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The military, including the National Guard, needs authority from Congress to do what they do. This authority includes a myriad of permissions and changes to law that affect each and every member of the National Guard. Such authority comes in the form of the annual...

EANGUS is proud to announce the newest addition to the national office, Elizabeth Moseley. As the Director of Media and Marketing, Elizabeth will bring the mission of EANGUS to life through creative communication and innovative storytelling. Elizabeth has a proven...

Beginning in mid- to late-March each year, the news starts to include talk of the Services sending to Congress their Unfunded Priority List, or UPL. Sometimes this submission is referred to as the Unfunded Requirements list, or UFR (commonly pronounced "you-fer") or...

National Guard Relief Foundation (NGRF) May 30, 2024 Announcement is made of a contract position opportunity with the EANGUS We Care for America Foundation, Inc., dba the National Guard Relief Foundation (NGRF)  POSITION TITLE: Director SALARY: Salary will be...

Besides being another crazy acronym from the U.S. government, the QRMC is the Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation—a hard look at military pay and benefits once every four years. Under the lawful provisions of section 1008(b) of title 37, United States Code,...

Section 512 of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act authorizes the Vice Chief National Guard Bureau to be raised in grade from a three-star Lieutenant General to a four-star General. Legislation signed into law in October 1994 [Public Law 103-337] established...

There is a general rule of law that a military retiree may not receive both Disability Compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA Disability Compensation) and military retired pay concurrently [at the same time]. Instead, a military retiree may waive...

“The Soldiers and Airmen transitioning out of the National Guard have very distinct and unique challenges that the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) could not be more grateful to Congresswoman McClellan and Congressman Kelly for...

For the annual NASCAR Throwback race weekend at Darlington Raceway this year, Hendrick Motorsports and Chase Elliott are running a special paint scheme on the No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet ZL1 that honors Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s 2014 Daytona 500 win in the No. 88 National...

Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) provides military Retirees a tax-free monthly compensation that is intended to replace some or all of the retired pay that is withheld due to receipt of VA compensation. CRSC is payable for disabilities that are found to be...