by Frank Yoakum | May 25, 2016 | National Guard, Politics
Problems related to the Army National Guard Recruiting Assistance Program (G-RAP) resulted in the largest criminal investigation in the US Army to date. However, the results of the investigation do not justify the means. On Sunday, May 22, 2016, CBS aired a story on...
by John Harris | May 20, 2016 | Legislative, National, National Guard, News, Politics, Veterans
WASHINGTON (May 20, 2016) — The Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States today released the following statement by Sgt. Maj. (ret) Frank Yoakum, the EANGUS Executive Director. The Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States,...
by | May 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
The EANGUS Guardian Scholarship provided by Kaplan University The EANGUS Scholarship Program includes two types of Scholarships for EANGUS members including their spouses or dependent children. 3 Full Scholarships covering all tuition and fees for a Kaplan University...
by | May 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
H.R. 4909, The Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act Following-up on last week’s Legislative Update, H.R. 4904, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) passed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 will be debated on the House...
by | May 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
American Public University System (APUS) and the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) have joined forces to implement an academic scholarship program to meet the needs of EANGUS members and their families. At APUS, we believe you...
by | May 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
May is Military Appreciation month; a fitting time for the selection process of applications submitted for the EANGUS Guardian Scholarship Program at Kaplan University. From the applicants, 3 full scholarships and up to 25 partial scholarships will be awarded to...
by John Harris | 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 | May 2, 2016 | Legislative, National, News, Politics
H.R. 4909 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 passed favorably out of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) with a vote of 60 to 2. In all the committee markup process took nearly seventeen hours. Overview There are provisions in the bill...
by John Harris | Apr 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
Oregon National Guard Specialist Alek Skarlatos was awarded the EANGUS Humanitarian Award for the heroic actions he took to subdue a terrorist and save countless lives while traveling in Europe. Bobby Jones and John Harris presented the award to Skarlatos at the...
by | Apr 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
NEW PATRIOT DIGITAL EDITION The Spring 2016 Edition is available online. FEATURES: Legislative Workshop 2016 Washington D.C. Treasurer’s Update EANGUS Treasurer 1SG (Ret) Brad Howell Scholarships Deadlines are approaching Technicians Corner Summary of Impacts...