March 2009 - Retired Reservist

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  • Reserve retirement age reduction pending again

    Army Times provides information on the renewed attempt by Congress to lower the Reserve Retirement age for Mobilized soldiers this week. On the table: Early reservist retirement pay By Rick Maze - Staff writer Posted : Monday Mar 23, 2009 17:34:54 EDT Retirement benefits for National Guard and reserve members, especially those mobilized for extended periods since Sept. 11, 2001, will be part of the focus of a Tuesday hearing when members of the Senate Armed Services Committee review reserve personnel...

  • Army’s efforts to prevent suicide

    Recently in my civilian job I have seen the Army’s Suicide prevention training effort. This effort has been directed by the Secretary of the Army as a first phase of a campaign to reduce the number of suicides within the Army community. As is my usual custom I offer some observations; 1. The training is good. For a change the training has decent production values and presents well to the audience. Although the training is centered to soldiers, the lessons translate effectively to civilians. 2. The...

  • My Army Reserve Blogspot

    Just discovered My Army Reserve Blog This site provides Reserve Soldiers some inside information on the Partnering Effort the Army Reserve is doing. The Army Reserve has signed partnership agreements with more than 200 employers in nearly every state. Opportunities exist with Fortune 500 companies, healthcare centers, law enforcement agencies, transportation companies, state and federal agencies and many more. The Army Reserve has developed an EPI job bank Web site for Soldiers. career advisers are...

  • Army publishes first Reserve Retirement Guide

    This article just hit my desk... looks like a pretty good guide to procedures and process for Retired Reserve soldiers. Covers about all major area and has actual links to useful sites related to Veteran's administration, etc... worth a browse... WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 4, 2009) -- The Army has created a Retirement Guide just for Army Reserve Soldiers and their families. The 26-page Army Reserve Non-regular Retirement Information Guide was written specifically to cover the unique...

  • Lisa Pagan VS the Army

    Sometimes my Army gets it wrong… They are roughly treating a former Active Component soldier that has been ordered back to active Duty 4 years after departing the army. Lisa Pagan has been told that she will be discharged from the Army and the discharge may be something other than Honorable. This woman reported for Army duty with her two young children will be separated - The reason - is that she doesn't have, and cannot have, an adequate family care for her two young children. She entered active...
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