by Jeffrey Frisby | Mar 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
What is the difference between a Military Service Organization (MSO) and a Veterans Service Organization (VSO), and what is EANGUS? Although the terms seem to be synonymous, there are important differences between the two. A Veterans Service Organization (VSO) is an...
by Jeffrey Frisby | Mar 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
If you are in the Air Guard, not in AGR status, and want to attend college, you’d better hope your State has a robust tuition assistance program, because there is no money for federal tuition assistance like the Army Guard has. This issue has been on the to-do...
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by Jeffrey Frisby | Feb 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
Congress occasionally considers legislation that adds money for specific reasons outside of regular appropriations acts and usually after the fiscal year has begun. These pieces of special legislation are called supplementals. They supplement the original...
by Jeffrey Frisby | Feb 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
Section 577 of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act mandates higher fitness standards for those positions in the Army [Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve] that have a propensity for close combat. This section of law only pertains to the Army and no other...
by Jeffrey Frisby | Feb 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
One of the little known provisions in the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act is tucked away in section 702. It’s so small; anyone could pass right over it. And the language looks so innocuous that some might think it to be a technical correction. It...
by Jeffrey Frisby | Jan 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
Active duty and drilling Guard and Reserve members’ pay will increase 5.2% over 2023 rates. It will be the largest increase in pay in two decades. DFAS is due to issue the official pay tables in January 2024. Military pay is taxable in most States. Basic...
