by Jeffrey Frisby | Mar 11, 2024 | 2017 State Annual Conference
If you are in the Air Guard, not in AGR status, and want to attend college, you’d better hope your State has a robust tuition assistance program, because there is no money for federal tuition assistance like the Army Guard has. This issue has been on the to-do...
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by Jeffrey Frisby | Feb 21, 2024 | 2017 State Annual Conference
Congress occasionally considers legislation that adds money for specific reasons outside of regular appropriations acts and usually after the fiscal year has begun. These pieces of special legislation are called supplementals. They supplement the original...
by Jeffrey Frisby | Feb 12, 2024 | 2017 State Annual Conference
Section 577 of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act mandates higher fitness standards for those positions in the Army [Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve] that have a propensity for close combat. This section of law only pertains to the Army and no other...
by Jeffrey Frisby | Feb 5, 2024 | 2017 State Annual Conference
One of the little known provisions in the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act is tucked away in section 702. It’s so small; anyone could pass right over it. And the language looks so innocuous that some might think it to be a technical correction. It...
by Jeffrey Frisby | Jan 15, 2024 | 2017 State Annual Conference
Active duty and drilling Guard and Reserve members’ pay will increase 5.2% over 2023 rates. It will be the largest increase in pay in two decades. DFAS is due to issue the official pay tables in January 2024. Military pay is taxable in most States. Basic...
by Jeffrey Frisby | Jan 8, 2024 | 2017 State Annual Conference
What to Expect from the 2nd Session of the 118th Congress (or what Congress will be up to from January to December 2024) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA for 2024 was signed into law on December 22, 2023 (Public Law 118-31) and will be in effect...
by | Nov 3, 2023 | Roll Call
To: EANGUS MembersFrom: EANGUS National Office Please share the following Roll Call: Drill Weekend Talking Points with other unit members The EANGUS Legislative Quarterly Summit is almost here! This event provides our members the opportunity to Learn about the...
by | Nov 3, 2023 | Roll Call
To: EANGUS MembersFrom: EANGUS National Office Please share the following Roll Call: Drill Weekend Talking Points with other unit members The EANGUS Legislative Quarterly Summit is almost here! This event provides our members the opportunity to Learn about the...
by KAREN CRAIG | Oct 7, 2023 | 2017 State Annual Conference
Every year, federal employees and retirees rally to support charities they choose through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). It’s amazing to see how giving a little out of each paycheck can add up to so much happiness when we all give together … and,...
by | Oct 6, 2023 | Roll Call
To: EANGUS MembersFrom: EANGUS National Office Please share the following Roll Call: Drill Weekend Talking Points with other unit members We must maintain 25 Fighter Wings in the Air National Guardby EANGUS Legislative Director Kevin Hollinger The Air National...
