by admin | Feb 20, 2026
Passage of ROA-supported 1935 Thomason Act provides for annual addition of 1,000 ROTC-trained Army officers.
by admin | Feb 20, 2026
With global tensions rising and ROA fighting, 1938 Dept. of War budget has additional $2M Organized Reserve funding. FDR writes ROA that he wants its members “to know that the Government deeply appreciates their wholehearted service.”
by admin | Feb 20, 2026
ROA instrumental in Reserve retirement for age and service.
by admin | Feb 20, 2026
ROA is congressionally chartered under P.L. 595, June 30, 1950, cited in The Reserve Officer of August 1950.
by admin | Feb 20, 2026
The Armed Forces Reserve Act, a “Magna Carta for Reservists” fought for by ROA, is signed by President Truman in 1952.
