ROA Advances RC Priorities in FY 2027 NDAA Chairman's Mark

ROA welcomed the release last week of the House Armed Services Committee chairman’s mark of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, which includes several ROA legislative priorities for the RC (including junior enlisted dental readiness and F-15EX II multi-year procurement authority) and lays out a second-wave engagement strategy on other important RC priorities.
 

 

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The Future of the RC Is Already Serving. Our Job Is to Bring Them Fully Into the Conversation.

The operational reserve force of tomorrow is already here, and the future leaders of that force are already serving today. ROA needs younger service members helping to shape where we go next. They understand the realities of balancing military service, civilian careers, technology, and operational demands because they are living it every day. Their perspective matters, and ROA will be stronger by listening to it. ROA's no-cost Associate Membership for eligible service members under age 35 can help us get there.

 

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ROA NEWS & VIEWS

 

 

 

Join ROA TONIGHT in D.C. to Help Us Support Our RC!

Dacha Beer Garden (Navy Yard) in Washington, D.C., will be hosting ROA for a Cause Tuesday fundraiser TONIGHT from 5-10pm to raise funds for ROA and ROA programs that support the RC and Reserve families. 

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ReserveConnect Forum On Behavioral Health Challenges in the RC

Please join us for our first ever ReserveConnect Forum on June 9, 2026, focusing on Behavioral Health Challenges in the RC. The two live webinars will be held via Zoom at noon and 7:00p.m. ET. The webinar content will be identical, so plan to attend the one that best fits your schedule!

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LAST CHANCE to Enter Our Children’s Writing Contest!

The deadline for entering our Children’s Writing Contest is less than two weeks away! Military-connected children between the ages of 10 and 14 can enter by writing an essay telling us in 500 words or fewer how your family's military service has helped to protect our nation. Entries are only being accepted until June 15th, so be sure to submit your child's entry now! 

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CIOR Summer Congress Coming Up in August in Romania

The Advocacy Reserve Organizations' Annual Summer Congress 2026 will take place in Romania the first week of August 2026. The Summer Congress comprises several participant groups, including the CIOR Council, Committees, and parallel events such as CIMEX, MILCOMP, and YROW. Registration for the event is open now. 

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Be a Part of Team ROA for the Army Ten-Miler!

Planning to run the Army Ten-Miler this fall? We want YOU to join our team! All current and former RC service members, spouses, children, and survivors are eligible to join. All you need to do is sign up and commit to raising a minimum of $500 for ROA to help us raise awareness of ROA's mission and create programs that support a strong, educated, healthy, and happy Reserve Force.

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Join Our America250 Challenge This July!

ROA is hosting an America250 Challenge this July to help celebrate America's 250th birthday! Your challenge — exercise any way, anywhere you want, replicating the route America's Reserve militia in Massachusetts took to chase British "Regulars" from Concord all the way to the shores of Charlestown. 19.9 miles total, spread over 30 days. Begin July 1st, end any time between then and July 29th, 2026!

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ROA ON THE HILL

 

 

 

ROA Leads House Cosponsor Push for Duty Status Reform Act

ROA recently led a 48-hour effort reaching nearly every House office not yet on H.R. 6976, in collaboration with the office of Rep. Cisneros, EANGUS, NGAUS, MCRA, and other MSOs engaged in the fight.

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ROA Urges Senate to Fully Fund 18 Navy Reserve KC-130J Aircraft in FY 2027

ROA has called for full funding of the Navy's FY 2027 request for 18 KC-130J aircraft for the Navy Reserve ahead of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense's May 21st hearing on the Department of the Navy budget.

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ROA Thanks Sec. Hegseth for ATI Review Commitment, Including Cuts to Army Reserve MEDEVAC

ROA recognized the Secretary's commitment to review the ATI and the Ranking Member's role in raising the FY 2027 aviation cuts, and reaffirmed that Army Reserve MEDEVAC must be central to that review.

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ROA Welcomes Bipartisan ECAB Legislation In Campaign to Preserve Army Reserve MEDEVAC

ROA welcomed the Luttrell/Crank/Tran Prohibit Deactivation of the ECABs Act of 2026, which would block the Army's September 15th deactivation of the Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigades and preserve Army Reserve MEDEVAC capacity until a follow-on platform exists — reinforcing ROA's broader ATI, RESCUE Act, and FY27 NDAA reporting-requirement campaign.

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ROA Urges Senate to Deliver Full Travel Reimbursement for Reservists

ROA urged on-time implementation of Section 623 of the FY 2025 NDAA and inclusion of the Reserve Forces Travel Fairness Act (H.R. 7593) in the FY 2027 NDAA ahead of the SASC Personnel Subcommittee hearing on the FY 2027 Defense Authorization Request.

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ROA Applauds House Passage of Veterans Benefits Expansion Act

ROA celebrated House passage of H.R. 6047, which includes Rep. Tom Barrett's Home Affordability for Guard and Reserve Act (Section 5) extending VA home loan parity across the Reserve Component duty status patchwork, and credited Chairman Bost for entering ROA's coalition letter into the Congressional Record. 

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Legal analysis on the issues impacting your employment life in and out of uniform. Visit ROA's Law Center to access more than 2,000 law reviews focused solely on our nation's National Guard and Reserve members.

Our Law Reviews from last month are linked below:

  • No. 26018 - Presentation to the WV Air National Guard about USERRA.
  • No. 26019 - Section 4317 of USERRA: You Have the Right to Continue Your Civilian Health Insurance Coverage While You Are on Active Duty, But Doing So Is Very Expensive and Likely Inadvisable.
  • No. 26020 - Section 4318 of USERRA: You Must Keep Track of your own 5-Year Limit.
  • No. 26021 - Minesweeping in the U.S. Navy. Everything Old Is New Again.

 

 

 

 

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