legislative, Roll Call
Drill Weekend Talking Points for November 2016 Congressional Update The 114th Congress has precious few days following the November 8 elections to pass any meaningful legislation. The Senate and House must agree on a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the...
by Frank Yoakum | Oct 17, 2016 | Legislative, National Guard, Politics, Technician
There has been some talk over the past several months about conversion. No, we are not talking about religion—we are talking about the Guard’s technician program. Section 1053 of the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 114-92), requires the SECDEF to...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | May 27, 2016 | Legislative, National, News, Politics
Can you spare 15 seconds for a National Guard Soldier? It is apparent that the only way to stop the harassment of National Guard Soldiers over GRAP is through the political arena, where it began. Click Here for press release from Senator Claire McCaskill’s...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | May 4, 2016 | Legislative, National, National Guard, Retirement
Keep in mind that this story focuses on only one aspect of the entire retirement reform language. In total, the reforms will provide more benefit to the National Guard than what was currently being made available. Financial experts are telling the Pentagon that the...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Feb 19, 2016 | Benefits, Legislative, Medical, National, Retirement, Veterans
The Pentagon’s FY2017 budget request once again proposes higher enrollment fees and copayments for working age military retirees and those aged 65 and older. Defense officials say the higher out-of-pocket costs will bring about better service and lower cumulative...
