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Assistant Vice President for Guard Affairs - CW5 Rhea Pruett

Assistant Vice President for Reserve Affairs - CW2 Virginia Oscovitch

 

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Guard Bureau offers social media guidelines for Guardsmen - see more. 8/19/10

 

Federal Rules Published for TRICARE Retired Reserve - see more. 8/10/10

 

National Guard Warrant Officer receives the Soldier's Medal - CW3 Clifford Bauman was awarded the Soldier's Medal at Fort Monroe on July 23 for his actions that resulted in saving the lives of three men following a boating accident in the Chesapeake Bay on October 3, 2009 - see more. 8/3/10

 

2010 Freedom Award Recipients - The Department of Defense has announced the recipients of the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest recognition given by the U.S. Government to employers for their outstanding support of employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve. Marking the 15th anniversary of the award, instituted in 1996 under then Secretary of Defense William Perry, this year's honorees range from a small plumbing company to a state government to a large grocery store chain. The 2010 recipients were: Bill Bragg Plumbing, San Francisco, CA; City of Irvine Police Department, Irvine, CA; Dollar General Corporation, Goodlettsville, TN; East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; Food Lion, Salisbury, NC; Franklin's Printing, Murfreesboro, TN; Hawaii State Government, Honolulu, HI; Intuit, Mountain View, CA; Legacy Sports International, Reno, NV; Logistics Health Inc, La Crosse, WI; MERCK and Company Inc, Whitehouse Station, NJ; Michigan Department of State Police, Lansing, MI; Newmont Mining Corporation, Denver, CO; Southern Company, Atlanta, GA; and Yerecic Label, New Kensington, PA. Almost 2,500 Guard and Reserve members, or their family members, from across the country nominated employers for exceptional support, which included providing full salary, continuation of benefits, care packages and even family support to employees fulfilling their military obligation. The Freedom Award will be presented to these employers during a formal ceremony Thursday, September 23, 2010 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.  USAWOA congratulates these outstanding companies in their support to members of the National Guard and Reserve! 8/3/10

 

Be the First to Know About TRICARE Retired Reserve - TRICARE Retired Reserve, a new program being launched in the fall, will allow certain “gray area” retired National Guard and Reserve personnel, who are not yet age 60, the opportunity to purchase TRICARE health coverage - see more. 7/29/10

 

Time Running Out for Troops, Veterans to Claim 'Stop Loss' Pay - Eligible service members and veterans have less than three months to apply for Retroactive "Stop Loss" Special Pay. The special pay was approved by Congress as part of the 2009 War Supplemental Appropriations Act. Servicemembers and veterans who involuntarily served or were on "Stop Loss" from Sept. 11, 2001 to Sept. 30, 2009, are entitled to $500 for each month served past their contracted end-of-service, resignation or retirement date - see more. 7/29/10

 

The Army officer/warrant officer Call to Active Duty (CAD) program - This program is used to fill active component branch/functional area shortages (Army Competitive Category only) and is an opportunity for reserve component (RC) officers and warrant officers to serve in the active component. Though not directly discussed in recent CAD messages, this program remains open to RC CW2 – CW4 warrant officers in any of the basic branch MOS’.  Application procedures and eligibility criteria are provided in the MILPER message 10-199 FY11 Call to Active Duty. See the message for specifics. 7/29/10

 

2010 Army Reserve Posture Statement - complete Posture Statement submitted by the USAR to Congress is available at www.usar.army.mil/arweb/mission/ARPS2010/Pages/ARPShomepage.aspx 6/29/10

 

Lawmakers Push Mental Health Care for IRR - A group of House lawmakers is renewing an effort to give inactive reservists who have had at least one deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan special access to mental health services.  11,000 Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) members and individual Mobilization Augmentees would be affected.  Because they are not members of active or reserve units, they do not have the same access to mental health and suicide prevention programs as other combat veterans, which is why the lawmakers are pushing to expand the reach of military help.  The call is intended to check on the emotional, medical, psychological and financial status of IRR members and to get them help for any problems.  For more information, please go to; http://www.armytimes.com/news/2010/05/military_IRR_mentalhealth_050610w/. 5/25/10

 

Position Vacancy Board (PVB) Guidance to TPU Commanders - 28 Apr 10 - A policy memo from the Chief, Army Reserve was issued 28 Apr 2010 providing  information and guidance regarding position vacancy promotions, and advises that commanders must familiarize themselves with the Position Vacancy Board (PVB) process to ensure it is used as an effective tool. Click here to view and/or download the memo (AKO UserID required). 5/18/10

 

ROA NEWS: Award Process Open for Outstanding WO, JO of the Year - The competition for the CW4 Michael J. Novosel Outstanding Warrant Officer of the Year Award is now open - see CW4 Michael J. Novosel Outstanding Warrant Officer of the Year Award information. 5/11/10

Promotion of Mobilized and ADOS Army Reserve TPU Officers - memo from the AR G1 supersedes AR G1 memo, Subject: Promotion of Mobilized Reserve Component (RC) Troop Program Unit (TPU) Officers and RC Warrant Officers, 18 Apr 08, and clarifies promotion policy for mobilized/ADOS warrant officers, and consolidates recent changes in the ADOS promotion policy for AR TPU officers - see memo.

 

Mandatory Removal Date (MRD) Calculations, RC Officers - This web link  leads to an MRD calculator on the HRC website.

 

NPRC Change to OMPF Request Processes - National Archives and Records Administration's National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) announced a change to the Official Military Personnel Files request processes to ease confusion regarding limited accessibility. Visit the NPRC Web page.

 

Help us find our Lost Members - we do not have a current mailing address for many members. They are not receiving their NEWSLINER. If you know anyone on the list, please ask them to contact us - see listing.

 

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