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Posted By Administration,
Monday, July 9, 2018
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Mr. Robert Wilkie, nominated to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, recently attended a hearing to discuss his views on leading VA. Next week when Congress returns from the 4th of July they will vote him out of committee in order to get his nomination completed by Congress before August recess. Congressional is fast tracking Mr. Wilkie because their bill, The Mission Act, only has a year to be implemented and they are fast running out of time for the VA Secretary to make it happen. Mr. Wilkie is an Air Force Reserve officer.
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Posted By ROA National Staff,
Thursday, June 28, 2018
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Now that the House and Senate have passed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019, the Armed Services Committee members and staff will start negotiating the differences between the two bill versions. Here are the agreed upon Conferees:
On the Republican side, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) named the following conferees:
- From the House Armed Services Committee: Chairman Mac Thornberry (Texas), Reps. Joe Wilson (S.C.), Frank LoBiondo (N.J.), Rob Bishop (Utah), Michael Turner (Ohio), Mike Rogers (Ala.), Bill Shuster (Pa.), Mike Conaway (Texas), Doug Lamborn (Colo.), Robert Wittman (Va.), Mike Coffman (Colo.), Vicky Hartzler (Mo.), Austin Scott (Ga.), Paul Cook (Calif.), Bradley Byrne (Ala.), Elise Stefanik (N.Y.), Don Bacon (Neb.) and Jim Banks (Ind.).
- From the Energy and Commerce Committee: Reps. Bob Latta (Ohio) and Bill Johnson (Ohio).
- From the Foreign Affairs Committee: Chairman Ed Royce (Calif.) and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.).
- From the Financial Services Committee: Chairman Jeb Hensarling (Texas) and Rep. Andy Barr (Ky.).
On the Democratic side, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) named the following conferees:
- From the Senate Armed Services Committee: Ranking member Adam Smith (Wash.), Reps. Susan Davis (Calif.), James Langevin (R.I.), Jim Cooper (Tenn.), Joe Courtney (Conn.), Niki Tsongas (Mass.), John Garamendi (Calif.), Jackie Speier (Calif.), Marc Veasey (Texas), Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii), Beto O'Rourke (Texas) and Stephanie Murphy (Fla.), as well as Del. Madeleine Bordallo (Guam).
- From Energy and Commerce: Ranking member Frank Pallone (N.J.).
- From Financial Services: Ranking member Maxine Waters (Calif.).
- From Foreign Affairs: Ranking member Eliot Engel (N.Y.).
The non-Armed Services conferees from other committees are there to negotiate on a provision related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, according to news releases.
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Posted By Administration,
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
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The Senate just completed their version of the FY2019 NDAA. It included a reduction of end strength for the National Guard and Reserve so they stay at FY2018 levels. It also allows the services to defer promotion consideration for reserve component servicemembers who are in a non-participatory, membership-only status. This gives these officers more time to come back into a participating category and get good years before meeting a promotion board.
The bill text (S. 2987) is available here.
The report (S. Rpt. 115-262) is available here.
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Posted By ROA National Staff,
Thursday, June 14, 2018
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ROA is excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2018 national convention!
Click here to Register now.
This year’s national convention promises many exciting events for ROA members to include an update on TRICARE, a professional development seminar, a banquet with a congressional speaker (invited), awards presentations, speaker presentations, a State of the Association address, a detailed update on current legislation, and training on conducting grass-roots activities. All this while connecting with old friends and making new ones.
Click here for more information or to register for the event.
We hope to see you there!
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Posted By ROA National Staff,
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
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ROA’s Memorial Op-Ed was published in The Hill. “Among the sacred honors to befall a military officer away from the battlefield is to give a Memorial Day address. Speaking to Americans on this hallowed day is perhaps surpassed only by the responsibility of the gravesite presentation of the flag to a spouse or parent grieving profound loss. Or, being the first senior official to visit with the family at Dover Air Force Base as they await the repatriation of their loved one’s remains. Sharing the honor of these responsibilities with my fellow flag officers — admirals and generals — I joined an ancestry of sacred gratitude.” READ THE FULL STORY
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Posted By ROA National Staff,
Monday, May 14, 2018
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The Department of Virginia is seeking volunteers to present ROA medals and certificates at JROTC award ceremonies around the state.
Ceremonies will take place from now through the first week of June in the following areas: Burke, Charles City, Fredericksburg, Goochland, Hampton, Newport News, Portsmouth, Richmond, Smithfield, Stafford, Surry County, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, and Yorktown.
If you are interested in taking part in one or more of these ceremonies, contact Amy Blumenthal, the Dept of Virginia ROTC/JROTC liaison, at trythisab@gmail.com.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to support ROA and the Department of Virginia. But more importantly, don’t miss this opportunity to support our young up-and-coming officers!
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Posted By ROA National Staff,
Thursday, May 3, 2018
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In its fourth exclusive op-ed with The Hill, ROA continues to lead the way by being the only national military group with a regular column in a national news media publication! This past Sunday, ROA’s piece on the DD-214 “type of statement” was issued online. READ MORE
This high-priority topic is one of ROA’s major legislative initiatives for the 115th Congress and we continue to build support in Washington, D.C. To further showcase ROA’s broad reach, the legislative team was asked to participate in a conference call with the RAND Corporation last week to discuss their research on the DD-214. Specifically, RAND has been tasked by the U.S. Government with recommending revisions to the 68-year old “Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty” form that often does not fully reflect a Reserve Component member’s service. ROA emphasized the inequities that currently exist with the DD-214 for servicemembers, specifically those from the Cold War period.
For more information on ROA's position, click here.
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Posted By ROA National Staff,
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
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Listen to the hearing on ways to extend Arlington National Cemetery capacity on Thursday, March 8, 2018 - 10:30am. Listen Here
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Posted By ROA National Staff,
Monday, March 5, 2018
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ROA's latest op-ed was published by The Hill on the importance of biennial defense funding. ROA is the only military group in Washington to have a monthly column in Washington media. This is our third column published since the new year in The Hill: “The budget deal signed Feb. 9 by President Trump funds the federal government for two years and postpones further damage to military readiness, especially that suffered by our hometown members of the Reserve and National Guard, by exactly that length of time. …”
CLICK HERE for the full story.
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Posted By ROA National Staff,
Thursday, March 1, 2018
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A webinar is available on Tue, Mar 6, 2018 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST for National Guard and Reserve members who experience various stages of activation throughout their military careers. This webinar will discuss those stages and its impact on health care eligibility, as well as medical, dental and pharmacy options TRICARE offers to them and their family members.
Registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/202239059845410562.
Dial-in info: Main Number (631) 992-3221 | Access Code: 636-845-568
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