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Active duty tour opportunities for Reservists - Personnel Force Innovation (PFI) is an Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) initiative to obtain full-time reserve volunteers for active duty tours at defense agencies. Reserve volunteers qualify for temporary PFI active duty tours using either their military or civilian expertise. Reservists from all military services can review current job opportunities  and can then apply for positions on-line. For more information, please visit the PFI website. 6/3/08

 

Army Enrichment Camps for Children of Army Reserve - Army Reserve children ages 8-16 are invited to attend a one week summer Army Reserve Enrichment Camp.  This year, camps will be held in Alpine, Alabama; Barnstable, Massachusetts; Loreto, Minnesota; King, North Carolina; and Dallas, Texas.  Each site hosts between 50-75 campers from the surrounding region. Campers will meet other Army Reserve children, learn about the unique factors of being an Army Reserve dependent, and enjoy many of the standard summer camp activities.  For more information, or to register for camp, click here. 5/27/08 (Courtesy AUSA)

 

Defense Commissary Agency Takes Benefits to Guard, Reserve Members - see more. 5/6/08

 

AAFES Takes the Exchange Benefit ‘On the Road’ for Guard and Reserve Families - see more. 5/1/08

 

2009 Presidential Inauguration Opportunity - Are You Ready to Soldier Up? Are You Army Strong? Want to be Part of a Change Era? - see more.

 

Help us find our Lost Members - we do not have a current mailing address for many members. They are not receiving their NEWSLINER. If you know anyone on the list, please ask them to contact us - see listing.

 

Nominations Solicited: 2008 is an Election Year for USAWOA National Offices - see more.

 

Income-Replacement Program for Mobilized Reservists, Guardsmen - The Reserve Income Replacement Program (RIRP) will pay eligible National Guard & reserve members mobilized for extended or frequent periods the difference between their monthly civilian pre-mobilization income and their current total monthly military compensation. Payments are not automatic. Guard & reserve members must apply for the RIRP thorough their service personnel offices - see more.

Presidential Recognition on Retirement from Military Service - new message and guidance supercedes MILPER MSG 05-112 for Presidential Recognition upon retiring with at least 30 of active service, 30 years of Reserve Component Service, or 30 years of combined service - see MILPER MSG 06-124, 4/28/2006.

 

Troops can file employment complaints online - A new online service makes it easier for troops and veterans to file complaints about violations of their employment rights. The Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service has developed an online process allowing complaints to be filed electronically through easy-to-use forms available on the Web site. Other resources are:

Database helps Reserve, Guard members find help - Employers United for a Stronger America has launched a web site at www.employersunited.org with a Resource Center designed to be a comprehensive resource for information about services from governmental and non-governmental organizations for Guard, Reserve, and military personnel.

 

Army Reserve, Guard Job Center  - The Army Career and Alumni Program Demobilization Center in Alexandria, VA is there to help the Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers currently mobilized for the war on terror to find new jobs. The center can respond to questions about eligibility for transition services and benefits as well as offer referral to other service providers such as the Department of Labor and Department of State Employment Office and Veterans Affairs. A returning Reservist or Guardsman can be put in touch with the person who can help by calling 1-877-722-2270 or emailing acap4rc@hoffman.army.mil. Additional details are at www.acap.army.mil.

 

Web site Highlights Provision of Soldiers & Sailors Relief Act - If you are one of the thousands of reserve component service members called to active duty in support of current operations you are protected by a law which can save you some headaches -- and possibly more than just a few dollars. Learn more about your rights under the Soldiers and Sailors Act of 1940 at the American Forces Information Service Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act web site.

 

 

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