1. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! IT’S ABOUT YOU!!!

2. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! Who We Are Created in 1970 by a group of senior NCOs Incorporated in Jackson, Mississippi in 1972 Created to give a voice on Capitol Hill for Enlisted National Guard issues We do not have to make a choice who we support – we know! The Enlisted men and women of the National Guard!

3. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! Where We Are Today National headquarters located in Alexandria, Virginia President of The Military Coalition Co-chair Military Coalition Guard/Reserve committee Largest Enlisted Reserve Component organization

4. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! Why do we need associations? Anti-lobbying act (18 USC 1913). Prohibits expenditure of federal funds on “grass roots” lobbying efforts to induce public to contact Congress concerning legislation or appropriations. FISCAL LAW: recurring provision in DoD’s annual appropriations act that no funds “shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action.”

5. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! The Military Coalition www.themilitarycoalition.org www.themilitarycoalition.org Formed to work on compensation and benefits issues for service members and veterans, and their families Speaks with one powerful voice to lawmakers 35 member associations, representing almost 6 million members

6. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! APRIL 2010 TOTAL MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS AVAILABLE STRENGTH FY/10406326 TOTAL MEMBERSHIPAPR 2010 ALL AREAS38614 TOTAL MEMBERSHIP APR 2009 All Areas42143 MEMBERSHIP GAIN/LOSS-3529 Membership Percentage9.50%

7. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! Top Legislative Issues 2010 Early Retirement & Retroactivity to 9/11 Empowerment Execution & Expansion Equipment Shortages MGIB and Post 9-11 Educational Improvements& Reform No TRICARE Fee Increases Veterans Status Early Retirement

8. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! What have we done for you lately! TRICARE access 180 days from Mobilization More Full-time support New GI Bill Education Benefits 1.Tuition 2.Stipend 3.Books 4.Tutors

9. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! What have we done for you lately! Lower TRICARE Reserve Select Fees 1.Members Only--$33.49 a month savings 2.Family plans --$72.83 a month savings

10. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! What have we done for you lately! No TRICARE Fee Increases 1.Under age 65 retirees 2.Higher Pharmacy co-pays 3.TRICARE for Life enrollment fees

11. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! M-DAY E-4 with 4 years of service- gains an additional $10.00 per MUTA 4, and a $36.00 increase in AT pay. E-6 with 8 years of service – gains an additional $13.00 per MUTA 4, and a $50.00 increase in AT pay. E-9 with 25 years of service – gains an additional $23.00 per MUTA 4, and a $68.00 increase in AT pay AGRS E-4 over 4 years of service – gains $73.00 a month E-6 over8 years of service – gains $101.00 a month E-9 over20 years of service – gains $176.00 a month MilTechs GS-6 Step 1– gains $452 a year GS-8 Step 1– gains $556 a year GS-7Step 1 – gains $502 a year GS-9 Step 1-gains $614 a year

12. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! What were working on!.5% pay raise over Presidents request 1.The Administration has requested a 1.4% raise. 2.This would give an additional.5% to 1.9% NO! TRICAE Fee increases 1.DoD is again starting to send signals for fee hikes 2.Concerns over 21% cuts in Medicare 3.TRICARE rates are based on Medicare

13. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! TRICARE access upon Alert including Dental 1.Current Law allows access 180 days from Mobilization. 2.Increase from 90 days Early Retirement retroactivity to 9-11-2001 1.Estimate CBO cost 2.1 Billion over 10 years 2.Eliminate fiscal year catch (Deployment less than 3 months prior to October 1 st. each year does not count for 90 early retirement What were working on!

14. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! Restore Montgomery GI Bill Chapter 1606 from 24% to 47% of Active duty rate. Leveling of Grades/Ranks in the ANG Receiving briefings on the proposals to level rank and grade structure in ANG. Enlisted Air Crews affected mostly. What were working on!

15. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! What were working on! AGR Bonuses in all Combat Zones: NGB regulations prohibit bonus not in law. Mil Tech Bonuses: NGB regulations prohibit bonus not in law. More Full-time support for both ARNG and ANG. Income Protection for Federal Employees.

16. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! “Veteran” Definition to include: Traditional members over twenty years service who have not been called to Active Duty. “Gray Area” Retirees. Current Law requires that you have served on Active Duty other than for training. Affects Title 32 AGR’s who have not served on AD. Current law allows “Veterans” to salute the flag. What were working on!

17. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! What were working on! Reduce retirement at age to 55: One year early retirement for every two over twenty Additional C-17’s for the ANG. Stop the Air Force from taking ANG C-130 aircraft. Replacement for the KC-135 Tanker.

18. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! Grassroots Legislative Support Does your State have an Active Grass Roots Legislative program. Does your State actively send “The Call” out to its members. Do “YOU” actively send letters and emails to your member of the Congress. Eight Legislative “The Call” sent out in 2010

19. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! Responding to “THE CALL” by State STATEE-mailPrinted ActivistsTOTAL MESSAGES MS (Mississippi) 633109143 742 VA (Virginia) 42271125 493 SD (South Dakota) 36091107 451 TN (Tennessee) 40331136 434 WI (Wisconsin) 3794896 427 WV (West Virginia) 3525578 407 KS (Kansas) 36228114 390 OH (Ohio) 34048102 388 PA (Pennsylvania) 33542103 377 MN (Minnesota) 32836110 364 FL (Florida) 3223193 353 OK (Oklahoma) 30232112 334 AR (Arkansas) 2883281 320 GA (Georgia) 27732108 309 SC (South Carolina) 2654092 305 IA (Iowa) 2603278 292 MT (Montana) 2543458 288 WA (Washington) 2503850 288 TX (Texas) 2453558 280 LA (Louisiana) 2601867 278 NC (North Carolina) 2502579 275 CA (California) 2343465 268 NJ (New Jersey) 2462160 267 MO (Missouri) 2511599 266 IL (Illinois) 1972065 217

20. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! Responding to “THE CALL” by State STATEE-mailPrinted ActivistsTOTAL MESSAGES IN (Indiana) 1942249 216 AL (Alabama) 1942153 215 AZ (Arizona) 1921347 205 MA (Massachusetts) 1643060 194 OR (Oregon) 180842 188 NY (New York) 1661047 176 UT (Utah) 1075949 166 CO (Colorado) 1481544 163 HI (Hawaii) 151346 154 MD (Maryland) 1211937 140 ND (North Dakota) 131738 138 NM (New Mexico) 126438 130 KY (Kentucky) 1002040 120 AK (Alaska) 111634 117 NV (Nevada) 101928 110 WY (Wyoming) 97921 106 ID (Idaho) 771127 88 NE (Nebraska) 62620 68 NH (New Hampshire) 65 0 22 65 CT (Connecticut) 54918 63

21. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! Responding to “THE CALL” by State STATEE-mailPrinted ActivistsTOTAL MESSAGES VT (Vermont) 48214 50 ME (Maine) 45315 48 MI (Michigan) 46 0 12 46 DE (Delaware) 24 0 8 RI (Rhode Island) 14 0 5 DC (District of Columbia) 422 6 GU (Guam) 2 0 1 2 VI (Virgin Islands) 1 0 1 1

22. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! Do you Want to Make a Difference! Write or Call your Representatives in Congress. www.eangus.org, Legislative tab, The Callwww.eangus.org Fill in your zip code and hit “Go” You’ve just made a difference!

23. EANGUS EANGUS ENLISTED ASSOCIATION NATIONAL GUARD UNITED STATES Your Professional Association… Your voice on Capitol Hill! EANGUS ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXHIBTION August 8-12, 2010 ST. Louis, MO Register at www.eangus.org