LeadershipBrief

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Enlisted Association of the National Guard of
the United States
YOUR Professional Association!
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Who We Arewww.eangus.org

• Largest Enlisted Reserve Component association
• Created in 1970 by a group of senior NCOs
• Incorporated in Jackson, Mississippi in 1972
• Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia
• Created to give a voice on Capitol Hill for
  Enlisted National Guard issues
• Represent over 414,000
• enlisted National Guard
• men women, and their
• families, and retirees

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The Military Coalitionwww.themilitarycoalition.or
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• Formed to work on compensation and benefits
  issues for servicemembers and veterans, and their
  families
• Speaks with one powerful voice to lawmakers
• 35 member associations, representing almost 6
  million members
• EANGUS Executive Director Mike Cline is TMC
  President

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Guard Caucus

• House Guard and Reserve Caucus
• (175 of 435 members)
• Senate Guard Caucus
• (95 of 100 members)

Steve Buyer (R-IN) Gene Taylor (D-MS)
Kit Bond (R-MO) Pat Leahy (D-VT)
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Accomplishments(WHYDFML)

• --Kept Air Force from combining ANG aircraft
  maintenance into AF shops
• --Largest full time manning increase in 22 years
• --Increase in control grades for officers and
  senior enlisted grades
• --Pay raise above what DOD asked
• --Stopped DOD from increasing TRICARE
  fees and Rx co-pays
• --TRS premiums based on actual costs
  resulting in lower monthly rates
• --Waiver of co-pays for preventive
  health care services
• --Stopped Medicare payment reductions,
  having direct impact on TRICARE for Life
• --Stop Loss payments of 500 per month

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Legislative Goals

• Legislative goals come from the membership
  through the resolutions process each year.
• We also work emerging issues of great importance
  without resolutions from membership, in
  conjunction with TMC

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EANGUS Legislative Priorities for 2009

• Earlier retirement eligibility retroactivity to
  9/11
• Lower VGLI insurance premiums
• Increase mental health resources
  for veterans
• Issuing war related equipment
  to units training for deployment
• Maintaining
  increased budget for military
• TRICARE for grey-area retirees at full
  premium
• Protected class status for military
  technicians
• 50 resolutions to work this year, plus
  emerging issues

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Defense Authorization

• Pay raise of 3.9
• Prohibited centralized asset management by AF of
  ANG assets
• Full budget for Air Sovereignty Alert missions
• Largest full time manning increase in 22 years
• Armed Forces members and veterans may salute
  during National Anthem
• Prohibits increases in TRICARE fees, co-pays,
  deductibles for 3rd straight year
• Prohibits increases in TRICARE medication co-pays
  for 3rd straight year
• TRS premiums recomputed and lowered based on
  actual costs
• Waiver of co-pays for preventive health services
• New tuition assistance program for military
  spouses
• Presumption of service connection for injuries
  not documented on enlistment

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Defense Appropriations

• Pay raise of 3.9
• 1 billion for NG equipment
• 480 million for Army Guard eq
• 150 million for Air Guard equip
• No TRICARE fee increases
• 20 new F-22 fighters
• 14 new F-35 fighters
• 7 new C-27 joint cargo aircraft
• 12 new armed recon helicopters
• 300 million for TBI and mental health programs
• 25 billion in MILCON, 4 billion more than 2008
• 20 billion more than 72 million requested for
  Youth Challenge

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Legislative Alerts You Helping Us

• Grassroots Call to Action
• 16 so far this year
• Successful on many alertsespecially Medicare
  (TFL) funding and Senate Guard Caucus membership

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Membership Corporate Sponsorship

• USAA will no longer pay for any memberships in
  EANGUS.
• Since February 2007, almost 50,000 soldiers and
  airmen have joined EANGUS using the USAA benefit.

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EANGUS Emergency Relief Fund

• EANGUS We Care for America Foundation
• 501(c)(3) charitable organization
• Emergency grants for financial hardship
• Over 400 grants have been approved since Katrina
  totaling over 300,000

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EANGUS Upcoming Events

• Legislative Workshop
• March 2-4, 2009
• Alexandria, VA
• Register on our web site
• Annual Conference
• August 9-12, 2009
• Rochester, MN
• Register on our web site

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www.eangus.org eangus_at_eangus.org 800-234-EANG
(3264)