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Title: Lawmakers say National Guard accomplish exact same mission as active duty, should have the same ben
Post by: rangerrebew on February 19, 2020, 01:53:59 pm

Lawmakers say National Guard accomplish exact same mission as active duty, should have the same benefits
February 17th, 2020   


WASHINGTON — Both chambers of Congress are proposing ambitious bipartisan changes to the GI Bill aimed to bridge the pay and benefits gap between active-duty troops and National Guard members.

The measure introduced this week, the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2020, would mandate all days served in uniform would accumulate toward education benefits, regardless of duty status, potentially opening up millions of dollars in federal benefits to thousands of troops.

https://popularmilitary.com/lawmakers-say-national-guard-accomplish-exact-same-mission-as-active-duty-should-have-the-same-benefits/

Title: Re: Lawmakers say National Guard accomplish exact same mission as active duty, should have the same
Post by: sneakypete on February 19, 2020, 03:37:28 pm

Seems both reasonable and fair to me.

Am I missing anything?

Title: Re: Lawmakers say National Guard accomplish exact same mission as active duty, should have the same
Post by: EdinVA on February 19, 2020, 03:46:29 pm

I would hope the 90 day active duty does not include domestic activation for floods and border protection.  Deployment for direct war time support should be the only time counted.
When are the Merchant Marines going to get equal consideration?