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ROA Past National President Dies at 79

ROA Past National President Dies at 79

Brig Gen Samuel P. Mitchell, Jr. USAF (Ret), 79, a Northland resident of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Friday, January 5, 2018 at the North Kansas City Hospital.  Samuel was born August 10, 1938 to Samuel P. and Blanche (Pettigrew) Mitchell, Sr. in Portsmouth, New...

Reserve Component Continuation Rates Announced

The Air Force recently announced the Continuation Pay rates under the new Blended Retirement System which “… is a way to encourage Airmen covered by BRS to remain in the Air Force since it will be possible to leave with some retirement benefit prior to 20 years of...

Congress Faces Long List of Issues

When the House returns to Congress on 8 January 2018 to begin the 115th Congress, Second Session, they face a long list of issues that were not resolved in the 1st Session, beginning with trying to pass a budget.  READ MORE  

RC Travel Survey

Please complete the ROA travel survey on out-of-pocket costs for National Guard and Reserve members.  This is an emerging issue that Congress and the Pentagon are working on for 2018.  Your responses could influence legislative changes by identifying the unreimbursed...

DoD Releases Demographics Report

DoD has released their 2016 Demographics Report.  A few interesting key facts are: Overall, 44.5 percent of Selected Reserve members are reported as married and 48.6 percent have never been married. Of the 364,537 Selected Reserve members who are married, 6.1 percent...