1. 1 Massachusetts Avenue NW
EANGUS
1 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Suite 880
Washington DC 20001
EANG (3264)

2. 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

3. Who We Are

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

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

6. 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

7. 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)

8. 10 U.S.C. §12304b

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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

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

13. YOUR professional association!