EANGUS Legislative Briefing

EANGUSENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES

Your Professional Association…Your voice on Capitol Hill!

EANGUS Legislative Briefing























How does Active Duty view the National Guard?

Late in 2011…..



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313,847,465 - Total Population of the United States 2,255,100 - Total End Strength of the U.S. Military

0.72 % - U.S. Military is less than ¾ of 1%

2013 Budget Request Figures







Tim Walz(D-MN) MN

NG

Spencer Bachus(R-AL) AL NG

Vern Buchanan(R-FL) MI NG

John Conyers(D-MI) MI NG

Jimmy Duncan(R-TN) TN NG

Tammy Duckworth(D-IL) IL NG

Walter Jones(R-NC) NC NG

Peter King(R-NY) NY NG

Adam Kinzinger(R-IL) IL NG

Tulsi Gabbard(D-HI) HI NG

Richard Nugent(R-FL) IL NG

Steven Palazzo(R-MS) MS NG

Scott Perry(R-PA) PA NG

Collin Peterson(D-MN) MN NG

Hal Rogers(R-KY) NC NG

Robert Scott(D-VA) MA NG

Steve Stivers(R-OH) OH NG

Joe Wilson(R-SC) SC NG

Steve Womack(R-AR) AR NG

Mike Enzi(R-WY) WY NG

Lindsey Graham(R-SC) SC NG

Johnny Isakson(R-GA) GA NG

Out of 535 voting members in Congress, only 22 have National

Guard experience.

That is only 4%

The other 96% need to be informed by the Associations!



YOUR Military Healthcare













Pentagon Transfers $708 million in TRICARE Funds for:

• Fuel costs• Counterterrorism for Middle Eastern

countries • Compensate for Pakistan closing ground

supply routes to Afghanistan.





THIS is what we do!• We educate our elected

officials• We encourage them to

ask questions about matters that are significant to the National Guard

• Are healthcare premiums an issue for Active Duty service members?Some who are asking

questions about this issue.













YOUR Military Pay



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0.0%

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18.0%

Annual Military Pay Raise Percentage





• Q: On pay raises, the pay raise will be 1.7 percent for fiscal year 2013 and 2014. After that, do you have any idea what that reduced rate would be?

• MR. HALE: “I can tell you what we're planning for right now, and we're planning for:– 2015 – 0.5 %– 2016 – 1%– 2017 – 1.5%







Instead of 4 pay periods each UTA weekend, the National Guard would receive 2 pay periods. That is half the paycheck you receive now, and it will also cut your Guard retirement points by over 1/3rd.



Retirement PointsCurrent Program:

4 X 12 = 48

14 points for AT

15 Participation Pts.

Total Points = 77

Proposed Program:

2 X 12 = 24

14 points for AT

15 Participation Pts.

Total Points = 53



This 1 change in the Guard Pay structure would result in:

50% decrease in your base pay Drill Check

30% decrease in your Retirement Points





• Reduces Drill Pay• Reduces Retirement Points• Turn a 5 day into a “12 day work week”

– In many states, this would trigger overtime….• Guard pays their own travel expenses• Active Duty gets paid for weekends when

they are OFF….• AND, they earn leave time….



30 = Days in a month

8 = Weekend Days in a Month

2.5 = Leave accrued in a Month

10.5 = Total time off in a 30 day month

Active Duty receives a full month’s pay for more than 1/3 of a month in “down-time”

Active Duty Compensation



How does a Legislative Process impact my pay and benefits?

An illustration…..



February 2, 2012



February 6, 2012



February 27, 2012

March 25, 2012



April 12, 2012



April 17, 2012



April 24, 2012







What about the Army Guard?















What are my Membership Dues paying for?



Al GarverExecutive Director

Bryan BirchChief of Staff/

Director Member Services

Cheryl GarnerComptroller

Daniel ElkinsDirector

Government Relations

Scott BousumLegislative Director

Steve FinkDirector

Business Development

Ulysses PrattMember Services



What are the State Associations doing for their members?



Mississippi - MilPay State Tax ExemptLouisiana – $250,000 Death Benefit at

no cost to the member.

State School Education ScholarshipsDeployment Grants

25% Discount on Auto Insurance



The FL NG Retirement Benefit

Any person who is at least 62 years of age and who has completed not less than 30 years of service as an officer or enlisted person in the Florida National Guard…..is eligible upon application…..to be retired under the provisions of this section at the highest rank attained……and shall receive pay in an amount equal to one-half of the base pay!





I joined the National Guard in order to go to school. How are

my education benefits being impacted by the current budget

cuts?









130 hour cap for

Undergrad

39 hour cap for

Graduate

1 Degree Only



How big of a deal is a college degree in the civilian work place

or the military?





E-2

E-3

E-4

E-5

E-6

E-7

E-8

E-9

$- $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $50,000 $60,000 $70,000 $80,000 $90,000

$31,020

$35,052

$40,128

$49,080

$56,952

$65,700

$72,624

$82,620





High School

Some College

Associate's

National Average

Bachelor's

Master's

Doctorate

Professional

$0

$20,000

$40,000

$60,000

$80,000

$100,000

$120,000

$140,000

$30,627

$32,295

$39,771

$42,469

$56,665

$73,738

$103,054

$127,803





Educational Scholarships for EANGUS members

June 1, 2015 Deadline



CMSgt (R) John M. Harris

504-388-5423

[email protected]

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