1 Massachusetts Avenue NW EANGUS 1 Massachusetts Avenue NW Suite 880 Washington DC 20001 800-234-EANG (3264)

Who We Are An Association of Associations 54 State Chapters and 1 National Chapter 7 geographical areas Almost 40,000 members—should be 400,000 History dating back to 1970 (SD and MS) Washington DC presence since 1989 THE professional association for National Guard enlisted men and women, their families, retirees

Who We Are

New Office Sold Alexandria property Dec 2016 National Guard Memorial Building 8th (top) floor Close to Union Station, Senate, Capitol, Metro Close to NGAUS, ROA, VFW NGYF co-located

Major Events February—State President’s Workshop February—Legislative Workshop & Awards May—Conference Site Visit August—Annual Conference (Reno 2017)

2016 Accomplishments Use of urgent care clinics without referrals from a doctor instead of using emergency rooms Survivor Benefits Program Parity for IDT deaths—Guard surviving spouses paid the same as active duty now Veteran Status for Guard and reservists! But it conveyed no benefits

Hot Topics for 2017 Raising the IRS limit of $18,000 on how much Guard members can put in TSP and civilian 401K TRICARE Reform (no one loses health care) TRS for federal employees incl. mil techs Conversion of Mil Techs to Title 5 in October Mileage reduction for tax deduction (100 vs. 50) Military Student Identifier for Guard children Stopping G-RAP CID investigations by Army 12304b benefits (see next slide)

10 U.S.C. §12304b

Additional Topics for 2017 EANGUS works with EFAC and CSMAC on Policy Army Guard: No FTA for 1 year Air Guard: No FTA at all, yet traditional reservists get it. Full-Tuition and Cash Scholarships for Service members, Spouses, and Dependent are listed on the EANGUS website.

Additional Topics for 2017 Complete ByLaws Revision being proposed this year at the National Conference. EANGUS Finances are showing a surplus for the 3rd straight year. Membership Income is being tracked by State to better insure accurate membership numbers. Monthly Talking Points are put out each month that States can use to brief during drill weekends.

What EANGUS needs from the States EANGUS Credit Card from USAA Jeremy Squire Fundraising – 1 visit to a Veterans Home per state each year and send pics and story to EANGUS. Membership Respond to the Calls for Action Apply for the Scholarships Visit the State and National Websites Download the EANGUS App

Joint Chiefs of Staff Video Click on the links for video Joint Chiefs of Staff Video Senator Graham Video

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