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NDAA Goes to President
On Friday, August 3, 2018, Congress sent the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2019 to the White House. The President is expected...
Congressional Action at Recess
The House has left town for the August Recess and will return on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. The Senate has started a shorter August Recess and will...
Burn Pit Exposure Effects
In ROA’s recent VLOG, Rosie discusses the problems her husband, Army Reserve Captain (Ret.) Le Roy Torres, faced as his health declined from burn...
Youth Obesity is a Matter of National Security
Major General (Ret.) Jeffrey Phillips, Mission: Readiness member and executive director of the Reserve Officers Association, writes in the Military...
A War is a Crisis if No One on Our Side Shows Up
ROA member Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Dennis Laich is published in The Hill as an opinion contributor. The Army is struggling to meet its enlistment objective...
Discharging Immigrants Breaks the Universal Code of Honor
ROA is now becoming prominent in Washington media; this is our sixth op-ed in The Hill since March; Military Times is considering two more. “The...
VA Secretary Nomination Moving Forward
Mr. Robert Wilkie, nominated to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, recently attended a hearing to discuss his views on leading VA. Next week when...
NDAA Goes to Conference
Now that the House and Senate have passed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019, the Armed Services Committee members and staff will start...
Senate Completes Military Bill
The Senate just completed their version of the FY2019 NDAA. It included a reduction of end strength for the National Guard and Reserve so they stay...