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March 9, 2011
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ROA Responds to DoD Funding Shortfall
ROA has signed letters to the House and Senate Appropriations committees urging both to pass defense appropriations for FY2011. The Continuing Resolution (CR) process is impacting DoD activities, delaying training, procurement, and maintenance across the services, and it will continue to do so as long as Senate Democrats and House Republicans disagree on reductions in spending.
 Blog: Funding shortfall faces Department of Defense
TMC Letter to Chairmen Inouye and Cochran on FY2011 Defense Appropriations
Proposed TRICARE Fee Increases
ROA met with DoD officials and HASC staff to discuss proposed TRICARE fee increases.
ROA Responds to TRICARE Fee Proposals
Roundtable with Minority Leader Pelosi
ROA participated in Rep. Pelosi's quarterly veteran and military service organizational roundtable. Top issues highlighted were employment, mental health and suicide, and VA claims.
Meeting with Sen. Kerry
ROA met with Sen. John Kerry’s staff to discuss retroactive earlier Reserve retirement, which would credit those that have been activated since Sept. 11, 2001, rather than just those activated since the early retirement bill passed in 2008. Sens. Kerry and Chambliss have sponsored such legislation.
Introducing the 112th Congress' Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Blog: Introducing the New SVAC
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Upcoming Events
Afghanistan: Regional Stability Global Security
March 16, 2011 - ROA HQ, Washington
Joint Officer Professional Development Seminar
Junior Officers and Warrant Officers: Join us April 7-10, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Not all professional development is service-generated and ROA provides the only JOINT program for Reservists! Ask your Command about coming on orders today. |
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Law Reviews
No. 1124 Federal and State laws may define ‘Veteran Status’ differently
No. 1123 The Case of the Misplaced Parentheses: Punctuation can impact USERRA five-year rule.
No. 1113 Revised Military Voting in Chicago Mayoral Election
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Digital Version of March-April 2011 Officer Magazine Now Available
March-April 2011 Officer
Wall of Gold at MMB
Reserve your space now to be included in the Wall of Gold engraving in April. The inscriptions on ROA's white marble Walls are timeless. They honor America’s citizen warriors in permanent tribute directly across from the United States Capitol.
Wall of Gold Program |
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| *REMINDER: Daylight Savings Time Begins March 13 |
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK:
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with U.S. Army 1st Lt. Mike Viti, an International Security Assistance Force member and platoon leader, on Combat Outpost Kowall in Afghanistan, March 8, 2011. DOD photo by Cherie Cullen
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