by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 15, 2017 | Legislative
Last week, one of our fellow professional military organizations, TREA (The Enlisted Association) and their Legislative Director, Larry Madison, led an event on Capitol Hill for the top leaders of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Reserve...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 8, 2017 | Medical, National Guard
A message recently went out to the members of the Minnesota National Guard (Army and Air) regarding upcoming changes to the Tricare Dental Program. Members who currently have TRICARE Dental coverage either have, or will, receive the email below. Please review this...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 8, 2017 | Legislative
This legislation was just introduced in the last week. This list is provided for your information only. S.493: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 6, 2017 | Benefits
MNGEA State President Ray Kennedy this week drafted a letter for US Representative Timothy Walz (MN-1) extending the Association’s support for The Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act. During the MNGEA State Conference a few weeks ago, a resolution was passed...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 6, 2017 | Education, Legislative
Tuesday, February 28, 2017 (U.S. Senate) – U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Ranking Member of the Veterans Affairs Committee, and Senators Al Franken (D-Minn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today are introducing legislation to...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 1, 2017 | Benefits, News
New Legislation Includes Portions of Sen. Franken’s Bill to Help Bring Hard-Earned Benefits to Guardsmen & Reservists Who Were Deployed to Dangerous Areas WASHINGTON, D.C. [02/28/17]—Today, U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) said that he is putting the pressure on...
by | Feb 28, 2017 | Legislative, Roll Call
Drill Weekend Talking Points: March 2017 Update From Washington The 115th Congress is in full swing. The Democrat Caucus and Republican Conference conducted their retreats in January, new and returning members jostled for committee, and subcommittee,...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 27, 2017 | Benefits, Veterans
Below is an article from TREA (The Enlisted Association) regarding Concurrent Receipt. This has been an ongoing initiative for MNGEA and EANGUS and this article gives a great breakdown on the topic. The article below was published on TREA’s “The Enlisted...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 27, 2017 | National Guard
By: Kathleen Curthoys (Military Times) – February 26, 2017 Reserve component officers and warrant officers can go on active duty if they apply to be considered within the next few weeks. The Army is expanding the Regular Army Call to Active Duty program this...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 15, 2017 | National Guard
By: Charlsy Panzino, Air Force Times, February 7, 2017 The Air National Guard is working with private employers to renegotiate the number of reserve training days for its airmen. ANG Director Lt. Gen. Scott Rice said the shift to a fully operational reserve force has...
