http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_648.html#40576 We need a voice in the news media that is hot and heavy toward our Congress & Senate to get these bills passed. Go to the following web sites for the bills both in the Senate and in Congress.... 40576@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_648.html#40577 (H.R. 690) http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_690.html (S. 1243) http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1243.html (H.R. 1428) http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1428.html (S. 648) http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_648.html... 40577@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_648.html#40578 Why should our elected Congress & Senate members get the benefits to shop at DECA, AAFES / NEX, or use the MWR & Medical Facilities / Services when they have never served one day in the military or the ones who have but never retired. Also if they spend one day or their full term they receive retirement pay so why not us. It's not their money. Its the tax payers money but yet Congress and the Senate can throw tax dollars out the window toward Foreign Aid or toward some dumb bill that is nothing but hog-wash which is no problem that can or may never be brought back into the Economy. Keep the dollars here at home and spread among many where it will do some good.... 40578@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_648.html#40451 George Bush and his band of oil barons count on the Guard and Reserve to fight and die in their wars. Why does Bush continue to veto legislation to lower the retirement age? Granting credit towards a lower age ONLY to those serving today is like a slap in the face to those of us who gave up family vacations and weekends to serve in the past. Go back to Texas George. Mr. Obama it is time for our country to show support. Lower the age to 55 across the board.... 40451@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_648.html#39706 Someone previously said the Guard and Reserves lack of combat time was the reason this bill was not considered earlier. What about all the active duty Military that served between 1973 til 2001. 95% of them saw very little if any combat, so that excuse don't hold any water either. The current role of the Guard and Reserves definitely makes them worthy of a retirement before age 60. It's not fair that an Active Duty Soldier can join the military at age 17 and begin collecting his retirement at age 37, and work another civilian job for 20 years, and collect his second retirment at 57, but that same 17 year old Reservist has to wait 23 years longer to collect his retirement. Where's the justice in that?... 39706@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_648.html#32446 Todays military comprises of active duty, reserves and guardsmen who share equally the responsibilty of protecting this country especially since Desert Storm. They have shared in the deployment of the AEF. They all have shed there blood and time in the Middle East as well as around the world. So why is it only the active duty have benefits? The guards & reserves should reap the benefits also. Is this a grateful nation to all that put there lives on the line or to just the few. Age 60 is a long time to wait to get benefits when you are in your 40's. Adjust retirement pay to compensate for time spent according to the point system that the guard and reserves use for retirement (not just active duty time). Prove that this country is grateful for what the guards and reseves have done.... 32446@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_648.html#29672 This is BS!!!!! Why can't those of us who have done our time and deployed in the past, several times, or supported with extra time and mandays to mobilize other wing members be discriminated against for being in the guard and reserves? Several of my friends have retired from the guard and reserves and DIED before age 60? What did they get? NOTHING! Every member of Congress should HAVE to perform service in the guard or reserves! Mandatory, no excuses! Also, there should be term limits for everyone of you! No exceptions! There is too much deadwood in Congress and it shows! Nothing gets accomplished except wasting taxpayers dollars! Thank you for nothing!... 29672@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_648.html#18414 Sorry, guys, but this is truly a half-measure. It only addresses the service that reservists perform on active duty orders under GWOT, and even then, only provides for retirement pay - no other benefits. The contribution of every single reservist; training, spin-up, warskills, and even day-to-day support of the war effort represent a fundamental change in how the reserves are being utilized. No longer a reserve force, but an operational one. This bit of legislation is a sorry compromise to what the selected reservist should be entitled to. I do not subscribe to the "at least it's better than nothing" approach. Check out H.R.690. That is the only acceptable legislation this Congress has produced to fairly address the reserve retirement inequity.... 18414@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_648.html#17023 The National Guard and Reserves are giving the important task of defending our nation and making our nation secure. We have increasingly taken on a significant role in the defense and security of the United States and continue today in the Global War on Terror. Any legislation to reduce the eligibility age for receipt of military service retired pay should be supported by EVERY member of Congress, the Senate Armed Services Committee. You do not have to wait until age 60 to receive your benefits for service to these United States and neither do our civilian government or active duty retirees. Shame on you for not taking care of the Guard and Reservists who have served this country and have earned their retirement benefits now - not at the arbitary age of 60! Pass this Legislation NOW!... 17023@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_648.html 5/18/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. 26998@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 18 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_648.html 2/15/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. 20857@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST