by admin | Feb 20, 2026
Wins passage of 1967 Reserve Forces Bill of Rights and Vitalization Act, establishing Selected Reserve, assistant secretaries of reserve affairs, and reserve service chiefs.
by admin | Feb 20, 2026
ROA is instrumental in saving the Coast Guard Reserve from the chopping block.
by admin | Feb 20, 2026
The Survivor Benefits Plan for military retirees is enacted with ROA’s support in 1972.
by admin | Feb 20, 2026
ROA’s advocacy with the House Armed Services Committee in 1977 kills DoD’s efforts to phase out the Navy’s Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR) program.
by admin | Feb 20, 2026
DoD’s sustained efforts in the late 1970s to cut the Navy Reserve up to 50 percent are defeated, with ROA leading the fight, essentially saving the Navy Reserve as a command.
